Assembly & Set-Up - MTD 08M Manual Del Operador

Assembly & Set-Up
Contents of Carton
• One Lawn Mower
Assembly
NOTE: This lawn mower is shipped without gasoline or oil in
the engine. Fill up the gasoline and oil as instructed in the
accompanying engine manual BEFORE operating your mower.
1. For shipping purposes, the chute deflector on your mower
is held in an upright position by a retainer. Remove the
retainer as follows:
a. Push the chute deflector up towards the engine.
Holding the deflector in this position, remove the
retainer and discard. See Fig. 3-1.
b. Lower the chute deflector carefully keeping your
fingers out of the way.
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• One Lawn Mower Operator's Manual
Figure 3-1
• One Bottle of Oil
Handle
1. Perform the following sequence for the handle setup:
NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position.
a. Lift the upper handle up from folded position and
pull it to extended position following the arrow in
Fig. 3-2. The handle should click into this position.
A
Figure 3-
b. Make sure the carriage bolt is seated properly in the
handle. Tighten the star knobs securing the upper
handle to the lower handle.
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B