Troy-Bilt 70 manual

TRO Y BIL T LLC, P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 5 / 3 1/ 20 07 FORM NO. 769- 01 295C Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Maintenance • T r oubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This unit is e quipped wi th an internal co mbustion e ngine and shou ld not be used on or ne ar an y uni mproved forest-covered, brush[...]

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 first contacting Customer Support. T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR N EW EQUI PME NT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipm ent and cop y the inf ormation t o the sample model pla te pro vide[...]

3 W ARNING DO NOT remov e safety (or any) labels from chipper shredder vacu um for an y reason. Safety Labels Safety Labels Found On Y our Chipper Shredder V acuum 1 T O A V OID SERIOUS INJURY • RE AD OP ERA T OR' S MA NU AL. • KE EP HA ND S OUT O F INL ET A ND DI SC HAR GE OP EN ING S WHI LE MA C HIN E IS R UNN IN G . R O T A TI NG BL AD [...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1 . Read, un derst and, and fo llow all in struc tion s on the ma - chi ne and in th e manual ( s) b efore atte mpting to a ssemb le and o perate. Keep thi s manual i n a safe place f or future and re gular refere nce and fo r orderi ng repl acement p art s. 2. Be fam iliar wit h all con trols an d their pro [...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not pu t hands a nd feet near rot ating par ts or i n the feedi ng cham bers an d disch arge op ening. C ontac t with th e rotat ing imp eller ca n amput ate finger s, hand s, and feet. 2. Before s tar ting th e machin e, make sure the c hipp er chute, feed int ake, and cut ting c hambe r are empt y and free of a ll deb ris. 3. T[...]

6 Figure 3-1 IM PORT ANT : This unit is s hipped wit hout gasol ine or oil in the eng ine. Be cer tain to ser vice eng ine with gas oline and oil as i nstructed i n the separate engi ne manual before operat ing your machine. NOTE : Reference to ri ght and left h and side of the Chip - per / Shredder Vacuum is obser ved from the o perating posit ion[...]

7 Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 3 IMPORT ANT Mak e sure the cable s are r outed outside th e low er handle . Also , do not crimp th e cables while lifting up the handles . Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder V acuum Attaching The Handle 1 . Remove the hairp in clips from t he handle brac ke ts an d remove the carri age screws and wing nu ts from t[...]

8 Figure 3-6 Attaching The Hose Assembly 5. a. S lide hose ada pter of hose assemb ly into the base ada pter located on the l eft front of the Y ard V acuum. Se e Figure 3- 5. b . Pull sprin g loaded pin out o n the base and ali gn pin with t he first hole ( closes t to the end of the tub e) in the hose ad apter . c. Releas e the pin to loc k the h[...]

9 Figure 3-8 A B C Figure 3-7 3 NO TE: The bag mus t be remo ved b efor e install ing the blow er chute . Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder V acuum Attaching The Bag 7 . Grasp bag h andle with o ne hand and sli de lock ing rod on mount ing bracket with other ha nd toward engine. Use the end of m ounting brac k et as leverage when slidi ng the loc k[...]

10 Figure 4-1 Now that you have set up your yard vacuum for operat ion, get acquainted w ith its cont rols and features. These are de scribed b elow and illustr ated on this page. This kn owledge wil l allow you to use your new equip - ment to its ful lest potential. W AR NIN G : The op eratio n of any chipp er shre dder c an result in fo reign obj[...]

11 Nozzle/ Hose V ac Le ver The nozzle / hose vac han dle is loc ated on top of the nozzle. Use it to switch vacuu m suction b etween the nozzle and th e hose assemb ly . Hose Handle Used to guid e hose assem bly when vacuumin g. Bag Handle Used to gras p bag in order to assi st in attac hing, remov- ing, and em ptying bag. S ee Figure 4- 1 . Bag C[...]

12 T o Empty Bag 1 . a. Unho ok bag straps from t he lower handle. b. Uns nap bag clip from t he top of lower handle. See Figure 4 -3. c. Gras p bag handle wit h one hand and pul l lock rod on mount ing bracket with other ha nd toward engine to release. d. Li ft bag of f back of unit. 2. T wist the t wo buttons o n the back of the bag to un lock an[...]

