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Safety • Setup • Adjustments • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
21” Rotary Mower — Model Series 540
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
772C0829B
11/26/07
PRINTED IN U.S.A. MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1
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This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new equipment. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Slope Gauge........................................................ 3 Off-Season Storage .......................................... 11 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Trouble Shooting .............................................. 12 Set-Up & Adjustments ......
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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 2 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: 2 1. Do not mow near drop-offs, di
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NOTE: This owner’s manual covers various models 1. Attaching Rear Wheels (If Not Already Attached) of lawnmowers. The units illustrated may vary a. Place rear of the mower deck on raised blocks. slightly from your unit. Follow only those instruc- b. Remove the hex flanged nut on the rear axle tions which pertain to your model lawnmower. from each side and place the rear wheel on the 3 axle. (On select models, these may be included separately in a plastic bag). c. On models with 2” wide rear
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5. Insert post on cable tie into hole provided on the lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess. See Figure 2 5. 1 3 3 Setup and Adjustments Figure 5 NOTE: Make certain 6. Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change bag is turned right side the cutting height of the mower. To change the height of cut, squeeze adjuster lever toward the wheel, Figure 6 out before assembling moving up or down to selected height. See Figure 6. (warning label will be on the outside). 7. To a
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Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control 4 Operating Your Lawn Mower Recoil Starter Cutting Height Adjustment Lever (for each wheel) Grass Catcher WARNING Read, understand, and follow all instruc- tions and warnings on the machine and in this manual before Spark Plug Mulch Plug operating. (optional) Side Deflector This blade control (optional) mechanism is a safety device. Never Figure 9 attempt to bypass its Blade Control Handle Before Starting operations. The blade control handle is l
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To Stop Engine 1. Release the blade control handle to stop the engine and blade. WARNING: The blade continues 4 to rotate for a few seconds after the engine is shut off. Operating 2. Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire as instructed in the separate engine manual to prevent Your Lawn accidental starting while equipment is unattended. Mower Using Your Lawn Mower WARNING: Never operate your mower without either the rear door or the entire grass catcher assembly firmly secured.
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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 Lubricate these engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow points before instructions carefully. ressembly 3. Under normal conditions service air cleaner as Maintenance instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Clean every few hours under extremely dusty conditions.
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5 Maintenance Figure 13 Figure 14 4. Remove blade and adapter from the crankshaft. 5. The blade may be resharpened by removing it and either grinding or filing the cutting edge keeping as Rear Flap Replacement WARNING close to the original bevel as possible. Do not attempt The rear flap is attached to the back of the mower deck, to sharpen the blade while it is still on the mower. and is designed to minimize the possibility that objects When removing 6. It is extremely important that each cu
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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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FOUR YEAR SUPREME WARRANTY: For four years from date of retail purchase within Canada, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its option, repair or replace, for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part or parts found 7 to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty covers units which have been oper- ated and maintained in accordance with the owner’s instructions furnished with the unit, and Warranty which have not been subject to misuse, abuse, commercial use, neglect, accident impr
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REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP 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 Handl e 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 Parts List 7 710-1174 Curved Car riage Bolt 5/16-18 x 2.00 Boulon ordi naire courbé 5/16-18
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GARANTIE SUPRÊME DE QUATRE ANS MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à l’acheteur initial, la ou les pièces qui s’avèrent défectueuses en raison d’un vice de matière ou de 7 fabrication dans les quatre ans qui suivent la date d’achat au détail au Canada. Cette garantie s’applique seulement aux machines qui ont été utilisées et entretenues conformément aux instruc- tions publiées dans la notice d’utilisation accompagnant la machine, qui n’ont pas fai
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Problème Cause Solution 1. La poignée de commande de la lame n’est 1. Embrayez la poignée de commande de Le moteur ne 6 pas embrayée. la lame. démarre pas. 2. Fil de la bougie débranché. 2. Branchez le fil à la bougie. 3. Le réservoir est vide ou l’essence est 3. Faites le plein avec une essence propre éventée. et fraîche. Dépannage 4. Moteur non amorcé. 4. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du moteur. 5. La bougie est défectueuse. 5. Nettoyez, réglez l’écartement ou replacez la bougie. 6.
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3. Enlevez le boulon et le support de la lame qui maintiennent la lame et l’adaptateur sur le vilebrequin. Voir la Figure 13. 4. Dégagez la lame et l’adaptateur du vilebrequin. 5 5. Pour l’affûter à nouveau, démontez-la puis meulez ou limez les bords tranchants en maintenant l’angle aussi près que possible du biseau original. N’essayez Entretien pas d’aiguiser la lame encore installée sur la tondeuse. 6. Il est essentiel que chaque tranchant soit affûté également pour ne pas avoir une lam
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Moteur 1. Consultez la notice d’utilisation du moteur pour tout ce qui concerne l’entretien du moteur. 2. Utilisez l’huile à moteur recommandée dans la notice 5 d’utilisation du moteur fournie avec la tondeuse. Lisez attentivement les instructions et suivez-les. Lubrifiez ces points 3. Dans des conditions normales nettoyez le filtre à air Entretien avant le remontage recommandée dans la notice d’utilisation du moteur fournie avec la tondeuse. Nettoyez-le à intervalles plus rapprochés dans
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rapidement pour faire démarrer le moteur et pour éviter le recul. Laissez la poignée revenir lentement jusqu’au boulon de guidage de la corde. Arrêt du moteur 4 1. Lâchez la poignée de commande de la lame pour arrêter le moteur et la lame. AVERTISSEMENT: La lame Utilisation continue à tourner pendant quelques secondes après que le moteur s’est éteint. 2. Débranchez le fil de la bougie et mettez-le à la masse contre le moteur pour empêcher tout démarrage accidentel lorsque la machine
