Troy-Bilt 900 manual

TRO Y -BIL T L LC, P .O . BOX 36 1 1 3 1 CL EV EL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Printed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a nu a l Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubleshooting • Warr ant y WA R N I N G RE AD AND FO LLOW ALL S AFET Y RULE S AND I NSTR UC TIO NS I N THI S MAN UAL BE FOR E A T TEM P [...]

Record Product Information Befo re set ting up a nd op erating your n ew equip ment, p lease loc ate the mod el plate on th e equipm ent and re cord the informati on in the prov ided a rea to the right. You can locate the mode l plate by loo kin g ben eath the seat . This infor mation w ill be ne cessar y, should you see k technical sup por t via o[...]

Impor t ant Safe O peration Prac tices 2 3 General Operation   Rea d, under st and, and f ollow all instr uc tions on th e machine and i n the manual(s ) b efo re attem pting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manua l in a safe p lace for future and r e gular refer ence and for ordering repla cement par t s. 2. Be fami liar with all cont[...]

4 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS    A missing o r damage d discharge cover can c ause blad e contac t or thrown o bjec t injurie s.    Stop the blade(s) when crossing gravel drives , walk s, or roads and w hile not cut tin g grass.    Watch for traf f i c when o per ating near or c rossi[...]

5 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Children   T ragi c accidents c an occur if th e ope rator is not aler t to the presen ce of children. Child ren are of ten at tr ac ted to the machine and th e mowing a cti vit y. They do not und ers tand the dange rs. N ever assume that children w ill remain wh ere you last saw t[...]

6 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS 3. Periodi cally che ck to make sure the bla des come to complete stop within a pproximately (5) f ive seconds a f ter operating the blade d isengagement contr ol. If the blades do not sto p within the this tim e fram e, your machine should b e ser v iced prof essionally by an au thorize d [...]

7 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Safet y Symbols This pag e depic t s and des cribe s safe t y sym bols that may app ear on this pr oduc t. R ead, und ers tand, a nd foll ow all instruc tio ns on the machine b efore at temp ting to assemb le and op erate. Sy m b o l Description    [...]

8 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS (OK) ( T OO STEEP) USE THIS SL OPE GAUGE T O DETERMINE IF A SL OPE IS TOO STEEP FOR SAFE OPERA TION! T o check the slope , proceed as follows: 1. Remove this page and fold along the dashed line. 2. Locate a vertical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building , fence, tr ee, etc.) [...]

T rac to r Se t -Up Moving The T rac tor Manually       relief v alve for occasi ons when i t is necessa r y to move the    ?[...]

Connecting the Batter y Cables CALIF ORNIA P ROPOS ITION 65 W ARNING! Bat ter y p osts , terminals, a nd related a ccessories contain lead a nd lead comp ounds , chemic als known to the State of Califor nia to cause can cer and reproduc tive harm. Wash hands after han dling. C AU T I O N : Whe n att aching b atter y cabl es, always ?[...]

f. Position the de ck roller b racket s up or down thro ugh the slot s on the rear o f the deck u ntil desired positio n is reached , then reat t ach with the cl evis pins and hairp in clips just rem oved. Be cer t ain that the lef t roller b racket and th e right roll er bracket are set in the s ame p osition . Refe r to Leveling the De ck in the [...]

     and descr ibe d on the fo llowing p ages . WA R N I N G ! Read an d follow all s afet y r ules and instruc ti ons in this manual, inclu ding the[...]

S ystems Indicator Monitor /Hour Met er LCD When th e ignitio n key is   positio n but not into the ST ART p ositio n, the         [...]

PTO / Blad e Engage Knob     cut ting de ck or other (sep arately availab le)      [...]

Safet y Interlock Switches This trac tor is e quipp ed with a s afet y inter lock s ystem fo r the protec tio n of the op erator. If the interlock s ystem sh ould ever malfun c tion, do n ot ope rate the trac tor. Contact your au thorize d ser vice dealer .  The s afet y interl ock s ystem prevent s the en gine fro m crank ing or s tar ting u[...]

Driving The T ractor WA R N I N G ! Avoid sudden st ar ts , excessive spe ed and sudden stops.   Lightly p ress the br ake ped al to release th e park ing br ake. Move the throt tle/choke lever into the F AS T (rabbit) position . 2.    [...]

Driving On Slopes        where you m ay operate the t rac tor saf ely. WA R N I N G ! Do no t mow on inclin es with a slo pe in  ?[...]

Engaging the PT O             ?[...]

Maintenance WA R N I N G ! Bef ore pe r form ing any maintenance or         engine an d remove key to prevent unintende d star ting. Engin e   [...]

3. Pop open t he protec ti ve cap on the en d of the oil dr ain         Figure 6- 1  Remove the o il f ill cap/ dip stick fr om the oil f ill tu be. 5. Push the oil dr ain hose (p acked with this ma n[...]

               Figure 6-2 5. T urn th e water on.    [...]

Adjustments WA R N I N G ! Shut the e ngine of f, remove the ignition key an d engage th e park ing b rake bef ore makin g adjustm ents. Prote c t your hands by using heav y gloves whe n handling th e blade s. NOT E:     [...]

Lev eling the Deck (S ide to Side ) If the cut tin g deck ap pear s to be mowin g unevenly, a side to side adjustme nt can be p er fo rme d. Adjust if n ecessar y as follows:   Wit h the trac tor p arked on a f i rm, level sur f ace, place the deck lif t lever in the top notch (high est p osition) and rotate both bl ades so that th ey are [...]

Deck Rear Roll er Adjustment The rear ro ller s on the mower d eck are no t designe d to carr y the weight of th e deck . Th e rear roll ers sho uld be a djusted to approxi mately ⁄   ⁄     moved to the desire d[...]

Cutting Deck Remo val T o remove the cut ting de ck , pro ceed as fo llows:           positio n and enga ge the p arkin g brake. 2. Lower the de ck by moving the d eck lif t[...]

Cutting Blades WA R N I N G ! Shut the e ngine of f and remove ignition key b efore re moving th e cut ting bla de(s ) fo r sharpe ning or rep lacement . Protec t your hands by using heav y gloves wh en graspin g the bla de WA R N I N G ! Periodi cally insp ec t the b lade and / or    ?[...]

 T o prope rly shar pen th e cut ting bla des, rem ove equal amount s of met al from b oth ends of th e blad es along th e cut ting ed ges, p aralle l to the trailing e dge, at a 25°- to 30° angle. Always gr ind each cut tin g blade e dge e qually to    ?[...]

Fu s e WA R N I N G ! Bef ore ser vicing, re pairing , or         brake, stop en gine and re move key to prevent unint ended st arting.   ?[...]

 Pull th e right side of th e bel t and place the n arrow V side of         Whil e holdin g the be lt and pull ey togeth er , rot ate the   [...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t     2. Parking brake not engaged. 3. Spark p lug wire(s) disconnec ted.  Throt tle / cho ke control lever not in cor rec t star tin g position . 5. Fuel tank e mpt y , o r stal e fue l.  B[...]

Component P ar t Number and Description                         ?[...]

Component P ar t Number and Description                                      [...]

The fo llowing at t achment s and accessori es are compatib le for this T roy- bilt L awn T rac tor. See the ret ailer fro m which you purch ased your trac tor, an authorized T roy- bilt S er vice D ealer or p hone (80 0) 828-5500 for infor mation re garding pr ice and availabilit y. Model Nu mber Description       [...]

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