Assembly & Set-Up - MTD 540 series Operator's Manual

Assembly & Set-Up
Contents of Carton
• One Lawn Mower
• One Grass Catcher
Assembly
NOTE: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine.
Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine
manual BEFORE operating your mower.
Handle
1. Remove any packing material which may be between
upper and lower handles.
a. Pull up and back on upper handle as shown in Fig.
3-1. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely
into the handle mounting brackets. Do not crimp
cable while lifting the handle up.
A
B
Figure 3-1
b. Tighten star knobs to secure upper handle to lower
handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is seated
properly in the handle.
• One Lawn Mower Operator's Manual
• One Engine Operator's Manual
2. Locate the hairpin clip on the weld pin on each side of
lower handle.
2. Insert a carriage bolt found in the manual bag into the upper
hole on the handle mounting bracket. Secure with one
plastic wing nut, also included in the manual bag. See Fig.
3-2. Repeat on other side with remaining hardware.
• One Bottle of Oil
• One Side Discharge Chute
a. Remove hairpin clip from this hole. Using a pair of pliers,
insert hairpin clip into the hole on pin closest to the
bracket. See Fig. 3-2. Repeat on other side.
Handle Hardware
Carriage Bolts (2)
Wing Nuts (2)
B
Figure 3-2
3
A
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