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OWNER’S MANUAL
21” Gas-powered Push Mower
Model 60-1620-4
IMPORTANT:
READ ALL SAFETY
RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE
OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT.
FOR ASSISTANCE CALL 1-866-523-5218
769-02968A
11.5.07
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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 Trouble Shooting .............................................. 1 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Warranty ............................................
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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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NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit. 1. Remove any packing material which may be between upper and lower handles. A 3 a. 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. b. Tighten hand knobs securing upper handle to Adjustments lower handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is seated properly in the handle. 2. Place one carriage bolt (found in the hardware pack B included with your
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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 3 the bag. See Figure 3-6. b. Secure bag to frame by working the plastic chan- nels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 3-6. Setup and All of the plastic channels except center top of bag attach from the outside of bag. Center top of bag Adjustments attaches from the inside of bag. 7. Attaching Grass Catcher
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Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control 4 Operating Your Lawn Recoil Mower Starter Cutting Height Adjustment Lever Grass (for each wheel) WARNING Catcher Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and in this manual before operating. Mulch Plug (optional) This blade control Figure 4-1 mechanism is a safety device. Never NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your Gas and Oil Fill-Up attempt to bypass its unit. 1. Add oil provided before star
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Starting Engine WARNING: Be sure no one other than the operator is standing near the lawn mower while starting 4 1 engine or operating mower. Never run engine indoors or in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas. Engine ex- Operating haust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas. Keep Your Lawn hands, feet, hair and loose clothing Mower away from any moving parts on engine and lawn mower. 1. Standing behind the mower, squeeze and hold the blade control against up
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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 5 engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow Lubricate these instructions carefully. points before reassembly. 3. Service air cleaner every 25 hours under normal Maintenance conditions. Clean every few hours under extremely dusty conditions. 4. Clean the engine regularly with a cloth or brush
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Maintenance Figure - Figure -3 NOTE: Always remove blade from the adapter for testing balance. 7. The blade can be tested for balance by balancing it Rear Flap Replacement WARNING on a round shaft screwdriver. Remove metal from the The rear flap is attached to the back of the mower deck, heavy side until it balances evenly. and is designed to minimize the possibility that objects When removing 8. Before reassembling the blade and the blade adapter will be thrown from the rear of the
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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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57 OHV engines with manual choke 44 Moteurs à soupapes en tête avec 56 volet de départ manuel 19 12 1 34 35 2 36 5 6 9 54 53 11 7 3 37 39 45 58 4 8 13 43 16 61 33 18 14 60 43 10 33 62 38 20 42 21 29 15 52 55 17 51 43 22 59 41 29 40 23B 30 31 31 23A 28 43 26 43 49 43 55 46 27 24 32 25 48 47 50 Wheel Treads 63 Zag Bar 14
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REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DES CRIP TION DE SCRIPT ION 1 747-1161A Blade Contr ol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame - noir 2 749-1092A Upper Han dle - Black Guidon supérieur - noir 8 3 747-04080A Catcher Lower Frame Sac à herbe - bâti inférieur 4 749-0928B Lower Han dle Guidon inférieur 5 720-0279 Knob 1/4-20 Bou ton 1/4-20 6 710-1205 Rope Guide Bolt Boulon de guidage de cor don 7 710-1174 Curved Car riage Bolt 5/16-18 x 2.00 Boulon ordi naire courbé 5/16-18 x 2,00 Parts
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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. 15
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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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7 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
