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MTD Series 790 - page 1
MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 001 9 Print ed In US A Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubles hooting • W arranty W ARNING READ AND F OLL OW AL L SA FETY RULES AND INS TRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NU AL BEFORE A T TEMPTING T O OPERA TE THIS MA CHINE . F AIL URE TO C OMPL Y ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 2
Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer or de aler withou t first contacting o ur Customer Supp ort D epar tment . If you ha ve difficul t y ass embl ing thi s prod uct or ha ve a ny que stio ns rega rdi ng t he con tr ols, opera tion, or mai nt enan ce of this mach ine, you can seek help from the e xper ts. Choose f ro ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 3
Im por tant Sa fe Oper at ion P rac ti ces 2 3 General Operation Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions o n the 1 . machine and i n the manual(s ) bef ore attem pting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a saf e place for future an d regular ref erence and for o rdering rep lacement par ts . Be fami liar with all controls and t ...
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4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discharge cover can c ause blade 1 2. contac t or thrown obje ct i njuries. Stop the blade(s) when crossing gravel drives , walk s, or 1 3. roads and w hile not cut ting grass . Watch for traf f ic when op erating ne ar or crossing 1 4. roadway ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 5
5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Children T ra gic accidents c an occur if the op erator is not ale rt to th e 1 . presen ce of children. Children a re of ten attr acte d to the machine and th e mowing ac tivit y. They do not und erst and the dange rs. Never assum e that children will rema in where ...
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6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Periodic ally check to make sure the b lades come to 3. complete s top within approx imately (5 ) f ive secon ds af ter ope rating the bla de disengag ement control. I f the blade s do not sto p within the this time f rame, your machin e should b e ser viced p rofes ...
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7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and d escribe s safet y sy mbols that may app ear on this pro duct . Read, und erst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on t he machine b efore at tempting to assem ble and op erate. Sy m b o l Description READ T HE OPERA TOR’ S ...
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8 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s 15° Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (representing a 15° slope) Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . W ARNING! Do not opera te y our l ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 9
Assembl y & Set -U p 3 9 T rac tor Set -Up NOTE: T his Operator s Manual covers a ran ge of produc t spe cifi cations for var ious mod els. Charac teristic s and features discussed an d/ or illust rated in this manual may not b e applicab le to all mode ls. MTD LLC reser ves the right to chang e produc t spe cifi cations, desi gns and equipm en ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 10
10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Attaching The Seat If the se at for your trac tor was not at tach ed at the fac tor y , foll ow the appli cable ins truc tions bel ow to attach i t. NOTE: For shipp ing reasons, s ome seat s are not att ached at the fac tor y. In this i s the c ase, free th e seat from it s shipping positio n ...
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11 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Tire Pressure W ARN ING! Ma ximum tire pre ssure under any circumstan ces is 30 psi. Equal tire pressure should b e maintaine d at all times. N ever exceed th e maximum inf lation pressure show n on the sidewa ll of the tire. The re commende d ope rating tire pressure is: Approximatel y 1 0 p ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 12
Figure 4 - 1 Park ing Brake Leve r Park ing Brake Ped al Spe ed Contr ol Lever Thro tt le/Choke Lever Dec k Lif t Lever PTO ( Bl ade E ngag e ) Lever Igni tion Swi tch Module C ont rols an d Fe at ures 4 12 Lawn T rac tor controls and fe atures are illustrate d in Fig 4- 1 and de scribe d on the foll owing pag es. W ARN ING! Re ad and follow all s ...
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Throttle Control Lev er The throt tle contro l lever is locate d on the right side o f the trac tor’s dash panel . This lever controls the sp eed of th e engine and whe n pushed all th e way for ward, the choke contro l also. When s et in a given posi tion, the throt tle will m aintain a unifor m engine sp eed . See Fig. 4 - 2. IMPO RT ANT : W he ...
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W ARN ING! N ever leave a running machine unat tended. Al ways disengage P TO , move spe ed control lever into neut ral positio n, set par king br ake, stop eng ine and remove key to prevent unintende d star ting. IM PORTANT : Prior to o perating th e trac tor , refer to b oth Safet y Interlock Switche s and Star ting The Engi ne in the Op eration ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 15
Operation 5 15 Operation 5 15 Safet y Int erlock Switches This trac tor is equip ped w ith a safet y interlo ck sys tem for the protec tion of th e operator. If the interlo ck system sh ould ever malfun ctio n, do not op erate the trac tor. C ontac t an autho rized MTD ser v ice dealer. The s afet y interlock s ystem prevent s the engin e from • ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 16
16 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n 16 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Once ac tivated (ind icator light ON), the trac tor can b e 4. driven in rever se with the cut ting b lades (PTO) engage d. Always loo k down and b ehind be fore and while b acking to 5. make sure no children are aro und. Af ter resuming for ward m otion, retur n the ...
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17 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n 17 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n IM PORTANT : Firs t -tim e operator s should use sl ower spe eds. Be come comple tely familiar wi th the trac tor ’ s ope ration and controls b efore op erating th e trac tor in at higher sp eed . T o st op 4. , move the spe ed control lever to the “ N” ne utral ...
