Yard Machines 810, 829 manual Assembling Your Lawn Mower

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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline 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.

Removing Unit From Carton

Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.

Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., operator’s manual, oil, etc.)

Cut along corners, lay carton down flat, and remove packing material.

Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton thoroughly for loose parts.

Disconnecting Spark Plug Wire

Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug and ground to a bolt on the engine. See Figure 1.

Stud

 

 

Spark Plug

 

Wire

Spark

 

Plug Wire

Spark Plug

Figure 1

Attaching Handle to Mower

For shipping purposes, your mower is set with the rear wheels in the lowest cutting position. Raise the rear wheels to the highest setting for assembly of handle.

Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets.

Lift the handle and attach by placing the bottom holes in the lower handle over the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets. Make sure the lower handle is seated securely into the handle mounting brackets.

Pull up on the upper handle to raise it into the operating position. Tighten the wing nuts on each side of the handle.

NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.

Secure the handle assembly by placing the hairpin clips in the inner hole on weld pins.

The rope guide is attached to the right side of upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope guide.

With the spark plug disconnected and grounded, hold the blade control handle against the upper handle and pull the starter rope out of the engine. Release the blade control handle. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide and tighten the wing nut.

Make certain all nuts and bolts are tightened securely.

Attaching Bag To Mower

Swing open the chute door on the catcher panel and hold in this position. See Figure 2.

Hook On

Frame

Grass

Catcher

Frame

Channel On

Chute

Mower

Door

Rear Discharge

Chute Assembly

Figure 2

Slide the frame of the grass catcher down into the channels on each side of the mower. The hooks on the frame go over the panel on the discharge chute.

To remove the grass catcher, hold the chute door and lift the grass catcher straight up using the handle.

Converting Mower To Side Discharge

Remove the rear discharge chute assembly by removing two wing nuts. Lift up on the two bottom corners of the discharge chute assembly and slide it off the deck.

Attach the side chute deflector by first placing it over the rear bolt in the side of the deck. Then slide the notch in the top of the deflector around the shoulder bolt on top of the deck.

Slide the notch in the side of the deflector around the front bolt in the side of the deck. Secure the front of the chute deflector to the bolt on the side of the deck with one wing nut. See Figure 3.

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Contents OPERATOR’S Manual Table of Contents General Operation Maintaining SafetySlope Operation Page Slope Gauge Assembling Your Lawn Mower Replacing The Rear Discharge Chute Converting Mower To a MulcherStopping Engine Operating Your Lawn MowerStarting Engine Neutral Adjustment TestUsing Your Lawn Mower Gas and Oil Fill-UpCutting Height Adjustment Handle Height Adjustment Making AdjustmentsMulching Customer Responsibilities Engine AdjustmentsGeneral Recommendations Lubrication MaintenanceStoring your Lawn Mower Drive Belt Removal and Replacement Models 820 ThruProblem Cause Remedy TroubleshootingModel Series 810 Thru Description † Models 820 Thur 829 †† Models 810 Thru Model Series 820 Thru MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for

810, 829 specifications

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