Yard Machines 081, 086, 096, 098, 089 manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Content	Page
Maintaining Safety	3
Slope Gauge	6
Assembling Your Lawn Mower	7
Know Your Lawn Mower	8
Operating Your Lawn Mower	9
Making Adjustments	10
Maintaining Your Lawn Mower	11
Troubleshooting	13
Parts List	14

FINDING MODEL NUMBER

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.

Before you start assembling your new equipment, please locate the model plate on the equipment and copy the information from it in the space provided below. The information on the model plate is very important if you need help from our Customer Support Department or an authorized dealer.

•You can locate the model number by looking down at the rear of the deck. A sample model plate is explained below. For future reference, please copy the model number and the serial number of the equipment in the space below.

(Model Number)		(Serial Number)	Copy the model number here:
			Copy the serial number here:
	MTD PRODUCTS INC
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136

CALLING CUSTOMER SUPPORT

If you have difficulty assembling this product or have any questions regarding the controls, operation or maintenance of this unit, please call the Customer Support Department.

Call 1- (330) 220-4MTD(4683) or 1- (800)-800-7310to reach a Customer Support representative. Please have your unit’s model number and serial number ready when you call. See previous section to locate this information. You will be asked to enter the serial number in order to process your call.

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