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Safety • Set-Up • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Warranty • Parts Lists
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
21" Rotary Mower — Model Series 400
MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1
769-02966B
1/7/09
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- Page 1 Safety • Set-Up • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Warranty • Parts Lists OPERATOR’S MANUAL 21” Rotary Mower — Model Series 400 IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 769-02966B MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 1/7/09 PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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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............12 Safe Operation Practices ........4 Off-Season Storage .......... -
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 the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive 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: Slope Operation
Children 22. Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop before removing the grass catcher or ragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to unclogging the chute. The cutting blade continues to the presence of children. - Page 6 9. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than ½ 8. Never attempt to make a wheel or cutting height inch below bottom of filler neck to provide for fuel adjustment while the engine is running. expansion. 9.
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Page 7: Safety Symbols
Safety This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. Symbols Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate DANGER —... -
Page 8: Set-Up & Adjustments
NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit. 1. Remove any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles. Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle from position A into the operating position. Setup and See Figure 3-1. - Page 9 6. To assemble the grasscatcher: a. Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the bottom of bag.) Insert the hooks on the frame through the holes in the side plastic channels of the bag. See Figure 3-6. b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic chan- Setup and nels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 3-6.
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Page 10: Operation
Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control Operating Your Lawn Mower Recoil Starter Cutting Height Adjustment Lever (for each wheel) Grass Catcher WARNING Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and Spark Plug in this manual before Mulch Plug (optional) operating. - Page 11 To Stop Engine 1. Release the blade control handle to stop the engine and blade. WARNING: The blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after the engine is shut off. Operating 2. Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire as Your Lawn instructed in the separate engine manual to prevent accidental starting while equipment is unattended.
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Page 12: Maintenance
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. Read and follow instructions carefully. Maintenance 3. Under normal conditions service air cleaner as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. -
Page 13: Off-Season Storage
Maintenance Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3 5. The blade may be resharpened by removing it and either grinding or filing the cutting edge keeping as WARNING close to the original bevel as possible. Do not attempt Rear Flap Replacement to sharpen the blade while it is still on the mower. The rear flap is attached to the back of the mower deck, 6. -
Page 14: 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 15: Warranty
4 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For FOUR YEARS from the 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 does not cover: Warranty 1. -
Page 16: Illustrated Parts Lists
OHV engines with manual choke Moteurs à soupapes en tête avec volet de départ manuel Wheel Treads... -
Page 17: Parts List
Grasscatcher Bag Troy Sac à herbe Troy 664-04034A Grasscatcher Bag WOP Sac à herbe WOP 664-04065 Grasscatcher Bag MTD Pro Sac à herbe MTD Pro détachées 720-04072 Knob - Star 5/16-18 Bou ton - étoile 5/16-18 787-01381 LH Height Adj. Brkt.
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