13 W AR NIN G : Do not at tempt to shr ed, chip, or vacuum a ny material la rger than s pecifi ed on the m achine or in t his manua l. Person al injury or d amage to the m achine could r esult . IM PORT ANT : The flail scre en is located in side the housing i n the disc harge area. If the fl ail screen be comes clog ged, remove and clea n as instru[...]

14 W AR NIN G : Always stop engine , disco nnect sp ark plug, a nd ground again st engine b efore cl eaning, lubric ating or doin g any kind of mainte nance on your m achine. General Recommendations Always obser ve saf et y rules when p erformi ng any maintenanc e . The warrant y on this ch ipper /shre dder vacuum does not c ov er items t hat ha ve[...]

15 5 Maintaining Y our Chipper Shredder V acuum Figure 5 -3 Figure 5 -4 IM PORT ANT : Make sure to inser t the z-fittin g into the rear hole as i t was inserted i n the front hole, that is fro m the out side of the dr ive control. 3. Y ou may now carefully reinst all the drive cont rol by per forming the previ ous steps in the o pposite ord er and [...]

16 Figure 5 -5 Figure 5 -6 Figure 5 - 7 Sharpening or Replacing Chipper Blade NOTE : When t ipping th e unit, empt y the oil and fu el tank and keep engi ne spark plug si de up. Disc onnect a nd ground th e spark plug w ire to ret aining post . Remove bag assemb ly or blower chute. Remove the three hex ca p screws holding t he hose hanger br acket [...]

17 Carefully til t and suppor t the un it up to provide acce ss underneat h to the nozzle mounti ng hardware and imp eller . Remove the three shoul der bolts secur ing the black p lastic lower flail h ousing to the lower housing. Refer to Fig ure 5- 8. Tilt top of b lack plast ic lower flail housing toward t he engine to re mov e. Using a 3 /16” [...]

18 F o r r epa ir s be y on d th e m in or a dj u st me nt s li s te d he re , c on t ac t an au th or i ze d se r v ic e de ale r . 6 T roub le Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine fails t o start 1 . Throt tle lever not in correc t start ing posit ion. 2. Spar k plug wire disc onnected. 3. Choke not in CH OKE positi on (if equip ped) . 4. Fuel[...]

19 NO TES Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]

20 Model Series 070 53 54 52 51 5 59 52 6 49 46 72 50 68 16 22 17 33 30 81 55 12 48 21 20 19 18 15 65 58 56 23 65 47 67 61 63 36 65 60 82 31 70 41 44 64 15 73 57 15 69 80 76 74 43 45 11 13 3 7 16 8 40 27 35 37 34 32 38 28 2 39 24 4 25 10 66 71 75 78 77 79 42 42 14 9 14 29 6 26 A A B B 62[...]

21 7 P arts List Ref. Part No. Descr iption 1 . 736 -0 45 1 Saddl e W asher, .320 x.93 2. 7 49- 04 1 63 Upper H andle 3. 720 -0279 K nob 4. 71 0- 1 205 E ye Bolt 5. 78 1- 1056 Upper H andle Brac k et 6. 7 10- 0726 Hex Cap Screw 5 /16- 1 2 x. 750 7 . 720 -0 4072 Star Kno b 8. 7 10- 1 1 7 4 Carriage B olt 9. 73 1-04 9 1 1 Nozzle Han dle Clip 1 0. 7 4[...]

22 Model Series 070 32 33 A B B A 39 1 47 44 2 14 12 21 20 19 23 22 36 37 49 35 38 34 40 42 43 49 48 30 13 50 26 45 15 17 16 25 46 31 24 29 6 9 3 27 28 4 10 5 8 18 11 11 41 7 51[...]

23 7 P arts List Ref. Part No. Descr iption 1 . 66 4- 04031 Bag Ass embly 2. 681 - 0 1 5 4 Scree n Assembly 3. 71 0- 1 0 54 Hex Screw 5 /1 6 -2 4 x 1 .0 4. 781 -0 490 Chip per Blade 5. 781 -0735 Pin Clip 6. 71 9- 03 29 Flail 7 . 71 5- 0 166 Spira l Pin 8. 71 1 - 1 40 1 Clevis Pin 9. 71 2 - 04 1 1 Lock Nut , 5 /1 6-24 1 0. 736 - 0 1 1 9 Lock Washer [...]

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