Maintaining Your Lawn Mower; Handle Height Adjustment; Customer Responsibilities - MTD 080 Thru 099 Operator's Manual

22"
Hide thumbs Also See for 080 Thru 099:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Handle Height Adjustment

Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the height proceed as follows:
Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
Disconnect the handle from the handle bracket
assemblies by removing the wing nuts.
See Figure 10.
Position each handle bracket assembly stud into
the top hole in the lower handle.
Each end of the lower handle must be placed in
same relative position.
SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER
General Recommendations
Always observe safety rules when performing any
maintenance.
The warranty on this lawn mower does not cover
items that have been subjected to operator abuse
or negligence. To receive full value from the
warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower
as instructed in this manual.
Changing of engine governed speed will void
engine warranty.

Customer Responsibilities

MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE
Lubricate Wheels
Lubricate Blade Control
Clean Deck
Blade Care
Check Oil
Change Oil
Replace Air Filter
Clean Engine
Check Spark Plug
Check Spark Arrester (if any)
Wing
Nuts
Handle
Bracket
Assemblies
Some adjustments will have to be made
periodically to maintain your unit properly. All
adjustments in the Making Adjustments section of
this manual should be checked at least once each
season.
Periodically check all fasteners and make sure
these are tight.
Follow the maintenance schedule under Customer
Responsibilities to get quality performance from
your lawn mower.
11
Lower
Handle
Figure 10
SERVICE
DATES

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

Yard machines 080 seriesYard machines 099 series

Table of Contents