Install The Harness - MTD Yard Machines Y780 Manual Del Operador

INSTALL THE HARNESS

WARNING:
Always use the shoulder harness
when using the cutting blade to avoid serious
personal injury.
1. Push the strap through the center of the buckle.
2. Pull the strap over the cross bar and down through the slot
in the buckle (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3
3. Put the harness
on over your head
and onto your
shoulder. Snap it
on to the support
fitting (Fig. 4).
4. Adjust the length
to fit the
operator's size.
Pull the tab to
lengthen, pull the
strap to shorten
(Fig 5).
REMOVE AND INSTALL THE CUTTING SHIELD
Remove the cutting attachment shield when using the unit
as a brushcutter
WARNING:
The cutting attachment shield should
NOT be installed when operating the unit with a
blade. Remove the cutting attachment shield
before removing or installing the blade.
Remove the cutting attachment shield from the shield mount
by removing the three (3) screws with a flat blade screwdriver
(Fig. 6). Store parts for future use.
Cutting
Attachment
Shield
Shield Mount
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, the
cutting attachment shield MUST be in place at all
times while operating the unit as a grass trimmer.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Support Fitting
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
(3) Screws
Gear Housing
Fig. 6
Install the cutting attachment shield when using the unit as
a grass trimmer
Install the cutting attachment shield on the shield mount by
inserting the three (3) screws into the shield mount. Tighten
securely with a flat blade screwdriver (Fig. 6).
REMOVE THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT AND INSTALL THE
CUTTING BLADE
WARNING:
It can result in injury to the operator. The housing
remains hot for a short time even after the unit is
turned off. Do not touch the gear housing until it
has cooled.
NOTE: To make cutting blade removal and installation easier,
place the unit on the ground or on a work bench.
Remove the Cutting Attachment Shield
See Remove and Install the Cutting Attachment Shield.
Remove the Cutting Attachment
1. Align the shaft bushing hole with the locking rod slot and insert
the locking rod into the shaft bushing hole (Fig. 7).
Shaft Bushing Hole
Locking Rod Slot
Locking Rod
2. Hold the locking rod in
place by grasping it next
to the boom of the unit
(Fig. 8).
3. While holding the locking
rod, remove the cutting
attachment by turning it
clockwise off of the
output shaft (Fig. 9). Store
the cutting attachment for
future use.
NOTE: The blade retainer
under the cutting attach-
Cutting Attachment
Locking Rod
Slot
Locking Rod
5
The gear housing gets hot with use.
Output Shaft
Bushing
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Output
Shaft