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Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
20" Rotary Mower — Model Series 100
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
772C0823A
11/14/06
MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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- Page 1 Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty OPERATOR’S MANUAL 20” Rotary Mower — Model Series 100 IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 772C0823A 11/14/06 MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new equipment. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Slope Gauge............3 Maintenance & Off-Season Storage ....10 Safe Operation Practices ........ -
Page 3: Slope Gauge
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such slopes. Slope Gauge WARNING Do not mow on inclines with a slope in excess of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2 feet every 10 feet). -
Page 4: Safe Operation Practices
WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproduc- tive harm. DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual. As with any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury. - Page 5 8. Never fuel machine indoors because flammable vapors will accumulate in the area. 1. Mow across the face of slopes; never up and down. Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on 9. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine is slopes.
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Page 6: Set-Up & Adjustments
NOTE: Reference to right, left, front and rear of the lawn mower is in relation to the operating position. WARNING: Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire as Setup and instructed in the separate engine manual. Adjustments 1. Remove any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles. - Page 7 4. Insert post on cable ties into holes provided Setup and on the lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess. See Figure 4. Adjustments NOTE: All wheels must be in the same height Figure 4 of cut. When cutting in heavy or moist grass, the rear of the lawnmower may 5.
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Page 8: Operation
Know Your Lawn Mower Operating Your Lawn Mower WARNING Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and in this manual before operating. Figure 8 Blade Control Handle Before Starting This blade control The blade control handle is located on the 1. - Page 9 Operating Tips 1. For best results and effective mulching, do not cut wet grass. 2. New grass, thick grass, or wet grass may require a narrower cut. 3. For a healthier lawn, never cut off more than Operating one-third of the total length of the grass. Your Lawn 4.
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Page 10: Maintenance & Off-Season Storage
Engine 1. Refer to the separate engine manual for engine maintenance instructions. 2. Maintain engine oil as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Maintenance Read and follow instructions carefully. 3. Under normal conditions service air cleaner as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Clean every few hours under extremely dusty conditions. Poor engine performance and flooding usually indi- cates that the air cleaner should be serviced. 4. The spark plug should be cleaned and the gap reset once a season. Spark plug replacement is recommended at the start of each mowing season; check engine manual for correct plug Figure 10 type and gap specifications. General Recommendations NOTE: This spark ignition system meets all 1. Always observe safety rules when requirements of the Canadian Interference- WARNING performing any maintenance. Causing Equipment Regulations. 2. The warranty on this lawn mower does not 5. Clean the engine regularly with a cloth or cover items that have been subjected to Always stop engine, brush. Keep the cooling system (blower hous- operator abuse or negligence. To receive full disconnect spark ing area) clean to permit proper air circulation value from warranty, operator must maintain plug, and ground... - Page 11 Blade Care WARNING: When removing the cutting blade for sharpening or replacement, protect your hands with a pair of heavy gloves or use a heavy rag to hold the blade. Maintenance Periodically inspect the blade adapter for cracks, especially if you strike a foreign object. Replace when necessary.
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Page 12: Trouble Shooting
Problem Cause Remedy 1. Engage blade control handle. Engine fails to start 1. Blade control handle disengaged. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. Trouble 4. -
Page 13: Warranty
TWO YEAR SUPREME WARRANTY: For two years from date of retail purchase within Canada, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its option, repair or replace, for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part or parts found to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty covers units which have been oper- ated and maintained in accordance with the owner’s instructions furnished with the unit, and Warranty which have not been subject to misuse, abuse, commercial use, neglect, accident improper...