MTD 080 Thru 099 Operating Your Lawn Mower, Stopping Engine, Recoil Starter, Engine Controls

Models: 080 Thru 099

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Recoil Starter

Cutting Height Adjustment LeverEngine ControlsBlade Control

Handle

Mulching

PlugDischarge

Chute

Recoil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adjustment

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Mulching

Baffle

Discharge

Chute

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Recoil Starter

The recoil starter is attached to the right lower handle. Stand behind the unit and pull the recoil starter to start the unit. See Figure 8.

Cutting Height Adjustment Lever

These levers are located on each wheel and they are used to adjust the cutting height. All four levers have to be at the same relative position to ensure an uniform cut.

Engine Controls

See the separate engine manual for the location and function of the controls on the engine.

Stopping Engine

Release blade control handle to stop the engine and the blade.

Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and ground against the engine.

SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Towards Better Mower Performance

13.Pour fresh, clean gasoline into the mower’s gas tank until the tank is full. Do not use gasoline that is more than 30 days old.

14.Always use a fuel stabilizer. It will double the life of the gasoline used.

15.Make sure to connect the mower’s spark plug wire before trying to start the engine.

16.Add engine oil to the oil fill on the mower engine. Check the dipstick and add more if necessary. Remember that the oil level has to touch the fill line.

17.Locate the primer decal near the primer bulb on the engine, and read its instruction. Using your thumb, press the primer bulb slowly as many times as the decal advises.

WARNING: Keep hands and feet away from chute area on the cutting deck. The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields.

18.Hold control handle down and pull rope firmly to start the engine.

19.Set cutting height adjustment lever to middle setting and mow a single pass on your lawn; then adjust to desired height for a closer cut.

20.To mulch insert the mulch plug/cover on the mower.

21.In heavy growing season, it may be necessary to mow lawn twice weekly. Clumps of grass clippings left behind on the lawn usually means that the grass is too high to mulch.

22.Before storing the lawn mower for the winter, use stabilizer-treated fuel and run the tank dry.

23.Thirty days before start of the new season, check the air filter, spark plug and blade on the lawn mower, and replace if needed.

NOTE: For shipping purposes your mower is set with the wheels in a low cutting height position. For best results raise the cutting position until it is determine which height is best for your lawn. See the Adjustment Section for details.

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MTD 080 Thru 099 manual Operating Your Lawn Mower, Stopping Engine, Recoil Starter, Cutting Height Adjustment Lever