MTD 503 manual Setting UP, Spark Plug Wire, Shipping Block, Upper & Lower Handles

SECTION 3: SETTING UP

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine manual before operating your mower.

Spark Plug Wire

1.Disconnect spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it against the engine.

2.If engine is equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 1.

		Spark Plug
		Wire
Bolt	Spark
	Plug
	Wire	Spark Plug
	Figure 1

Shipping Block

The chute deflector on your mower may be held in an upright position by a block for shipping purposes only. This shipping block must be removed and discarded before the mower is put into operation. See Figure 2.

1.To remove the shipping block, pull the spring- loaded chute toward the engine. Remove the block and carefully lower the chute into operating position, keeping fingers out of the way.

Shipping

Block

Figure 2

Upper & Lower Handles

1.Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle into the operating position. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle mounting brackets. See Figure 3.

2.Tighten wing nuts A on each side of the handle. See Figure 4.

NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher position. If you wish to lower the height of the handle refer to the Adjustment Section.

3.Tighten wing nuts C and D at the end of the lower handle to secure the handle to the handle mounting brackets.

4.Fasten the cable to the left lower handle with the cable tie. Pull the cable tie tight and trim off the excess. See Figure 5.

Figure 3

Wing	Lower
	Handle
Nuts A

Wing

Nuts C & D

Handle

Bracket

Assembly

Figure 4

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