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TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Content Page Important Safe Operation Practices 3 Making Adjustments 10 Slope Gauge 6 Maintaining Your Lawn Mower 11 Assembling Your Lawn Mower 7 Trouble Shooting 13 Know Your Lawn Mower 9 Illustrated Parts List 14 Operating Your Lawn Mower 9 Warranty 16 FINDING MODEL NUMBER This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new lawn mower. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Bef
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SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury. When you see this symbol - heed its warning. WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle componen
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18. If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally, stop watchful care of a responsible adult other than the the engine and check immediately for the cause. operator. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble. 2. Be alert and turn mower off if a child enters the area. 19. Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes to a 3. Before and while moving backwards, look behind and complete stop before removing the grass catcher or down for small children. unclogging the chute. The cuttin
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Thoroughly inspect the mower for any damage. Repair General Service: the damage before starting and operating the mower. 1. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated 8. Never attempt to make a wheel or cutting height area. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an adjustment while the engine is running. odorless and deadly gas. 9. Grass catcher components, discharge cover, and trail 2. Before cleaning, repairing, or inspecting, make certain shield are subject to wear and dama
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FOLD ON DOTTED LINE, REPRESENTING A 15° SLOPE SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE POST 15° 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-behind mower on such a slope, it is extremely difficult to maintain your footing and you could slip, resulting in serious injury. Operate RIDING mowers u
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SECTION 8: TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to start 1. Blade control handle disengaged. 1. Engage blade control handle. 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. 4. Blocked fuel line. 4. Clean fuel line. 5. Faulty spark plug. 5. Clean, adjust gap, or replace. 6. Engine flooded 6. Wait a few minutes to restart, but do not prime. Engine runs erratic 1. Spark plug wire loose. 1. Conn
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Model Series 500 thru 509 Ref. Ref. Part No. Part Description Part No. Part Description No. No. 1. 747-1161A Blade Control Handle 25. 710-1044 Hex Cap Screw 3/8-24 x 1.5 2. 749-1092A Upper Handle 26. 736-0524A Blade Bell Support 3. 746-0957 Blade Control Cable - B&S 37.25” 27. 738-1172 Shoulder Screw 3/8 - 16 x.302 746-1130 Blade Control Cable - B&S 40” 28. 736-0741 Bell Washer.760 ID x 1.25 OD 746-0946 Blade Control Cable - Tec 48.25” 29. 734-1988 Front Wheel Assembly 7 x 1.8 4. 710-1205 Eye B
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MANUFACTURER’S LIMITED WARRANTY FOR: The limited warranty set forth below is given by MTD LLC with d. MTD does not extend any warranty for products sold or respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the exported outside of the United States, its possessions United States, its possessions and territories. and territories, except those sold through MTD’s authorized channels of export distribution. “MTD”warrants this product against defects in material and e. Replacement parts that are no
