Troy-Bilt 400 Series Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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FIND ING MODEL NUM BER
This Op er a tor’s Man ual is an im por tant part of your new lawn mower. It will help you as sem ble, pre pare and main -
tain the unit for best per for mance. Please read and un der stand what it says.
Be fore you start as sem bling your new equip ment, please lo cate the model plate on the equip ment and copy the in -
for ma tion from it in the space pro vided be low. A sam ple model plate is also given be low. You can lo cate the model
plate by stand ing at the op er at ing po si tion and look ing down at the rear of the deck . This in for ma tion will be nec es -
sary to use the man u fac turer’s web site and/or help from the Cus tomer Sup port De part ment or an au tho rized
ser vice dealer.
CALL ING CUS TOMER SUP PORT············2
IM POR TANT SAFE OP ER A TION PRAC TICES ··3
SLOPE GAUGE ·························5
SET-UP IN STRUC TIONS ··················6
OP ER A TION ···························8
AD JUST MENTS ·························9
LU BRI CA TION ··························9
MAIN TE NANCE ·························9
OFF SEA SON STOR AGE IN STRUC TIONS ····10
TROU BLE SHOOT ING ···················11
RE PLACE MENT PARTS/PIÈCES DÉTACHÉES · 12
WAR RANTY ···························15
EN GINE IN FOR MA TION
The en gine man u fac turer is re spon si ble for all en gine-re lated is sues with re gards to per for mance, power-rat ing,
spec i fi ca tions, war ranty and ser vice. Please re fer to the en gine man u fac turer’s Owner’s/Op er a tor’s Man ual packed
sep a rately with your unit for more in for ma tion.
CALL ING CUS TOMER SUP PORT
Please do NOT re turn the unit to the re tailer from which it was pur chased, with out first con tact ing Cus tomer Sup port.
If you have dif fi culty as sem bling this prod uct or have any ques tions re gard ing the con trols, op er a tion or main te -
nance of this unit, please call a Cus tomer Sup port Representataive.
For US Cus tom ers: 1- (330) 220-4MTD (4683) or 1- (800)-800-7310
For Ca na dian Cus tom ers: 1-800-668-1238
Please have your unit’s model num ber and se rial num ber ready when you call. See pre vi ous sec tion to lo cate this
in for ma tion. You will be asked to en ter the se rial num ber in or der to pro cess your call.
HOW TO OB TAIN SER VICE
Ser vice is avail able, WITH PROOF OF PUR CHASE, through your lo cal au tho rized ser vice dealer. To lo cate the
dealer in your area;
In the U.S.A.: Check your Yel low Pages, or con tact MTD LLC at P.O. Box 361131, Cleve land, Ohio 44136-0019, or
call 1-800-800-7310 or 1-330-220-4683 or log on to our Web site at www.mtdproducts.com.
In Can ada: Con tact MTD Prod ucts Lim ited, Kitchener, ON N2G 4J1, or call 1-800-668-1238 or log on to our Web
site at www.mtdcanada.com.
TA BLE OF CON TENTS
Copy the model num ber here:
Copy the se rial num ber here: