MTD H15 Manual Del Usaurio página 12

English
Note
If required, turn the lower drive
shaft slightly until the square shaft
and the holder of the upper drive
shaft mesh.
Tighten screw handle (1)

on the shaft coupling clockwise.
Check that the lower drive shaft
is tight.
Removal
Turn screw handle (1) on the shaft

coupling (2) anti-clockwise
to open the shaft coupling.
Press release button (3) and

pull the lower drive shaft straight
out of the shaft coupling.
Adjusting the carrying
system (shoulder strap)
Fig. 3
Place harness over your

shoulders.
Close the catch on the abdominal

belt (1.). If required, readjust.
Adjust abdominal belt

to the correct width (2.).
Adjust shoulder belt

to the correct length (3.).
Latch the hook of the carrying

system into the holder on the unit
(4.) and adjust the attachment
pad to a comfortable length (5.).
Note
Clip A is used in an emergency
to release the appliance as quickly
as possible from the carrying
system.
To do this, pull the clip upwards.
Attaching the cutting
attachment cover
Fig. 4
Unscrew the screws (1) and

remove the clamp (2) from
the cutting attachment cover (3).
Place cutting attachment cover

(3) on the lower drive shaft (4)
and attach the clamp (2) with
the screws (1).
Do not tighten the screws yet!
Remove screw (5) from the gear-

box.
Attach holder (6) to the gearbox

with the screw (5).
Tighten the screws (1).

8
Attaching/removing
the line head
Attaching the line head
Fig. 5
If attached, remove cutters

and blade attachment parts
beforehand. See "Removing
the cutting blade".
Push spacer (1) onto the drive

shaft (2). Align the 3 openings
in the spacer (3), the gearbox (4)
and the gear cover (5).
Note
If alignment is not correct, the line
head cannot be attached/removed!
Insert retaining bar (6) through

the openings (3, 4, 5) in order
to secure the gearbox.
While holding the retaining

bar (6), turn the line head (7)
anti-clockwise (to the left)
onto the drive shaft.
Tighten line head firmly!
Note
Ensure that the line head (7)
is seated correctly on the spacer
(1), i.e. centred and resting flat!
Remove retaining bar from

the gear head.
Remove the line head
Fig. 6
Align the openings (3, 4, 5). Insert

retaining bar (6) through the
openings and hold in position.
Unscrew line head (7) clockwise

(to the right) off the drive shaft.
Attaching/removing the
cutting blade (depending
on model)
Attaching the cutting blade
Fig. 7
If attached, remove the line head

beforehand. See "Attaching/re-
moving the line head".
Note
When attaching the cutting blade
for the first time, remove the blade
attachment parts (blade holder (8),
retaining bell (9), nut (10))
if attached. See "Removing
the cutting blade".
Operating manual
Push spacer (1) onto the drive

shaft (2). Align the 3 openings
in the spacer (3), the gearbox (4)
and the gear cover (5) (Fig. 5).
Note
If alignment is not correct,
the cutting blade cannot
be attached/removed!
Insert retaining bar (6) through

the openings (3, 4, 5) in order
to secure the gearbox.
While holding the retaining bar

(6), attach the cutting blade (7)
with blade holder (8), retaining
bell (9) and nut (10) as follows:
– Push cutting blade (7) onto
drive shaft (2) and centre
on the spacer (1).
Note
Ensure that the cutting blade (7)
is seated correctly on the spacer
(1), i.e. centred and resting flat!
– Attach blade holder (8), retai-
ning bell (9) and nut (10).
Ensure that the blade holder is
seated correctly in the toothing!
– Tighten nut firmly anti-clock-
wise (to the left) – tightening
torque 37 Nm.
Note
– Before tightening, check again
that the cutting blade is seated
correctly.
– If you do not have a torque
wrench, tighten the nut firmly by
hand. Then tighten the nut anti-
clockwise (to the left) another
half turn using a ring spanner.
Remove retaining bar from

the gear head.
Remove guard (if fitted) from

the cutting blade.
Removing the cutting blade
Fig. 8
Attach guard (if available)

to the cutting blade.
Align the openings (3, 4, 5).

Insert retaining bar (6) through
the openings and hold in position.
Unscrew nut clockwise (to the

right).
Remove cutting blade (7), blade

holder (8) and retaining bell (9)
(Fig. 7).