Troy-Bilt TB 1942 manual

TRO Y -BIL T L LC, P .O . BOX 3 6 1 1 3 1 CL E VEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36- 0 0 1 9 Prin ted In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a nu a l Safe Operation Practices • Set-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Service • T roubleshooting • W arranty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FO LLOW ALL S AFE T Y RU LES AN D INS TRUC T IO NS IN T HIS M ANUAL BE FOR E A TTE M PT[...]

Customer Support Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer o r deal er without f irst contacti ng the Customer Supp or t De par tme nt. If you hav e dif ficult y assembling this product or have an y questions regarding the controls, operation, or maintenanc e of this machine , you can se ek help from the e xper t s. Choose from the options [...]

Impor t ant Safe O peration Prac tices 2 3 General Operation 1. Read, un ders tand , and foll ow all instruc ti ons on the machine and in th e manual(s ) b efore at temp ting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manua l in a safe p lace for future and regular ref erence and for orderin g replacement parts. 2. Be familia r with all controls and th e[...]

4 S ecti on 2 — i m portant S afe o pera t ion p r acticeS 12 . A missing or damaged dis charge cover can cause b lade contac t or thrown o bjec t injuries . 13 . Stop the bla de(s ) wh en crossing gravel dri ves, walk s, o r roads and w hile not cut tin g grass. 14 . W atch for tr af f ic w hen op erating n ear or crossing roadw ays. This machin[...]

5 S ecti on 2 — i m portant S afe o pera t ion p r acticeS Children 1. T ragic accide nts can o ccur if the op erator is not a ler t to the presen ce of children. Chil dren are of ten at tr ac ted to the machine and th e mowing ac ti vit y. They do not unde rst and the dange rs. N ever assume that childre n will remain wh ere you last saw th em. [...]

6 S ecti on 2 — i m portant S afe o pera t ion p r acticeS 3. Periodi cally che ck to make sure the blad es come to complet e stop within a pproximately (5) f ive seconds a f ter oper ating the bla de disen gagem ent control. If th e blade s do not sto p within the this tim e fram e, your machine should b e ser v iced prof essionally by an auth o[...]

7 S ecti on 2 — i m portant S afe o pera t ion p r acticeS Safet y Symbols This pag e depic t s and des cribes s afet y s ymb ols that may app ear on this pro duc t. Re ad, unde rst and, an d follow all ins truc tions on th e machine b efore at temptin g to assembl e and op erate. S ymbol Description READ T HE OPER A TOR’S M ANUAL( S) Read, un [...]

8 S ecti on 2 — i m portant S afe o pera t ion p r acticeS (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 f old along the dashed line. 2. L ocate a ver tical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building , fence, tr ee, e[...]

Ass embly & Set -Up 3 9 NOTE: Th is Ope rator ’ s M anual covers several m odels . T rac tor features may var y by mo del . Not all feature s in this manual are applic able to all tra cto r mode ls and the tra c tor depic te d may dif fer from yours. NOTE: All ref erences in this manua l to the lef t o r right side an d front or b ack of the [...]

10 S ecti on 3— A SSemb l y & S et -U p 3. Rotate the s eat into position a nd secu re the seat into place with the previously rem oved shoulder screws, f lang e bearin gs and f lange l ock nut s. Be c aref ul not to crimp or damage the w ire harne ss while inst alling the s eat. Se e Figure 3-3. Figure 3- 3 4. Using the harness clip at t ach[...]

11 S ecti on 3 — A SSem bl y & S et -U p Installing the S teering Wheel (If n ecess ar y ) The hard ware for at t aching the s teerin g whee l has be en packe d within the s teerin g whe el, be neath the ste ering w hee l cap. Caref ully pr y of f the steerin g whe el cap and r emove the hardwar e. 1. With the wh eels of th e trac tor po inti[...]

12 S ecti on 3— A SSemb l y & S et -U p Connec ting the Bat ter y Cables CALIF ORNIA P ROPOSI TION 65 W ARNING ! Bat ter y p osts , terminals, a nd related a ccessories contain lead an d lead comp ounds , chemic als know n to the State of Califor nia to cause ca ncer and reproduc tive harm. Wash hands af ter handling. C AU T I O N : Whe n at [...]

13 S ecti on 3 — A SSem bl y & S et -U p c. Place the deck lif t lever in th e desire d mowing height setting. d. Reinser t th e should er bol t (with each deck wh eel) into the inde x hole that le aves approximately ½- inch be twe en the b ot tom of the wh eel an d the pavement. T ighten the f lan ge lock nu t and shoul der bolt to b et wee[...]

Con tr ols & Features 4 14 Fuel T ank Cap Throttle/C hoke Contr ol Leve r or Thr ot tl e Contr ol Leve r (If so e quipped) Brake P edal Storage T ray Cup Holder Sea t Adjus tm ent Leve r T ransmission Bypass Rod Deck L if t Le ver PTO Swi tch (I f so equipped) Reve r se D r ive Pe d al Forward Drive P edal Park B rake/Cru ise Con tr o l Le ver [...]

