MTD 549 Assembling Your Lawn Mower, Removing Unit From Carton, Hardware Pack, Assembling Handle

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Removing Unit From Carton

•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and open carton.

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

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

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

•Make sure that carriage bolt through the upper and lower handles on each side is properly seated. Tighten the wing nuts. See Figure 2.

	Carriage
Tighten these	Bolt
wing nuts
Carriage
Bolt

Loose Parts in Carton

•Grass Bag

•Side Discharge Chute

•Rear Wheels

•Hardware Pack

•Bottle of Oil

Hardware Pack

Please identify each piece of the hardware pack as shown here.

Carriage Wing Nut Bolt

Figure 2

•Remove hairpin clip from the outer hole of the weld pin on each handle brackets. Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the handle bracket. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin. Repeat on the other side. See Figure 3.

Carriage Bolt

NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower is observed from the operating position.

Setting Up Your Lawn Mower

Assembling Handle

•Lift up and pull back on the upper handle to raise the handle into the operating position. See Figure 1. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle bracket assemblies.

	Lower Handle
Upper	Handle
	Bracket
Handle

Figure 1

Wing Nut	Weld Pin
Hairpin Clip

Figure 3

•After moving the hairpin clip, insert the carriage bolt, from the hardware pack, in the upper hole on the handle mounting bracket and secure with plastic wing nut from the hardware pack. See Figure 3. Repeat on the other side.

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