MTD 500 Series warranty Adjustments, Cutting Height, Drive Control

7.Attaching Grass Catcher to Mower

a.Lift the rear discharge door on the mower, and place the grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of discharge door so that it rests on the grass catcher. See Figure 5.

WARNING: Never operate mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated on the pivot rod, and the rear discharge door rests firmly against top of the grass catcher.

8.To remove grass catcher and utilize the mulching feature:

a.Lift rear discharge door on the mower as shown in Figure 5. Lift grass catcher up and out, off of the pivot rod. Release rear discharge door to allow it to close rear opening of mower.

9.The side discharge is an optional feature.

If converting to side discharge, make sure grass catcher is off unit and rear discharge door is closed.

a.On the side of the mower deck, lift the hinged mulching plug. See Figure 6.

b.Slide the two hooks on the side discharge deflector under the hinge pin on the hinged mulching plug assembly. Lower the hinged mulching plug.

NOTE: Do not remove the hinged mulching plug at any time, even when you are not mulching.

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Figure 5 Figure 6

Adjustments

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Setup and

Adjustment

NOTE: Make certain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside).

NOTE: Make certain cables are routed to the outside of the handle so they are not in the way when attaching the grass catcher.

Cutting Height

Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change the cutting height of the mower. To change the height of cut, squeeze adjuster lever toward the wheel, moving up or down to selected height. See Figure 7.

Drive Control

The adjustment wheel is located in the drive control

handle housing and is used to tighten or loosen the drive belt. You will need to adjust the drive control if the mower does not propel itself with the drive control engaged or if the mower’s wheels hesitate with the drive control engaged. If either of these conditions occur, rotate the adjustment wheel clockwise to tighten the cable or counterclockwise to loosen the cable, Figure 8.

WARNING

Never operate mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated on the pivot rod, and the rear discharge door rests firmly against top of the grass catcher.

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Loosen

Figure 7 Figure 8

All mowers are equipped with a rear protective guard. The guard helps eliminate projectiles thrown by the blade from injuring the operator.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS GUARD.