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                        Safety • Setup • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
20” Rotary Mower — Model Series 100
IMPORTANT: 
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS 
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
LES DISTRIBUTIONS RVI LIMITÉE, 2955, JEAN-BAPTISTE DESCHAMPS, LACHINE, QUEBEC H8T 1C5
769-02862A
PRINTED IN U.S.A.  
11/14/07                                                                                                                                         
                    
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                        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 ................................... 4 Trouble Shooting .............................................. 12 Set-Up & Adjustments ..................
                    
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                        Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post 15° Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate  your lawn mower on such slopes. 1 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).  A riding mower  could overturn and  cause serious injury.   If operating a walk- behi
                    
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                        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	 2 any	 type	 of	 power	 equipment,	 carelessness	 or	 error	 on	 the	 part	 of	 the	 operator	 can	 result	 in	 serious	 injury.	 This	
                    
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                        3.	 Always 	 be	 sure	 of	 your	 footing.	 A	 slip	 and	 fall	 can	 cause	 serious	 13.	To 	 reduce	 fire	 hazard,	 keep	 mower	 free	 of	 grass,	 leaves,	 or	 personal	 injury.	 If	 you	 feel	 you	 are	 losing	 your	 balance,	 release	 other	 debris	 build-up.	 Clean	 up	 oil	 or	 fuel	 spillage	 and	 remove	 the	 blade	 control	 handle	 immediately,	 and	 the	 blade	 will	 stop	 any	 fuel	 soaked	 debris.	 rotating	 within	 3	 seconds. 14.	 Allow 	 a	 mower	 to	 cool	 at	 least	 5	 minutes	 be
                    
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                        NOTE: Reference to right, left, front and rear  of the lawn mower is in relation to the operating  position.   WARNING: Disconnect and  3 ground the spark plug wire as  instructed in the separate engine  Setup and  manual.  1. Remove any packing material which may be  Adjustments between upper and lower handles.  a. Pull up and back on the upper handle to  raise the handle into the operating position.  Position A. b. Tighten knobs securing upper handle to   lower handle. Make sure that each car-
                    
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                        3 4. Insert post on cable ties into holes provided  on the lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and  Setup 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. Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to  be raised higher to  change the cutting height of the mower. To  allow better discharge  change the height of cut, squeeze adjuster  of the grass. lever toward the wheel
                    
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                        Know Your Lawn Mower  4 Operating  Your Lawn  Mower        WARNING Read, understand,  and follow all instruc- tions and warnings  on the machine and   in this manual before  operating. Figure  Blade Control Handle Before Starting  This blade control  The blade control handle is located on the 1. Service the engine with gasoline and oil as  mechanism is a  upper handle of the mower. See Figure 8. The instructed in the separate engine manual.  safety device. Never  blade control handle must be de
                    
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                        Using Your Lawn Mower Be sure the lawn is clear of stones, sticks, wire,  or other objects which could damage the lawn  mower or the engine. Such objects could be  4 accidently thrown by the mower in any direction  3 and cause serious personal injury to the opera- tor and others. Operating  WARNING: If you strike a foreign  Your Lawn  object, stop the engine. Remove  wire from the spark plug, thor- 2 1 Mower oughly inspect the mower for any  OFF 4 damage, and repair the damage  ON before restart
                    
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                        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. Clean every few hours  under extremely dusty conditions.  Poor  engine performance and flooding usually indi- cates that the air cleaner should be s
                    
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                        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. Follow the steps  below for blade service: 1. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug. 2. Tip mower as specified in separate engine  manual. If it does not specify turn mower on  its side mak
                    
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                        Problem Cause Remedy 1. Engage blade control handle. Engine fails to start 1. Blade control handle disengaged. 6 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. Trouble 4. Refer to engine manual. 4. Engine not primed. 5.  Faulty spark plug. 5. Clean, adjust gap, or replace. Shooting 6. Clean fuel line. 6. Blocked fuel line. 7. Engine flooding. 7. Wait a few minutes to restart, but do not  prime. Engine run
                    
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                        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 operated and maintained in accordance with the owner’s instructions furnished with the  Warranty unit, and which have not been subject to misuse, abuse, commercial use, neglect, accident  improp
                    
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                        REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 747-1161A Blade Cont rol Hand le Poignée de la commande 8 2 731-2626 Deluxe Cover - Black Couvercle - noir 731-04204 Deluxe Cover - Red Couvercle - rouge 731-04859 Deluxe Cover - Grey Couvercle - gris Parts List  3 687-02338 Pivot Arm LH Bras de pivotement - droit  4 687-02075B Hgt. Adjust Ass’y LH Réglage de haut eur - gauche  5 687-02074B Hgt. Adjust Ass’y RH Réglage de haut eur - droit  Pièces  6 687-02337 Pivot Arm RH Bras 
                    
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                        GARANTIE SUPRÊME DE DEUX ANS MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à  l’acheteur initial, la ou les pièces qui s’avèrent défectueuses en raison d’un vice de matière ou   de fabrication dans les deux ans qui suivent la date d’achat au détail au Canada. Cette garantie  s’applique seulement aux machines qui ont été utilisées et entretenues conformément aux instruc- tions publiées dans la notice d’utilisation accompagnant la machine, qui n’ont pas fait l’
                    
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                        Problème Cause Solution 1. La poignée de commande de la lame n’est 1. Embrayez la poignée de commande de  Le moteur ne  6 pas embrayée. la lame. démarre pas. 2. Fil de la bougie débranché. 2. Branchez le fil à la bougie. 3. Le réservoir est vide ou l’essence est 3. Faites le plein avec une essence propre  éventée. et fraîche. Dépannage 4.  Moteur non amorcé. 4. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du  moteur. 5. La bougie est défectueuse. 5. Nettoyez, réglez l’écartement ou  replacez la bougie. 6. 
                    
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                        Entretien et remplacement de la lame AVERTISSEMENT: Portez tou- jours des gants épais ou utilisez  un chiffon épais pour manipuler   la lame en la démontant pour  l’aiguiser ou la remplacer. Entretien Examinez périodiquement l’adaptateur de lame  pour y détecter tout fendillement éventuel, sur- tout après avoir heurté un objet. Remplacez-le  au besoin. Procédez comme suit pour l’entretien  de la lame: 1. Débranchez toujours le fil de la bougie. 2. Basculez la tondeuse selon les instructions  Fi
                    
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                        4. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du moteur pour  les instructions de lubrification. Moteur 5 1. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du moteur pour  tout ce qui concerne l’entretien du moteur.   2. Utilisez l’huile à moteur recommandée dans la  Entretien  notice d’utilisation du moteur fournie avec la  tondeuse. Lisez attentivement les instructions  et suivez-les. 3. Dans des conditions normales nettoyez le filtre  à air recommandée dans la notice d’utilisation  du moteur fournie avec la tondeu
                    
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                        Utilisation de la tondeuse Vérifiez qu’il n’y a plus de pierres, de morceaux  de bois, de fils métalliques ou autres objets sur  la pelouse, qui risquent d’endommager la ton- 4 deuse ou le moteur. Ces objets pourraient être  3 projetés par la tondeuse dans une direction ou  une autre et blesser grièvement le conducteur  Utilisation ou toute autre personne présente. AVERTISSEMENT: Arrêtez le  2 1 moteur si vous heurtez un objet  quelconque. Débranchez le fil de  OFF 4 la bougie, cherchez soigneus