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18 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n 18 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Mulching (if so equipped) Sele ct m odels come e quippe d with a mulch k it which incorp orates spe cial blades , already st andard on th e trac tor , in a process of re circulating grass clipp ings repeate dly ben eath the cut ting deck . Th e ultra- fin e clippings ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 19
Perf orm the ab ove steps in the opp osite order af ter oi l has f inished drainin g. Ref ill the en gine with new m otor oil as instru cted i n the 5. Engine Op erator /Own er Manual packed wi th your machine. NOTE: Re fer to the Engine O perator/ Ow ner Manual p acked with your unit for inf ormation re garding the quanti ty an d proper viscosit y ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 20
Push in on the oil drai n valve and rotate counter-clo ck wise 6. to drain the oil . Refer ba ck to Figure 6 - 2 . Af ter the oil has f inished dr aining, rotate th e valve 7 . clock wise to clos e. Re -c ap the end of the o il drain valve to keep deb ris from enterin g the drain p or t. Repla ce the oil f ilter (if equipp ed) as instr ucte d in th ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 21
Batter y F ailures Some comm on causes fo r bat tery f ailure are: Incorre ct initial a ctiv ation • Overcharging • Fre e z in g • Undercharging • Corrode d connec tions • Thes e failures are N OT co vered by your t racto r’s warrant y . Cleaning the En gine And Deck Any fuel or o il spilled on t he machine shou ld be wip ed of f prompt ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 22
Measure the dis tance from th e outsid e of the lef t bla de 2 . tip to the ground a nd the dista nce from the ou tside of the right blad e tip to the ground. B oth measureme nts taken should b e equal. I f they’re not, pro ceed to the ne x t step. Loosen , but do NOT rem ove, the hex cap screw o n the lef t 3. deck han ger bracket . See Fig. 6 - ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 23
Maintena nce Schedule Before Eac h use Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hour s Ever y 100 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean H ood/ Dash Louve rs P P Chec k Engine O il Level P P Chec k Air Filter f or Dir t y , Loos e or Damage d Part s P Clean a nd Re-o il Air Filter ’s Foam Pre-c leane r P Replac e Air Filter Ele ment P Chang e Engine O i ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 24
Se r vice 7 24 Se r vice 7 24 Move the deck li f t lever into the top notch on the ri ght 7 . fende r to raise the deck li f t arms up and out of th e way . On 42” dec k s: 8. Remove the bow-tie cotter p in securing the deck stab ilizer rod to the d eck . Slide the de ck lif t rod fro m the mounting we ldment on the d eck as see n in Fig. 7 -3. O ...
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25 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e 25 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Caref ully remove the P TO cable from th e rear of the 9. cut ting deck by rem oving the hair p in clip which secur es it. Remove the spr ing from th e deck idle r bracket. S ee Fig. 7-4 on the ne x t page. Gentl y slide the cut ting de ck 1 0. (from the left side) out from u ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 26
26 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e 26 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Cutting Blades W ARN ING! Shut th e engine of f an d remove ignition key b efore rem oving the cut ting bla de(s ) for sharpe ning or repla cement. Protec t your hands by using heav y gloves whe n grasping the b lade. W ARN ING! Perio dically insp ec t the blade a nd/ or spin ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 27
27 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e 27 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Retighten th e lef t idler p ulley hex nu t loosen ed earlie r . 7 . Remo unt the belt gu ards removed earlie r . 8. Re -install the deck , making sure the belt remains routed around 9. the pulley s as instruc ted. S ee Fig. 7 - 8. Pull the right side o f the belt , and place ...
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Problem Cause Remedy Engi ne fai ls t o start PTO /Blade engaged. 1. Spark plu g wire disconne cted . 2. Fuel tank empt y, or stale fu el. 3. Choke not ac tivated . 4. F ault y spark p lug. 5. Blocke d fuel lin e. 6. Engine f looded. 7. Parkin g brake not enga ged 8. Thro ttle con trol leve r not in c orrect starting 9. position . Pla ce knob ( or ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 29
NOTE: T his Operator s Manual covers a ran ge of produc t sp ecif ications fo r various mo dels. Char acteris tics and f eatures discussed an d/ or illustr ated in this manual may not be ap plicabl e to all models . MTD LLC reser ves the right to change p roduc t spe cifi cations, desig ns and equip ment witho ut notice and with out incurri ng obli ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 30
The following at tach ments and ac cessor ies are comp atible for Mod el Series 70 0 Hydrostatic L awn T rac tors. See the ret ailer from whic h you purchas ed your tractor , an authorized MTD Ser vi ce Dealer or ph one ( 80 0) 8 00 - 73 1 0 for informatio n regarding p rice an d av ailab ility. CAUTION: M ode l Series 700 Hydro static Lawn T rac t ...
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FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsum er Group In c, the Un ited St ates Environm ental Prote cti on Agen cy ( EP A) , and, for t hose pr odu cts ce rt ified fo r sale in t he state of Ca liforn ia, the Califo rnia Ai r Resour ces Bo ard ( CARB) a re pleas ed to expl ain ...
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GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P ARTS: The re pair or re plac ement of any war ranted par t ot her wise e ligib le for warra nty c overage may be exc luded fr om suc h warrant y covera ge if MTD C onsu mer Grou p Inc de mons trates th at the outd oor eq uipme nt engi ne has be en abu sed, neg lec ted, or im prope rly mai ntain ed, and t hat suc h ...
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MTD Series 790 - page 36
MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 015 RE V. B Th e limi te d war r an t y se t for th b elow i s giv en by M T D LLC w it h re spe c t to new m er cha ndis e pur cha se d an d use d in th e Uni ted S t at es and / or i ts t err it ori es a nd po ss es sion s, an d by M TD P rodu c ts L imi ted wi th r esp ec t to n ew mer ch and ...
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