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Op er a tor' s Man ual
21" Rear Dis charge
Push Mower
400 Se ries
IM P OR TANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND
IN STRUC T IONS CARE FULL Y
BE FOR E OP ER AT ING EQUIP MENT.
PRINTED IN U.S.A. OG-4805
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TA BLE OF CON TENTS CALL ING CUS T OMER SUP POR T ············ 2 LU BR I CA TIO N ·························· 9 IM POR T ANT SAFE OP ER A TIO N PRAC T ICES ·· 3 MAIN TE N ANCE ························· 9 SLOPE GAUGE ························· 5 OFF SEA SON STOR AGE IN STR UC TION S ···· 10 SET -UP IN S TRUC TI ONS ·················· 6 TRO U BLE SHOO T ING ··················· 11 OP ER A T ION ··························· 8 RE PLAC E MENT PARTS/PIÈC ES DÉTAC HÉES · 12 AD J UST MEN TS ················
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IM POR TANT SAFE OP ER A TION PRAC TIC ES WARNING: This sym bol points out im por tant safety in struc tions which, if not fol lowed, could en dan ger the per sonal safety and/or prop erty of your self and oth ers. Read and fol low all in struc tions in this man ual be fore at tempt ing to op er ate this ma chine. Fail ure to com ply with these in struc tions may re sult in per sonal in jury. When you see this sym bol—heed its warn ing. WARN ING: En gine Ex haust, some of its con stit u ents,
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• Ex tin guish all cig a rettes, ci gars, pipes and other sources of ig ni - Slope Operation tion. Slopes are a ma jor fac tor re lated to slip and fall ac ci dents •Never fuel ma chine in doors be cause flam ma ble va pors will ac - which can re sult in se vere in jury. Op er a tion on slopes re quires cu mu late in the area. ex tra cau tion. If you feel un easy on a slope, do not mow it. For • Never re move gas cap or add fuel while the en gine is hot or run - your safety, use the slope gauge
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SLOPE GAUGE (Keep this sheet in a safe place for fu ture ref er ence.) Use this page as a guide to de ter mine slopes where you may not op er ate safely. Do not op er ate your lawn mower on such slopes. 5 o F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E SENTING A 15 S L O P E SIGHT AND HOL D T H I S L E V E L W I T H A V E R T I CAL TREE A P O W E R P O L E A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENCE POST 15º D A N GER D o n o t m o w o n i n c l i n e s w i t h a s l o p e i n e x c e s s o f 1 5 d e
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SET-UP Carriage Bolt Lower This unit is shipped WITH OUT GAS O LINE or OIL. Handle Af t er as sem bly, ser vice en gine with gas o line and oil as in structed in the sep a rate en gine man ual packed with your unit. Wing Nut NOTE: Ref er ence to right or left hand side of the mower is ob served from the op er at ing po si tion. Place the This owner’s man ual cov ers var i ous mod els of hairpin clip in lawnmowers. The units il lus trated may vary slightly the inner hole Hairpin from your unit.
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Cable Tie Hook Lower Handle Hole in Plastic Channel Fig ure 5 the starter rope into the rope guide bolt on han - Bag Plastic dle. Channels Attaching Rear Wheels (If Not Al ready At tached) Fig ure 7 •Re move the hex flanged nut on the rear axle and place the rear wheel on the axle. Rear Discharge Door •For mod els with ball bearing wheels place the w ave washer be tween the wheel and the lawnmower. See Fig ure 6. • Re in sert the flanged nut onto the axle as shown, and Pivot tighten se curel
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Hinged Mulching Plug (optional) Blade Con trol Han dle Side Chute Deflector (optional) Starte r Hinge Pin Handle Fig ure 11 Fig ure 9 •Grasp the re coil starter han dle as shown and pull slowly un til re sis tance is felt, then pull rap idly to start •Slide the two hooks on the side dis charge de flec tor en gine and avoid kick back. Re turn it slowly to the un der the hinge pin on the hinged mulch ing plug as - rope guide bolt. See Fig ure 11. sem b ly . The blade con trol han dle must be de p
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• Do not cut wet grass. For ef fec tive mulch ing do not cut tow ard the wheel, mov ing up or down to se lected wet grass be cause it tends to stick to the un der side of height. the deck pre vent ing proper mulch ing of the grass clip - NOTE: All wheels must be in the same height of cut. pings. •When cut ting in heavy or moist grass, the rear of •Cut no more than 1/3 the length of the grass. The lawnmower may be raised higher to al low better dis - rec om mended cut for mulch ing is 1/3 the len
