MTD Model 54K - Manual (Page 8)

Assembly & Set-Up
3
Contents of Carton
One Lawn Mower • One Lawn Mower Operator’s Manual • One Bottle of Oil •
One Grass Catcher • One Engine Operator’s Manual • One Hardware Pack •
One Side Discharge Chute •
Assembly
NOTE: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine.
Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine
manual BEFORE operating your mower.
Handle
Remove any packing material which may be between
upper and lower handles.
Pull up and back on upper handle as shown in Fig.
3-1. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely
into the handle mounting brackets. Do not crimp
cable while lifting the handle up.
Tighten star knobs to secure upper handle to lower
handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is seated
properly in the handle.
1.
a.
b.
B
A
Figure 3-1
Locate the hairpin clip on the weld pin on each side of
lower handle.
Remove hairpin clip from this hole. Using a pair of
pliers, insert hairpin clip into the hole on pin closest
to the bracket. See Fig. 3-2. Repeat on other side.
Insert a carriage bolt from the hardware pack into
the upper hole on the handle mounting bracket.
Secure with one plastic wing nut, also included
in the hardware pack. Repeat on other side with
remaining items from hardware pack.
2.
a.
b.
A
B
Hardware Pack
Wing Nuts ()
Carriage Bolts ()
Figure 3-