Troy-Bilt 424 manual

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an interna l combu stion e ngine and s hould not b e used on or near any uni mproved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaust system[...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without fir st contacting Customer Suppor t. T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU S T ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipmen t and copy the inf ormati on to the sample model p late p rovid[...]

3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is sym bol po int s ou t i mporta nt s af ety in st ruc tio ns wh ich, i f no t f oll ow ed , c ou ld en dan ger th e p erso nal sa fe ty a nd /or p rope r ty of y our se lf an d o the rs . Re ad and f ollo w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be fo re at - t emp tin g t o op er at e th is ma chi ne . F ai lur e t[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1. Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) bef ore attempting to assemble and oper ate. K eep this manual in a safe place f or future and regular ref erence and for ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be f amiliar with all controls and their proper operation. Know ho w t[...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut han ds and fe et near ro tatin g par ts or i n the feedi ng ch ambe rs and d isc harg e ope ning . Cont act w ith t he rotat ing im pell er ca n ampu tate fin ger s, hand s, and fe et. 2. Before s tar ti ng th e mach ine, make sur e the c hip per ch ute, feed int ake, and c ut ting c ham ber are em pt y and fre e of all [...]

6 3 Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder IM PORT AN T : This uni t is ship ped wit hout gas oline or oi l in the eng ine. Be cer tai n to ser vic e engine wi th gaso line and oil as i nstruc ted in the s eparate engi ne manual before operat ing your machin e. Loose P ar ts In Car ton a. Debr is Coll ect ion Bag b. T ow Bar c. Safety Gla sses d. Engine[...]

7 Figure 4 3 Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder           Kno w Y our Chipper Shredder W ARNING Never operate t[...]

8 4 Operating Y our Chipper Shredder W ARN I NG : The ope rati on of any chipp er shr edd er ca n resu lt in forei gn obj ect s bein g thrown into t he eyes, which c an da mage your eyes severel y . Always wear th e safe ty glass es pr ovided wit h this uni t or eye shiel ds be fore chi pping o r shre dding and whil e pe rfo rming any adjus tme nts[...]

9 4 W ARNING Never operate the chi p - per shredder without chipper chute lo were d int o the ope rating position. Figure 7 Operating Y our Chipper Shredder Operating The Chipper Shredder Shredding Y ard waste such a s leaves and pine need les can b e place d in the ho pper for shred ding. Af ter material ha s been pro cesse d by the shredd er blad[...]

10 5 Maintaining Y our Chipper Shredder W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi ne, disconnect spark pl ug, and ground agai nst engine before cleanin g, lubrica ting or doing an y kind of main tenance on yo ur machine. Figure 8 Figure 9 W ARN I NG : Always stop engine, disco nnec t spark p lug, an d ground again st engin e befo re cl eaning , lubric ating or d [...]

11 5 W ARNING Figure 10 Figure 11 The shredder blade is sharp. W ear le ather wor k glov e s to protect y our hands. Maintaining Y our Chipper Shredder IMPORT ANT Mak e certain chipper blades a re reass em- bled with the sh arp edge outward (to ward the chipper chu te) . T orque ha rdwar e to between 2 0 ft.-lbs and 25 ft. -lbs. 2. Pivot the shredd[...]

12 F or r ep ai r s be yo nd th e mi nor a dj us tm en ts li st ed h er e , con ta ct an a ut hor i zed s er v ice de al er . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remedy En gine fails t o star t 1 . Throt tle lever not in corre ct star t ing posit ion ( if equi pped ) . 2. Spark pl ug wire disc onne cted. 3. Choke not in CHOK E posit ion ( if equip [...]

13 7 P ar ts List T o ord er replacement parts , contact 1 - 8 00 -520 -552 0, 1 -3 30 -55 8 - 7220 or visit ww w. troybi lt.com. 1 681 - 0 40 09 Impell er Assemb ly Com plete 2 7 10- 1054 Machi ne Screw, 5 /1 6 -24 x 1 .0 3 7 1 1 - 0 83 3B Clevis Pin,.496 4 7 1 2- 04 1 1 Hex Lock Nut , 5 /16-24 5 7 1 5 - 01 66 Spiral Pin,. 1 56 x 1 .0 6 7 1 9 - 03[...]

14 Models 414 & 424 † Mod el 424 Only ‡ Mod el 4 1 4 O nly                                  ?[...]

15 7 P ar ts List 1 681 - 04 00 6† Upper Ch ipper Chu te Assemb ly 2 681 - 04 007† Lower Chipper Chute As sembl y 3 7 1 0 - 01 0 6† H ex Cap Screw, 1/4-20 x 1 . 25 4 7 1 0 -3 01 3 Hex Cap S crew , 1/ 4-20 x.5 5 7 1 2-301 0 Hex Nut, 5 /16- 18 6 7 1 2-3027 Hex Loc k Nut 1/ 4-20 7 7 1 4 - 01 04† Cot ter Pin 8 728- 01 75 † Pop Rivet 9 732-030[...]

The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by T roy- Bilt LLC with re spec t to new merchan dise purc hased a nd used in t he United St ates and /or i ts territori es and pos sessi ons, and by MTD Produ cts Lim ited with re spec t to new merchan dise purc hased a nd used in Can ada and / or its territor ies and posse ssion s (eit her entit y[...]