MTD 190-833-OEM User manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL
46"
SNOW
BLADE
Model Numbers
190-833-OEM
MTD PRODUCTS INC. P.O. BOX 368022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-9722
IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
PRINTED IN U.S.A. FORM NO. 48829 (REV. 7/03)
Form No. 3365-739 Rev A

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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
Any pow r quipm nt can caus injury if op rat d improp rly or if th us r do s not und rstand how to op rat
th quipm nt. Ex rcis caution at all tim s wh n op rating quipm nt.
1. R ad th tractor and snow blad own rs manuals and know how to op rat your tractor b for using tractor with snow
blad attachm nt.
2. N v r op rat tractor and snow blad without w aring prop r clothing suit d to w ath r conditions and op ration of
controls.
3. N v r allow childr n to op rat tractor and snow blad , and do not allow adults to op rat without prop r instructions.
4. Always b gin with transmission in first (low) g ar and gradually incr as sp d as r quir d.
CARTON CONTENTS
LOOK FOR THIS SYMBOL TO POINT OUT
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. IT
MEANS -- ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR
SAFETY IS INVOLVED.
UNPACKING
Op n carton. R mov parts and lit ratur . Mak
c rtain all parts and lit ratur ar r mov d b for th
carton is discard d.
Lay out all parts according to th illustration b low.
A 2 Fram Brack ts
B 1 Upp r Lift Handl
C 1 Low r Lift Handl Ass mbly
D 1 Blad Ass mbly
E 1 R.H. Hitch Brack t
AB
C
D
EFG
H
JK
L
O
M
N
I
F 1 L.H. Hitch Brack t
G 2 Angl Brack ts
H 1 Pivot Support Brack t
I 1 Chann l Pivot Pin
J 1 Angl Lock Bar (Long)
K 1 Angl Lock Bar (Short)
L 1 Chann l Ass mbly
M 1 Pivot Shaft
N 1 Spring Mount Rod
O 1 Blad Adjust Spring

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A 1 H x Bolt, 3/8" x 3-1/2"
B 1 H x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4"
C 8 H x Bolt, 3/8" x 1" Lg.
D 6 H x Bolt, 5/16" x 1" Lg.
E 2 H x Bolt, 1/4" x 1"
F 2 Carriag Bolt, 3/8" x 1" Lg.
G 2 Should r Bolt
H 3 H x Lock Nut, 1/4"
I 6 Nylock Nut, 5/16"
J 1 H x Nut, 3/8-16
K 4 H x Lock Nut, 3/8"
L 8 Flang Nut, 3/8"
M 4 Lock Wash r, 5/16"
Key Qty Description
N 2 Lock Wash r, 3/8"
O 1 Flat Wash r, 3/8"
P 1 Flat Wash r, 1/2"
Q 2 Hairpin Cott r, 1/8" (larg )
R 3 Hairpin Cott r, 3/32" (small)
S 2 Palnut, 3/8"
T 1 Cl vis Pin, 1/4" x 1-1/2"
U 2 Spac r
V 1 Plastic Cap
W 1 Angl Lock Spring
X 1 Knob
Y 1 Handl Grip
Key Qty Description
CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK
A
I
L
M
J
K
BCDE FG
H
SHOWN FULL SIZE
NOT SHOWN FULL SIZE
NO P
Q
R
S
U V X Y
T
W

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PREPARING THE LAWN TRACTOR
Figure 1
CAUTION: B for b ginning pr paration,
s l ct a firm and l v l surfac which is larg
nough to accommodat th snow blad
attachm nt and tractor. Engag brak lock.
1. Allow ngin , muffl r and xhaust d fl ctor to cool
b for b ginning.
2. Disconn ct th spark plug wir (s) from th spark
plug(s) and ground against th ngin .
3. R mov th mowing d ck as instruct d in th b lt
r moval s ction of th own r's manual for th lawn
tractor.
5/16" x 1"
HEX BOLTS
5/16" NYLOCK NUTS
SHOULDER BOLT
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT
STANDARD TRACTOR FRAMES WITH 15" TIRES
6. Attach a fram brack t to ach sid of th tractor
fram . Ass mbl thr 5/16" x 1" h x bolts and 5/16"
nylock nuts to th hol s shown figur 1.
7. Ass mbl a should r bolt and a 3/8" h x lock nut to
th upper hol in ach fram brack t as shown in
figur 1.
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(2) 7/16" Wr nch s
(2) 1/2" Wr nch s
(2) 9/16" Wr nch s
(1) 3/4" Wr nch or Adjustabl Wr nch
WARNING: Stop ngin and l t muffl r
cool b for installing brack ts.
STANDARD TRACTOR FRAMES WITH 16" TIRES
8. Attach a fram brack t to ach sid of th tractor fram .
Us two 5/16" x 1" h x bolts and 5/16" lock wash rs in
th hol s shown in front of th axl . Us a 1/4" x 1" h x
bolt and 1/4" h x lock nut in th r ar hol as shown.
Tighten carefully to avoid stripping thr ads in tractor
fram . S figur 2.
9. Ass mbl a should r bolt and a 3/8" h x lock nut to th
lower hol in ach fram brack t as shown in figur 2.
Figure 2
REMOVING PARTS FROM CARTON
R mov all parts and hardwar packag s from th
carton. Lay out all parts and hardwar and id ntify using
th illustrations on pag s 2 and 3.
NOTE: Not all parts in th hardwar pack will b n d d
for any on tractor fit-up.
ASSEMBLING BRACKETS TO TRACTOR
FAST-ATTACH TRACTOR FRAMES
No brack t ass mbly r quir d. Skip to ASSEMBLING
THE SNOW BLADE.
REMOVING PARTS FROM TRACTOR
4. R mov any front mount d attachm nts which may
b install d on your tractor.
5. Mark and sav all r mov d parts.
NOTE: Right hand (R.H.) and l ft hand (L.H.) ar d t r-
min d from th op rators position whil s at d
on th tractor.
SECTION 1:
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
5/16" x 1"
HEX BOLTS
5/16" LOCK
WASHERS
1/4" x 1"
HEX BOLT
1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
SHOULDER BOLT
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT

