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OWNER’S MANUAL
22” Gas-powered Push Mower
Model 60-1616-6
IMPORTANT:
READ ALL SAFETY
RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE
OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT.
FOR ASSISTANCE CALL 1-866-523-5218
769-03590
05.20.08
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This Owner’s Manual is an important part of this piece of equipment. It will help you to assemble, prepare, and maintain this product for best performance. Please read it carefully, and ensure that you understand what it says. Table of Contents Slope Gauge........................................................ 3 Maintenance & Off-Season Storage ................ 10 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Trouble Shooting .............................................. 1
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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 any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury. This machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing obje
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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 before storing. Do Not: General Service: 1. Do not mow near drop-offs, di
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WARNING: Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire as instructed in the separate engine manual. 3 1. The chute deflector on your mower may be held in an upright position by a block for shipping purposes only. Setup and This shipping block must be removed and discarded before the mower is put into operation. See Figure 1. Adjustments a. Pull the chute deflector up towards engine. b. Remove the block and carefully lower the chute into operating position, keeping fingers out of the way. 2.
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5. Rope guide Setup as follows, see Figure 5: a. Hold the blade control against the upper handle. Position A. b. Slowly pull starter rope out of engine. Position B. A 3 c. Slip starter rope into the rope guide. d. Tighten rope guide wing nut. Position C. Setup and Adjustments B D C NOTE: All wheels must be in the same height Figure of cut. 6. Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change When cutting in heavy the cutting height of the mower. To change the height or moist grass, the
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Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Contro l 4 Operating Recoil Your Lawn Starter Mower Starter Rope Cutting Height Adjustment Lever (if equipped) WARNING Mulching Read, understand, Baffle and follow all instruc- (if equipped) tions and warnings Chute on the machine and Deflector in this manual before operating. Figure 8 NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your Before Starting This blade control unit. 1. Service the engine with gasoline and oil as instructed mechanism is a
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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 accidently thrown by the 4 mower in any direction and cause serious personal injury to the operator and others. WARNING: If you strike a foreign Operating object, stop the engine. Remove wire from the spark plug, thor- Your Lawn oughly inspect the mower for any Mower damage, and repair the damage before restarting and operating
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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 Lubricate these engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow points before instructions carefully. reassembl 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 ind
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Off-Season Storage The following steps should be taken to prepare your lawn mower for storage. 1. Clean and lubricate mower thoroughly as described in the lubrication instructions. 2. We do not recommend the use of a pressure washer Maintenance or garden hose to clean your unit. 3. Refer to engine manual for correct engine storage instructions. 4. Coat mower’s cutting blade with chassis grease to prevent rusting. 5. Store mower in a dry, clean area. Do not store next to corrosive materi
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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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Warranty 4 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For FOUR YEARS from the date of retail purchase within Canada, YARDWORKS CANADA 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: 1. Any part which has become inoperative due to misuse, commercial use, abuse, neglect, accident, improper mainte- nance or alteration; or 2. The unit if it has not been operated and/or maintained in ac
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REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIPT ION 1 17032A Chute Hinge Charnière de déflecteur 8 2 17098 Hinge Clip Attache 3 682-3064 Han dle Bracket As semb ly RH Support de guidon CD 4 682-3065 Han dle Bracket As semb ly LH Support de guidon CG 5 687-02048 Deck As sem bly 22" Plateau de coupe de 22 po Parts List 6 687-02051 Lever Ass'y (in cludes ref. #17) Ensemble de levi er (comprend le réf. 17) 7 687-02342 Pivot Arm Bras de pivot 8 710-0216 Hex Cap Screw 3/8-16 x .75 Vis à
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The EZ Start Promise™ • Repairs or adjustments to correct starting difficulties due to any of the following: failure to follow proper maintenance procedures Provisions of Your Limited Warranty — rotary mower blade striking an object — contaminants in the In addition to the other terms and conditions of the Limited Warranty fuel system — improper fuel or fuel/oil mixture (consult your applicable to your new mower, MTD LLC (“MTD”) hereby warrants Operator’s Manual if in doubt) — failure t
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NOTES: For parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page 2. Adressez-vous au «Service après-vente» à la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires. 17
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NOTES: For parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page 2. Adressez-vous au «Service après-vente» à la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires. 18
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Termes de la garantie limitée • Aux réparations ou ajustements ayant pour but de corriger des difficultés de démarrage dues au non respect des procédures EZ Start Promise™ (« La Promesse de démarrage EZ ») d’entretien recommandées – la lame d’une tondeuse rotative Outre les termes et conditions de la garantie limitée de votre tondeuse ayant frappé un objet – à une contamination du système du neuve, MTD LLC (« MTD ») garantit par la présente que le moteur carburant – à l’emploi de carburant
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Garantie GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE QUATRE ANS YARDWORKS CANADA s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à l’acheteur initial, toute pièce ou partie de pièce qui s’avère défectueuse en raison d’un vice de matière ou de fabrication, dans un délai de QUATRE ANS à partir de la date d’achat au détail au Canada. Cette garantie ne couvre pas: 1. Les pièces rendues inutilisables par un emploi incorrect, une utilisation commerciale, un emploi abusif, une négligence, un entretien incor
