This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new lawn mower. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says.

Table of Contents

Slope Gauge

3

Engine Appendix

14

Safe Operation Practices

4

Engine Safe Operation Practices

14

Setup and Adjustment

6

Operating Your Engine

16

Operating Your Lawn Mower

8

Maintaining Your Engine

18

Maintaining Your Lawn Mower

10

Parts List

22

Trouble Shooting

12

Warranty

Back Cover

Off Season Storage and Safety Labels

13

 

 

MTD LLC reserves the right to change product specifications, designs, and equipment without notice and without incurring obligation.

Finding and Recording Model Number

BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO ASSEMBLE YOUR NEW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUIPMENT, please locate the model plate on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment and copy the information to the sample

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

model plate provided to the right. You can locate the

Model Number

 

Serial Number

model plate by standing at the operating position and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

looking down at the rear of the deck. This information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will be necessary to use the manufacturer’s web

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

site, to obtain assistance from the Customer Sup-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

port Department, or when contacting an authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Support

Please do NOT return the unit to the retailer from which it was

purchased, without first contacting Customer Support.

If you have difficulty assembling this product or have any questions regarding the controls, operation, or maintenance of this unit, you can seek help from the experts. Choose from the options below:

Visit www.mtdproducts.com

Call a Customer Support Representative at 1-800-800-7310.

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MTD 26M warranty Table of Contents, Finding and Recording Model Number, Customer Support