Safe Operation Practices • Set-Up • Operation • Maintenance OPER roR's Automatic • Service • Troubleshooting • Warranty UAL Lawn Tractor m Moclel Series 760 MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHiO 44136-0019 PrintedIn USA FormNo.
1 ToTheOwner ThankYou Thank you for purchasing MTD LLC. It was carefully performance when a lawn tractor manufactured by engineered to provide excellent properly operated Please read this entire manual It instructs maintain and maintained. prior to operating directly. Please be sure that you, and any other Throughout All information product injury or property in this manual information machine damage.
2 Important SafeOperationPractices WARNING! This symbol could endanger all instructions points the personal safety and/or in this manual with these instructions out important before property attempting may result in personal When you see this symbol. safety instructions of yourself to operate which, if not followed, and others. this machine. Read and follow Failure to comply injury.
12. Amissing ordamaged discharge cover cancause blade Slope Operation contact orthrown object injuries. Slopes are a major factor related to loss of control and tip-over 13. Stoptheblade(s) whencrossing gravel drives, walks, or accidents which can result in severe injury or death. All slopes roads andwhilenotcutting grass. require extra caution. If you cannot back up the slope or if you feel uneasy on it, do not mow it. 14. Watch fortrafficwhenoperating nearorcrossing roadways.
Children 1. Service Tragic accidents presence can occur if the operator of children. Children is not alert to the are often attracted to the machine and the mowing activity. They do not understand the dangers. Never assume that children will remain where SafeHandlingof Gasoline: 1. Keep children watchful out of the mowing care of a responsible personal area and in yourself adult other than the Be alert and turn machine off if a child enters the atea. c.
3. Periodically complete 4. approximately (5) five seconds after To avoid serious injury or death, do not modify engine in any way. Tampering with the governor setting can lead to a runaway should be serviced Service Dealer. engine and cause it to operate at unsafe speeds. Never tamper with factory governor. professionally Check brake operation normal by an authorized frequently operation. MTD as it is subjected to wear Adjust and service as required.
SafetySymbols This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear machine before attempting to assemble and operate. on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the READ THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL(S) Read, understand, assemble and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to and operate DANGER-- ROTATING BLADES Never carry passengers. Never carry children, even with the blades off.
co i| i| i| R il or a corner of a building.,. -4 5 Z L I or a fence post I I Z -4 m O 5 Z "o t_ -4 | | 15 ° Usethis page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. WARNING! Do not operate (a rise of approximately mowers up and down your lawn mower on such slopes. Do not mow 2-1/2 feet every 10 feet). A riding mower slopes, never across the face of slopes. on inclines could overturn with a slope in excess of 15 degrees and cause serious injury.
3 Assembly& Set-Op 1. Tractor Set-Up NOTE:This Operators Manual covers a range of product specifications for various models. Characteristics and features discussed and/or illustrated in this manual may not be applicable to all models. MTD LLC reserves the right to change specifications, without designs and equipment incurring without product notice and 3. obligation. RecommendedToolsfor Assembly 9/16-inch wrench 7/16-inch wrench 2.
Attaching The DashCollar purposes only, must be removed and discarded ARNING! The your shipping used for packaging before operating ridingbrace, mower. _ WARNING! throwing mower The mowing objects. without operating Failure to operate the discharge position injury and/or deck is capable If the tractor's dash collar did not come attached secure the dash collar as illustrated of from the factory, the screws for attaching it can be found in either side of the dash console.
Tire Pressure Attaching The Seat If the seat for your tractor the applicable was not attached instructions at the factory, below to attach follow it. circumstances is 30 psi. Equal tire pressure should be maintained ARNING! atMaximum all times. tire Never pressure exceed under the maximum any NOTE: For shipping reasons, some seats are not attached at the factory. If this is the case, free the seat from its shipping _ position The recommended from the bottom instructions. 1. 2.
