MTD 112-518R000 - Manual (Page 5)

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
^ IMPORTANT; This unit is shipped WITHOUT
GASOLINE or OIL. After assembly, service engine
with gasoiine and oii as instructed in the separate
engine manuai packed with your unit.
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
Tools Required for Assembly
(1) Pair of Pliers
(1) 1/2" Wrench*
(1) Adjustable Wrench*
(1) Phillips Screwdriver
UNPACKING
1. Remove the lawn mower from the carton by
opening the top flaps and lifting the unit out. Be
careful of the staples. Make certain all parts and
literature have been removed from the carton
before the carton is discarded.
2. Disconnect the spark plug wire and move away
from the spark plug.
3. Stretch out the control cables (with control box
attached) to the left side of the mower and place
on the floor. Be careful not to bend or kink the
cables at any time during assembly.
4. Remove page four from this manual and lay the
contents of the hardware pack on the illustration
for identification.
ATTACHING THE LOWER HANDLE (Hardware A)
1. Attach the lower handle by placing the bottom
holes in the lower handle over the weld pins on
the handle mounting brackets on the rear of the
deck. The extra hole in the upper part of lower
handle must be on the right side of the unit.
2. Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the
lower handle against the handle mounting brack­
et. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the
-------weld pin. See figure 1. Repeat on other side.
NOTE: There are two (2) holes in the handle mount­
ing brackets. Place the hairpin clip in the inner hole
for operation. Outer hole is for storage.
ATTACHING THE UPPER HANDLE (Hardware B)
1. Slide the control box over the lower handle so
that the cable with the “Z” end is routed above the
lower handle, and the other cable is routed below.
------- See figure 2.
2. Place the upper handle in position over the lower
handle. The hole in the side of the blade control
handle (attached to the upper handle) must be on
the left side. Make certain the blade control han­
dle is on top of the upper handle.
3. Secure the upper handle using the curved head
bolts, split washers and hex nuts as shown in fig­
ure 2. Tighten securely.
-ATTACHING THE CDNTRDL BDX
Attach the control box to the upper handle as follows.
1. Remove the truss machine screw and hex lock
nut from the middle of the control box using a
Phillips screwdriver. (Hold your finger over the
hex lock nut so it stays inside the control box so
you can unscrew the truss machine screw.)
2. Holding the control box near the left side of the
upper handle (control box must be inside the han­
dle), hook the “Z” end of the brake cable into the
control handle from the outside to the inside. See
figure 3.