Set-up instructions, How to set-up your lawn mower – MTD 105 User Manual
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SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT:
This
unit
is
shipped
WITHOUT
GASO
LINE or OIL. Be certain to service engine with gaso
line
and
oil
as
instructed
in
the
separate
engine
manual before operating your mower.
NOTE:
Reference
to
right
or
left
hand
side
of
the
mower is observed from the operating position.
HOW TO SET-UP YOUR LAWN MOWER
Refer to Illustration Below
1.
Remove carton inserts (if any) and the side dis
charge chute which is loose in the carton. Lift the
mower from the carton, or cut the corners of the
carton and roll the mower out.
2.
Remove
any
cardboard
pieces
which
may
be
between
the
upper
and
lower
handles
for
ship
ping
purposes.
If
there
is any packaging
(plastic
or
cardboard)
around
the
upper
handle,
remove
it.
3.
Disconnect the spark plug wire and move it away
from the spark plug.
4.
Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle
into
the
operating
position.
Make
certain
the lower handle is seated securely into the han
dle
mounting
brackets.
Tighten
the
hand
knobs
on each side of the handle.
NOTE:
Your mower is shipped with the handie in the
higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of
the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.
Blade Control
Wing Nut
Handle
Upper
Handle
7.
Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in
the
weld
pins
on
the
handle
mounting
brackets.
Place the hairpin clips in the inner hole.
The rope guide and wing nut are attached to the
starter rope, on top of the engine. Remove the
wing nut from rope guide. Remove the rope guide
from the starter rope.
With
the
spark
plug’wire
disconnected
and
grounded,
hold
the
blade
control
handle
against
the upper handle, and pull the starter rope out of
the engine. Hold the rope guide as shown so the
opening in the rope guide is toward the front of
mower. Slip the rope guide around the starter rope
and into the right side of upper handle using the
hole shown. Secure using the wing nut.
Make
certain
all
nuts
and
bolts
are
tightened
securely.
Your mower has been shipped as a mulcher. To dis
charge grass to the side, proceed with step 9.
9.
To
convert
your
mower
from
a
mulcher
to
a
side
discharge
mower,
lift
the
mulching
plug.
Slide the two hooks on the side discharge deflec
tor
under
the
hinge
pin
on
the
mulching
plug
assembly. Lower the mulching plug.
8
.
SELF-PROPELLED MODELS:
Rope
Guide
Starter
Rope
Muiching
Piug
Handie
Mounting
Bracket
Handle
Mounting
Bracket
Rope
Guide
Lower
Handle
Lower
Handle
Hairpin Clip
in Inner
Hole
Weld
Pin
Spark
Plug
PUSH MODELS:
Hairpin
Clip in
inner Hoie
Lower
Handie
FIGURE 1.—Self-Propelled Model Shown
Weld
Pin
Handie
Mounting
Bracket