4 Controls and Features f Speed Control Parking Clutch/Brake & Brake Lever Pedal Throttle/Choke Lever Ignition Switch Module Shift Lever J PTO (Blade Engage) Lever Deck Lift Lever Figure 4=1 Lawn Tractor controls and features are illustrated before attempting to operate WARNING! Read and follow injury. in Fig 4-1 and described on the following pages. this machine.
Throttle/ChokeControl Lever The throttle control lever is located on the right side of the tractor's dash panel. This lever controls the speed of the engine and when pushed all the way forward, When set in a given position, the choke control the throttle will maintain also. a uniform i_ll unattended.
$hift Lever SpeedControl Lever The shift lever is located three positions, pedal must be depressed when the moving IMPORTANT: on the left side of the fender and has FORWARD, NEUTRAL and REVERSE.The brake and the tractor must not be in motion shift lever. See Fig. 4-4. Never force the shift lever. Doing so may result in serious damage to the tractor's transmission.
Operation Engaging the ParkingBrake Toengage the parkingbrake: TO AVOID SERIOUS OR DEATH 1. INJURY Fully depress the clutch-brake pedal and hold it down with your foot. 2. Move the speed control parking brake position. 3. Release the clutch-brake • GOUP AND DOWNSLOPES,NOT ACROSS. • AVOIDSUDDENTURNS. lever all the way down and into the pedal to allow the parking brake to engage. • DONOT OPERATETHE UNIT WHERE IT COULDSLIP ORTIP. Toreleasethe parkingbrake: 1.
Starting the Engine DrivingTheTractor WARNING! interlock system is malfunctioning. This system was WARNING! operate tractor if the designed for Do yournot safety and the protection. i_i Assembly instructions & Set-up section of this manual. key into the ignition switch. 2. Place the PTO (Blade Engage) lever in the disengaged (OFF) WARNING! position. and while 4. Activate 5. Turn the ignition parking brake. 1. the choke control. the engine key clockwise to the START position.
6. Place speed control 7. Place shift lever in either normal operating lever in desired position. Mowing FORWARD or REVERSE,and follow procedures. Driving OnSlopes i_li Refer to the SLOPE GAUGE in the Important Practices section of the manual you may operate the tractor Safe Operation to help determine slopes where safely. excess of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately2-1/2 feet WARNING! mow could on inclines a slope every 10 feet).
Maintenance& Adjustments Air Cleaner Maintenance WARNING! Before performing any maintenance or repairs, disengage PTO, move shift lever into neutral position, set parking brake, stop engine and remove key to prevent unintended Service the air cleaner Operator/Owner element Manual as instructed Spark Plug starting. The spark plug should Engine be cleaned season. Spark plug replacement Refer to the Engine Operator/Owner maintenance instructions.
To level the deck from front to rear: CleaningBattery Clean the battery with a baking battery by removing it from the tractor soda and water solution. terminals with a wire brush to remove deposits. terminals and exposed prevent corrosion. wiring Tighten and washing If necessary, scrape the with grease or petroleum the lock nut to raise the front of the deck; Loosen the lock nut to lower the front of the deck.
4. 5. Balance the deck by using a wrench to turn the adjustment behind the hex cap gea r (found immediately ParkingBrakeAdjustment screwjustloosened) clockwise/up or counterclockwise/ down. The deck is properly balanced when both blade tip while measurements WARNING! move shift lever Never intoattempt neutral Retighten bracket taken earlier are equal. and remove the hex cap screw on the left deck hanger when proper adjustment If the tractor is achieved.