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Figure 5
3/8" PALNUT
PIVOT
PLATE
SPRING
MOUNT
ROD
3/8" PALNUT
14.Using a hamm r, ass mbl a 3/8" palnut onto on
nd of th spring mount rod. Ins rt th oth r nd of
th rod through th rear set of holes in th pivot
plat . Turn th pivot plat onto it's sid on a block of
wood and hamm r th r maining palnut onto th
oth r nd of th rod. S figur 5.
15.Ins rt th 3/8" x 3-1/2" h x bolt through th angl lock
spring. Ass mbl a 3/8" h x nut about 1" onto th nd
of th bolt. S figur 6.
Figure 6
3/8" x 3-1/2"
HEX BOLT
BLADE
ADJUST
SPRING
3/8" HEX NUT
Figure 4
Figure 3
3/8" x 1"
CARRIAGE BOLT
3/8" LOCK WASHER
3/8" HEX LOCK NUT
ANGLE LOCK BAR (SHORT)
ANGLE LOCK BAR (LONG)
ANGLE LOCK SPRING
10. Ass mbl th long and short angl lock bars tog th r
using two 3/8" x 1" carriag bolts, 3/8" lock wash rs
and 3/8" h x lock nuts. Mak sur all hol s ar
align d. S figur 3.
11. Ins rt th straight hook nd th angl lock spring into
th middl hol in th angl lock bars. Th curv d
hook on th oth r nd of th spring should b facing
up. S figur 3.
1/4" x 3-1/4"
HEX BOLT
1" SPACERS (2)
1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
PIVOT
PLATE
ANGLE
LOCK
SPRING
BRACKET (A)
CHANNEL
12.Ins rt th curv d hook of th angl lock spring up
through th hol in brack t (A). S figur 4.
13.Ins rt th angl lock bars down through th slot in th
chann l. Und rn ath th chann l plac spac rs on
both sid s of th angl lock bars and ins rt a 1/4" x
3-1/4" h x bolt through th sid s of th chann l, th
spac rs and th angl lock bars. S cur th bolt with
a 1/4" h x lock nut, tight ning so that th angl lock
bars still pivot fr ly. S figur 4.
ASSEMBLING THE SNOW BLADE

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3/8" FLANGED NUT
3/8" x 1"
HEX BOLT
18.Arrang th angl support brack ts as shown in
figur 8. Ass mbl th angl support brack ts to th
pivot support brack t using four 3/8" x 1" h x bolts and
3/8" flang d nuts.
Figure 8
3/8" FLANGED NUT
3/8" x 1"
HEX BOLT
Figure 9
19.Ass mbl th R.H. and L.H. hitch brack ts to th
angl support brack ts using four 3/8" x 1" h x bolts
and 3/8" flang d nuts. S figur 9.
PLASTIC
CAP
3/8"
HEX
NUT
BLADE
PIVOT
SHAFT
SPRING
MOUNT
ROD
BLADE
ADJUST
SPRING
1/8" HAIR
COTTER
PIN
PIVOT PLATE
KNOB
HAIRPIN CLIP
3/8" x 3-1/2"
HEX BOLT
3/8" FLAT
WASHER
16.To attach th chann l ass mbly to th blad , align
th pivot plat b tw n th w ld d brack ts on th
back of th blad . Ins rt th pivot shaft through th
hol s in th pivot plat and th w ld d brack ts.
S cur th pivot shaft with two 1/8" hair cott r pins.
S figur 7.
17.Hook th blad adjust spring ov r th spring mount
rod as shown. Ins rt th bolt through th hol at th
top of th blad and ass mbl th 3/8" flat wash r
and th knob onto th bolt. Turn th knob until it is
tight. Plac th plastic cap ov r th nd of th bolt.
S figur 7.
NOTE: Th blad is now s t at th low st spring t nsion.
To adjust th t nsion s th Adjustm nts s ction.
Figure 7
WASHER
CHANNEL
PIVOT
PIN
CHANNEL
ASSEMBLY
3/32" HAIR
COTTER PIN
PIVOT
SUPPORT
BRACKET
20.Attach th chann l ass mbly to th tractor by placing
th nd of th chann l insid th pivot support brack t.
Ass mbl th 1/2" flat wash r onto th chann l pivot
pin and ins rt th pin through th hol s in th pivot
support brack t and th chann l. S cur with a 3/32"
hair cott r pin. S figur 10.
Figure 10

