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Line with the filter in tank goes to the bottom of the carb. Line out the top of the carb goes to the short barb on the primer. Line on long barb of primer returns to the tank.

If the linkage is all there and working, the problem will be inside the transmission. Internal trans parts may be available depending on which transmission it is. Contact MTD with model and serial...

Usually there is a belt cover between the front wheels that must be removed to reveal the transmission. The transmission can be tilted backwards either by removing or pulling against a spring, or by...

That's an MTD unit, it'll have an auger belt and 4 shear pins for each auger section and it's doubtful they all broke at once. If none of the augers turn, it'll be the belt or the gearbox between the...

Kiss and ballengerb1 are right on the money.

There should be a positive (red) cable running to a canister on the side of the engine. That would be the starter with the little bendix gear that engages the ring gear on the motor.

Without the machine running, put it in forward and try to push it. Then reverse, and neutral. If you can only push it in neutral, then it's going into gear. If it won't push at all, you may have a...

I would also check to make sure it isn't just the brake sticking. If you mower drives around like normal, just won't move in neutral, the brake pucks are probably sticking against the disc brake on...

Any other numbers on that thing? Is it a rear engine rider? I'm familiar with some of those, but the numbers you've given don't come up anywhere. 30" rear engine Lawn Chiefs I see have a trhee digit...

If it's an MTD unit, find the model tag on the belly pan. This may be a unit that has about 6 or 7 gears under there, they had a tendency to freeze up (corrode) and not move. That drive has been...

You also have brake pads for the bldes on the underside of the running boards. If the deck belt is loose, check the pads. They should make contact with the deck pulleys, stopping the blades....

Deck engagement adjustment. Rod running from lift shaft assembly back to the rear of the deck at a downward angle, has an adjustment ferrule on one end. Controls the forward/backward movement of the...

Does it come off in forward? Also check to make sure the transmission mounting bolts are all secure, tranny could "rock" one direction throwing the pulley out of alignment and flipping the belt off...

If we're talking about a drive belt and not a pto belt, the double pulley on the crankshaft will need to be dropped down to be able to install a new belt. Impact wrench is the best way to remove the...

Mowerman, you certainly sound like a servicing dealer who really isn't fond of MTD.

Mowerman, do you file electronically, or still use paper claims?

MTD sells more units than anyone else, stands to reason a shop would have more of them. Over the last few years, with the emergence of the Home Depots, Lowe's, and Walmarts all fighting for the power...

Huge difference.

MTD has been in business for over 75 years making outdoor power equipment. Yardman, Yard Machines, Bolens, Troy Bilt, Cub Cadet, and lots of private label brands. Lawn Chief is a brand that MTD...

That Ryobi unit will run just fine on 87 octane and a 32:1 ratio. That's what it was designed to run on when it was built.

Check with MTD about the Lawn Chief unit. They have parts and diagrams available if you can supply the model of the unit.

Actually Mowerman, you are not correct about this being a poor design. The 600 series units were produced for about 20 years and are still some of the better units MTD put out. The way these units...

Checking with the CPSC there is no such recall. Recalls must be safety issues, and they must be listed with the CPSC. Warranty, service kits, updates, all have nothing to do with a "recall".

Interesting use of the word "recall". Checking with the CPSC, there was no such recall as stated by so many users in this and other forums. The 800 series Troy Bilt units built in 2005 were the first...