MTD 080 Thru 099 Maintaining Your Lawn Mower, Handle Height Adjustment, General Recommendations

Handle Height Adjustment	Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
	height position. To lower the height proceed as follows:
Lower	• Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
	• Disconnect the handle from the handle bracket
Handle	assemblies by removing the wing nuts.
Wing
	See Figure 10.
Nuts
	• Position each handle bracket assembly stud into
	the top hole in the lower handle.
	• Each end of the lower handle must be placed in
	same relative position.
Handle
Bracket
Assemblies
Figure 10

SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER

General Recommendations

•Always observe safety rules when performing any maintenance.

•The warranty on this lawn mower does not cover items that have been subjected to operator abuse or negligence. To receive full value from the warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower as instructed in this manual.

•Changing of engine governed speed will void engine warranty.

•Some adjustments will have to be made periodically to maintain your unit properly. All adjustments in the Making Adjustments section of this manual should be checked at least once each season.

•Periodically check all fasteners and make sure these are tight.

•Follow the maintenance schedule under Customer Responsibilities to get quality performance from your lawn mower.

Customer Responsibilities

MAINTENANCE

SCHEDULE

PRODUCT	Lubricate Wheels
	Lubricate Blade Control
	Clean deck
	Blade Care
	Check Oil
	Change Oil
E	Replace Air Filter
N
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G	Clean Engine
N
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	Check Spark Plug
	Check Spark Arrester (if any)

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