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21. Ins rt th nd of th low r lift handl ass mbly through
th notch in th pivot support brack t and through th
hol s in th chann l. Align th lift link pin with th hol
in th w ld d brack t on th low r lift handl ass m-
bly. Ins rt th lift link pin through th hol in th
brack t and s cur it with a 3/32" hair cott r pin. S
figur 11.
22.Ass mbl th handl grip onto th upp r lift handl .
S figur 12.
23.Plac th upp r lift handl onto th low r lift handl
ass mbly. Align th hol s and s cur with th cl vis
pin and a 3/32" hair cott r pin. S figur 12.
LOWER LIFT
HANDLE ASSEMBLY

WELDED
BRACKET
LIFT
LINK
PIN
3/32" HAIR
COTTER PIN
CHANNEL
Figure 11
Figure 12
CLEVIS PIN
UPPER LIFT HANDLE
LOWER LIFT HANDLE
ASSEMBLY
3/32" HAIR
COTTER PIN
HANDLE GRIP
SHOULDER BOLT
ATTACHMENT PIN
PIN IN THIS HOLE
FOR 15" TIRES
Figure 14
SHOULDER BOLT
ATTACHMENT PIN
PIN IN THIS HOLE
FOR 16" TIRES
SHOULDER BOLT
ATTACHMENT PIN
STANDARD TRACTOR FRAMES
27.To attach th hitch ass mbly to th front of th tractor,
pull out on th attachm nt pins and swing th pins
down away from th hol s th y w r in. S figur 14.
28.Hook th hitch ass mbly onto th should r bolts
ass mbl d to th fram brack ts. S figur 14.
29.Align th hol s in th hitch ass mbly with th hol s in
th fram brack ts. Ins rt th attachm nt pins to lock
th hitch ass mbly in plac . S figur 14.
Figure 13
ATTACHING SNOW BLADE TO TRACTOR
QUICK ATTACH TRACTOR FRAMES
24.Pull out on th hitch ass mbly's attachm nt pins and
swing th pins down away from th hol s th y w r
in. S figur 13.
25.Hook th hitch ass mbly onto th should r bolts in th
tractor fram . S figur 13.
26.Align th hol s in th hitch ass mbly with th hol s in
th tractor fram . Ins rt th attachm nt pins to lock
th hitch ass mbly in plac . S figur 13.

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SECTION 2: OPERATING THE BLADE SECTION 3: ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: Always low r blad to ground
b for l aving tractor.
Th lift handl , locat d on th l ft sid of th snow blad ,
is us d to rais and low r th blad . Pulling th lift handl
all th way back rais s th snow blad . Mov th lift
handl forward to low r th snow blad to th ground.
Th angl of th blad can b adjust d to th right or l ft
by pulling back on th angl lock bar, shown in figur 15,
and r positioning th h ad of th blad to th right, l ft or
c nt r.
Always b gin with th ngin sp d at th low st pos-
sibl s tting, and gradually incr as sp d as r quir d.
Wh n working in a larg ar a, do not att mpt to mov th
snow or dirt all in th sam dir ction, causing an xc s-
siv buildup, which would b com larg r with ach pass.
CAUTION: Know th t rrain. Avoid
xc ptionally sharp slop s or drop offs which
may b hidd n by th snow. N v r run th
snow blad into h avy mat rial at high sp d.
Figure 15
CAUTION: Insp ct th ar a to b work d
car fully b for op rating th snow blad .
Avoid pip s, roots, curbs or oth r h avy
obstructions.
To Adjust Blade Spring
Th blad adjust spring allows th blad to tilt forward to
bypass solid obstructions. Th normal adjustm nt is for
th spring bolt to xt nd 1" through th top of th blad .
To incr as th spring t nsion loos n th knob, scr w
th nut farth r down onto th bolt and th n r tight n th
knob.
To d cr as th spring t nsion loos n th knob, scr w
th nut farth r out toward th nd of th bolt and th n
r tight n th knob. R f r to figur 8 on pag 6.
To Adjust Skid Shoes
Th skid sho s at th nds of blad may b rais d for
clos work on smooth surfac s or low r d to rais th
blad to work on rough or un v n ar as. Mak sur both
sho s ar s t v nly and that th nuts ar r tight n d
s cur ly.
ANGLE
LOCK
BAR

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NOTES

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NOTES

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NOTES

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