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ance by bal anc ing it on a round shaft screw driver. Blade Adapter Re move metal from the heavy side un til it bal ances evenly. Blade Be fore re as sem bling the blade and the blade adapter to the unit, lu bri cate the en gine crank shaft and the in ner Blade Bell sur face of the blade adapter with light oil. In stall the Sup port blade adapter on the crank shaft with the “star” away from the en gine. Re fer to Fig ure 13. Place the blade Hex Bolt with the side marked bot tom (or with part n
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TROU BLE SHOOTING PROB LE M POS SI BLE CAU SE(S) COR REC TI VE AC TIO N En gine fails to start 1. Blade con trol han dle dis en gaged. 1. En gage blade con trol han dle. 2. Spark plug wire dis con nected. 2. Con nect spark plug wire. 3. Fuel tank empty, or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gas o line. 4. Blocked fuel line. 4. Clean the fuel line. 5. Faulty spark plug. 5. Clean, ad just gap or re place. 6. En gine flooded. 6. Wait a few min utes to re start, but do not prime. En gine run
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For mod els with 8" rear wheels/ Pour modèles à roue arrière de 8 po 57 3 1 34 2 8 5 6 11 9 10 7 37 15 36 39 12 13 4 43 14 16 33 18 21 54 43 53 35 33 20 52 38 44 42 45 50 49 30 46 55 56 17 51 43 22 41 40 31 48 59 43 23 43 19 27 47 24 30 25 29 31 61 28 26 60 61 43 58 60 43 43 32 58 Re fer to page 14 for mod els with 12" rear wheels./ Référez-vous à la page 14 pour modèles à roues arrière de 12 po. 12
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REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 747-1161A Blade Con trol Han dle - Black Poignée de commande de la lame-noir 2 749-1092A Up per Han dle -Blac k Guidon supérieur-noir 3 747-04080 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 8 664-04007
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For mod els with 12" rear wheels/ Pour modèles à roue arrière de 12 po 15 3 2 13 12 1 7 14 6 5 4 15 10 11 9 15 8 REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SC RIP TIO N DE SC RIP TIO N 1 787-01231 21" Deck Ass’y (Mod els with side Corps 21 po (modèles avec éjection latérale dis charge only) seulement) 787-01208 21" Deck Ass’y (Mod els with out side Corps 21 po (modèles sans éjection latérale dis charge only) seulement) 2 687-02056 Handle Bracket Ass'y - RH Sup port du poignée - droit 687-02057 Ha
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TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For TWO YEARS from the date of re tail pur chase within Can ada, MTD PROD UCTS LIM ITED will, at its op tion, re pair or re place, for the orig i nal pur chaser, free of charge, any part or parts found to be de fec tive in ma te rial or work man ship. This war ranty does not cover: 1.Any part which has be come in op er a tive due to mis use, com mer cial use, abuse, ne - glect, ac ci dent, im proper main te nance or al ter ation; or 2.The unit if it has not been op er a
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GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE DEUX ANS MTD PROD UCTS LIM ITED s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à l’acheteur ini tial, toute pièce ou partie de pièce qui s’avère défectueuse en rai son d’un vice de matière ou de fab ri - ca tion, dans un délai de DEUX ANS à partir de la date d’achat au détail au Can ada. Cette garantie ne couvre pas: 1.Les pièces rendues inutilisables par un emploi in cor rect, une uti li sa tion commerciale, un emploi abusif, une négligence, un entretien in cor
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GUIDE DE DÉPANNAGE PROBLÈME CAUSE(S) PROB A BLE(S) SO LU TION 1. La poignée de commande de la lame 1. Embrayez la poignée de commande de la lame. Le moteur ne n'est pas embrayée. démarre pas 2. Branchez le fil de la bougie. 2. Le fil de la bougie est débranché. 3. Faites le plein avec une es sence propre et 3. Le réservoir est vide ou l'essence est fraîche. éventée. 4. Nettoyez la canalisation. 4. La canalisation de car bu rant est bouchée. 5. Nettoyez, réglez l'écartement ou replacez la 5. La b
