Bolens 546 Assembling Your Lawn Mower, Removing Unit From Carton, Hardware Pack, Before Assembly

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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.

 

Lower Handle

Upper

Handle

Bracket

Handle

 

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

Make sure that carriage bolt through the upper and lower handles on each side is properly seated. Tighten the wing nuts. See Figure 3.

 

Carriage

Tighten these

Bolt

wing nuts

 

Before Assembly

Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug. See Figure 1.

Spark Plug

Wire

Spark Plug

Figure 1

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 2. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle bracket assemblies.

Carriage

Bolt

Figure 3

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 4.

 

Carriage Bolt

Wing Nut

Weld Pin

Hairpin Clip

 

*Wheel not shown for clarity

 

Figure 4

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 4. Repeat on the other side.

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Contents MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, Ohio Operator’s ManualTable of Contents General Operation Important Safe Operation PracticesDo Not ServiceSlope Operation ChildrenYour Responsibility General ServiceSlope Gauge Removing Unit From Carton Before AssemblySetting Up Your Lawn Mower Assembling Your Lawn MowerAssembling Grass Catcher Attaching Starter RopeAttaching Grass Catcher & Chute Know Your Lawn Mower Operating Your Lawn Mower Bagging Grass Clippings Handle Height AdjustmentCutting Height Adjustment MulchingServicing Your Lawn Mower Maintaining Your Lawn MowerStoring Your Lawn Mower TroubleshootingInstalling the Blade Replacing Rear FlapParts List for Model Model MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for