Know Your Lawn Mower - MTD 500 Series Operator's Manual

SECTION 5: KNOWYOUR LAWNMOWER
Read this owner's manual and safety rules before operating your lawn mower, Compare the illustrations in Figure
14 with your lawn mower to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this
manual for future reference.
4_ WARNING: The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the
operator's eyes and causing severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses while operating the
mower, or while performing any adlustments or repairs on it.
Handle
Starter
Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Chute
Figure 14
RecoilStarter
The recoil starter is attached to the right lower handle,
Stand behind the unit and pull the recoil starter to start
the unit, See Figure 14,
BladeControlHandle
The blade control handle is located on the upper handle
of the mower. The blade control handle must be
depressed in order to operate the unit. Release blade
control handle to stop engine and blade.
EngineControls
See the separate engine manual for the location and
function of the controls on the engine.
Stopping E ngine
Release blade control handle to stop the engine
and the blade.
Disconnect spark plug wire and ground it to a bolt
on the engine.
WARNING: This blade control mechanism _ WARNING: Before using your lawn mower,
is a safety device, Never attempt to bypass I_ again refer to the Safety Section in this
its operations, manual. Always be careful.
CuttingHeightAdjustmentLever
These levers are located on each front wheel and are
used to adjust the cutting height. Both levers have to be
at the same relative position to ensure uniform cut.
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