MaintenanceSchedule Every Before Every Every Every Eachuse 10 Hours 25 Hours 50 Hours 100 Hours Prior toStoring ,/ ,/ CleanHood/DashLouvers CheckEngineOil Level _ CheckAir Filter for Dirty,Looseor DamagedParts ReplaceAir Filter Element ChangeEngineOil CleanBattery Terminals _ LubeFrontAxlesand Rims _ CleanEngineCoolingFins _ LubePedalPivot Points _ CheckSparkPlugCondition& Gap _ ReplaceFuelFilter NOTE:This Operators or illustrated and equipment without iMPORTANT: Since manual Ma
7 Service Cutting DeckRemoval To remove the cutting 1. position 2. and engage as follows: the parking Lower the deck by moving bottom 3. deck, proceed Bow-Tie Place the PTO (Blade Engage) lever in the disengaged (OFF) brake. the deck lift lever into the notch on the right fender. Remove the belt-keeper rod, from around the tractor's engine pulley, by removing the self-tapping screw (A) that secures it. See Fig. 7-1.
4. Make the final connection tractor, on the engine away from the battery. Attach block of the to a unpainted part to assure a good connection. vehicle (i.e. car, truck), do NOT start the vehicle's AUTION: the jumper is installed on a engine when Ifjump starting battery your tractor. _li 5. Start the tractor this manual). (as instructed in the Operation 6. Set the tractor's parking brake before cables, in reverse order of connection.
Cutting Blades WARNING! Shut the engine off and remove ignition key before removing the cutting blade(s) for sharpening or replacement. Protect your hands by using heavy gloves when grasping WARNING! Periodically inspect the blade and/or spindle for cracks or damage, struck a foreign until damaged after you've as follows. Remove the deck from beneath Cutting especially object. Do not operate the machine components are replaced. To remove the blades, proceed 1. the blade.
Changingthe DeckBelt WARNING! Changing the TransmissionDrive Belt Be sure to shut the engine off, remove ignition key, disconnect the spark plug wire(s) and ground against the engine to prevent unintended starting before removing the belt. NOTE: Several components must be removed and special tools (i.e. air/impact wrench) in order to change the tractor's drive belt.
Troubleshooting Problem Cause Engine fails to start Remedy PTO/Blade engaged. 1. Place knob (or lever)in disengaged (OFF) position. 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 2. Connect w,re to spark plug. 3. Fuel tank empty, or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh (less than 30 days old) gas. 4. Choke notactJvated. 4. Place the throttle S. Faulty spark plug. S. Clean, adjust gap or replace plug. 6. Blocked fuel line. 6. Clean fuel line and replace fuel filter. 7. Engine flooded. 7.
Replacement Parts DESCRIPTION PARTNO. DriveBelt (MowingDeck)38" Deck 954-04062 DeckBlade(38" Deck) 942-0610A DeckSpindle(38"Deck) 918-04474A Battery 925-1707D Tire (Front) 13x 5 x 6 RoundShoulder 734-04372 Tire (Rear)18x 6.
Attachments & Accessories The followingattachmentsand accessoriesare compatiblefor ModelSeries700 LawnTractors.See the retailerfrom whichyou purchasedyourtractor,an authorizedMTDService Dealeror phone(800) 800-7310for informationregardingpriceand availability. _b tilleror plow). Useof this type of equipmentWILLvoid thetractor'swarranty.
FEDERAL and/orCALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY YOUR WARRANTY STATEMENT RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS MTDConsumerGroupInc,the United StatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency (EPA),and, forthose productscertifiedfor sale in the stateof California,the CaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB)are pleasedto explainthe emission(evaporativeand/or exhaust)controlsystem(ECS) warrantyon youroutdoor 2006 andlater smalloff-roadspark-ignitedengine andequipment(outdoorequipmentengine)In California,new outdoorequipmentengines mustbe
WARRANTED PARTS: The repairor replacementof any warrantedpart otherwiseeligiblefor warrantycoveragemay be excludedfrom such warrantycoverageif MTDConsumerGroup Inc demonstratesthatthe outdoor equipmentengine has beenabused,neglected,or improperlymaintained,and thatsuch abuse, neglect,or impropermaintenancewasthe direct causeof the needfor repairor replacementof the part.
MANUFACTURER'S LiMiTED WARRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is given by MTD LLC with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the United States and/or its territories and possessions, and by MTD Products Limited with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in Canadaand/ or its territories and possessions (either entity respectively, "MTD").
