Instruction d'utilisation MTD 190-116

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Operator’s Manual
Mulch Kit
For 600-series tractors with a 38-inch or 42-inch Deck
Model
OEM-190-116
MTD PRODUCTS INC. P.O. BOX 368022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-9722
770-10435.fm
PRINTED IN U.S.A. FORM NO.
(8/2000)

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SECTION 1: TO THE OWNER The Model 116 mulch kit replaces the Model 112 kit. It is designed for use with 38-inch or 42-inch cutting decks on 600-series lawn tractors manufactured after 1996 ONLY. It will NOT fit on tractors with decks made in 1996 or prior. If you should own such a tractor and would like to convert the deck to a mulcher, purchase kit OEM-190-096 (38- inch decks) or kit OEM-190-097 (42-inch decks). If you are unsure of the exact manufacturing date of your tractor, you may con

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SECTION 3: INSTALLING THE MULCH KIT NOTE: Tractors with older-style cutting decks (manufactured between 1997 and 2000) do NOT have Carriage Screw holes pre-drilled for mounting the mulch plug and deck skirts. All tractors manufactured in 2001 or later will have pre-drilled holes in the cutting deck. Installing the Mulch Plug The following instructions apply to both 38-inch cutting decks and 42-inch cutting decks. Bell Tractor’s Manufactured in 2001 or later (with pre-drilled holes) Washer 1. L

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Attaching the Deck Skirts 38-inch Decks The following instructions are for the installation of the mulch kit on tractor’s equipped with a 38-inch deck only. If your tractor is equipped with a 42-inch deck, disregard these instructions and skip to the instructions on page 6 under the heading 42-inch Decks. WARNING: Before attempting to install the mulch kit, move the machine to flat, level ground, disengage PTO, shift to neutral, set parking brake, stop engine and remove key to prevent unintend

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38-inch Decks Right-hand Skirt Segment Left-hand Skirt Segment Toe Guard Make Sure that the RH skirt segment butts flushly up against the toe guard. Make Sure that the deck segments butt flushly up against each other. IMPORTANT: Line up the deck skirts evenly along the edge of the cutting deck’s front lip. Figure 5 5

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Attaching the Deck Skirts 42-inch Decks The following instructions are for the installation of the mulch kit on tractor’s equipped with a 42-inch deck only. If your tractor is equipped with a 38-inch deck, disregard these instructions and refer to the previous instructions on page 4 under the heading 38-inch Decks. WARNING: Before attempting to install the mulch kit, move the machine to flat, level ground, disengage PTO, shift to neutral, set parking brake, stop engine and remove key to preven

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Right-hand Skirt Segment 42-inch Decks Left-hand Skirt Segment Toe Guard Make Sure that the RH skirt segment butts flushly up against the toe guard. Make Sure that the deck segments butt flushly up against each other. IMPORTANT: Line up the deck skirts evenly along the edge of the cutting deck’s front lip. Figure 6 SECTION 4: USING THE MULCH KIT This mulch kit incorporates special blades, already standard on your tractor’s cutting deck, in a process of recirculating grass clippings repeatedly

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MANUFACTURER’S LIMITED WARRANTY c. Routine maintenance items such as lubricants, filters, The limited warranty set forth below is given by MTD blade sharpening and tune-ups, or adjustments such PRODUCTS INC (“MTD”) with respect to new merchandise as brake adjustments, clutch adjustments or deck purchased and used in the United States, its possessions adjustments; and normal deterioration of the exterior and territories. finish due to use or exposure. d.MTD does not extend any warranty for produc