MTD 584 warranty Operating Your Lawn Mower, Know Your Lawn Mower

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Operating

Your Lawn

Mower

WARNING

The blade control mechanism is a safety device. Never attempt to bypass its operations.

Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running. Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.

Keep hands and feet

Know Your Lawn Mower

	Blade Control
	Upper Handle
Recoil
Starter	Lower Handle
Starter
Rope	Oil Fill
Grass
Catcher	Cutting Height
	Adjustment Lever
	(for each wheel)
	Gasoline Fill

Figure 1

Now that you have set up your lawn mower for op-	Recoil Starter
eration, get aquainted with its controls and features.	The recoil starter is attached to the right upper
These are described below and illustrated on this	handle. Stand behind the unit and pull the recoil
page. This knowledge will allow you to use your	starter rope to start the unit.
new equipment to its fullest potential.	Gas and Oil Fill-Up
Blade Control	1. Check oil level and add oil if necessary. Follow engine
	manual for this. See Figure 1 above for location of the
The blade control is attached to the upper handle	oil fill.
of the mower. Depress and squeeze it against the	2. Service the engine with gasoline as instructed in the
upper handle to operate the unit. Release it to stop
	engine manual. See Figure 1 above for location of
engine and blade.
	gas fill.

away from the chute area on cutting deck. Refer to warning label on the unit.

WARNING: This blade control mecha- nism is a safety device. Never attempt to bypass its operations.

Cutting Height Adjustment Levers

One adjustment lever is located on each wheel and is used to adjust the cutting height. All four levers have to be at the same relative position to ensure a uniform cut.

WARNING: Use extreme care when han- dling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running. Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.

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