15 S ecti on 4 — c ontro lS & F ea tur eS Throttle / Choke Control Le ver ( If so equipped) The throt tle / ch oke control lever is lo cated on th e lef t side of the tr ac tor ’ s dash p anel. T his lever controls th e spee d of the en gine and, w hen push ed all the w ay for ward , closes the ch oke for cold s tar ting . When s et in a gi[...]

16 S ectio n 4 — c ont rolS & F eatureS Park Brak e/Cruise Control Le ver Located i n the center of the tra cto r’s dash panel b elow the s teerin g whee l, the par k brake/cruise control lever is use d to engage th e park ing bra ke and the cruise contro l Refe r to the Op eration s ec tion of this manual for d etail ed instr uc tions re g[...]

Operation 5 17 WA R N IN G! Avoid serio us injur y or death . Go up and down sl opes , not across. Avoid sudde n turns. Do not op erate the tr ac tor whe re it could slip or tip. If machine s tops goin g uphill, s top the PTO and b ack down the hill s afely. Keep safe t y devices (guards, shields an d switches) in place and work ing. R emove objec [...]

18 S ecti on 5 — o pe ration Rev erse C aution Mode The REVERSE CAUTION MODE position of th e ignition modul e allows the tra ctor to b e ope rated in rever se with the blades (PT O) engaged. NOTE: Mow ing in reverse is n ot recomm ende d. WA R N IN G! Use e x treme c aution whil e ope rating the trac tor in th e RE VERSE C AUTION M ODE . Alwa ys[...]

19 S ecti on 5 — o pe ration Driving On Slopes Refe r to the SLOPE GA UG E on page 8 to h elp deter mine slo pes where you may op erate the tr ac tor safe ly. WA R N IN G! D o not mow on incli nes with a sl ope in excess of 1 5 degre es (a rise of approximately 2-⁄  feet ever y 1 0 feet). The trac tor coul d over turn and cause se rious i[...]

20 S ecti on 5 — o pe ration Engaging the PT O (M anual PTO trac tors ) Engaging the P TO transf ers p ower to the cut ting de ck or other (separately availab le) attachm ents . T o engage th e PTO: 1. Move the throt tle to the FAST position. 2. Push the PTO handle f or ward into the en gage d (ON) positio n. Se e Figure 5- 4. Figure 5-4 NOTE: Wh[...]

Maint enance & Adjustments 6 21 Maintenance Schedule Befo re Each use Af ter Fir st 5 Hours Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hours Ever y 50 Hours Ev e r y 10 0 Hours Prio r to Storing See Engin e Manual Chec k & Clea n Engin e Cooli ng Fans for De bri s P P Chec k Engi ne Oil Le vel P Chec k Air Filte r for Di r t y , Lo ose o r Damage d Par t s [...]

22 S ecti on 6 — M aintenan ce & a djuStMen tS NOTE: Th is Ope rator ’ s M anual covers several m odels . T rac tor features may var y by mo del . Not all feature s in this manual are applic able to all tra cto r mode ls and the tra c tor depic te d may dif fer from yours. WA R N IN G! B efore p er fo rming any maintenance or repair s, dise[...]

23 S ecti on 6 — M aint enance & a djuStM entS Cleaning the T rac tor Any fuel or oi l spilled o n the machine s hould b e wipe d of f pro mptly. Do NOT allow de bris to accumulate around th e cooling f i ns of the engine, the t ransmission’s cooling fan or o n any other par t of th e machine. Smart Jet Y our trac tor ’s deck is equipp ed[...]

24 S ectio n 6 — M aintenan ce & a djuStMen tS Deck Wheels The wh eels o n the fro nt of the deck a re equipp ed w ith a grease f it ting. Lubri cate with a No. 2 multi -p urpos e grease app lied w ith a grease gun af te r ever y 25 hour s of trac tor op eratio n. Pivo t Points & Linkage Lubricate all the p ivot point s on the dr ive sys [...]

25 S ecti on 6 — M ain tenance & a djuS tMentS 2. Measure the dis tance f rom the out side of th e lef t b lade tip to the ground an d the dist ance from th e outsi de of the right blad e tip to the ground . Both measure ments t aken should b e 4” . If they ’ re n ot, pro ceed to the n ex t s tep. 3. Using the right and l ef t lif t rods,[...]

Se r vice 7 26 Bat te r y CALIF ORNIA P ROPOSI TION 65 W ARNING : Bat ter y p osts , terminals, a nd related a ccessories contain lead an d lead comp ounds , chemic als know n to the State of Califor nia to cause ca ncer and reproduc tive harm. Wash hands af ter handling. C AU T I O N : If rem oving the b atte r y , disconn ec t the NEGA TIV E (Bla[...]

27 S ecti on 7 — S erv ice 7. Working on th e right side of th e trac tor, insert a ¹ /-in ch drive ratchet w rench, se t to tighte n , into square ho le found on the idl er bracket . See Figur e 7 -2. Figure 7 - 2 8. Pivot the wrench f or ward to move the de ck drive pull ey for ward. Se e Figure 7 - 2. WA R N IN G! Avoid pinching injur ies.[...]

28 S ecti on 7 — S erv ice 2. Place a block of wo od b et ween th e center deck ho using baf f l e and the cut ting b lade to ac t as a s tabilize r . See Figure 7-5. Figure 7 -5 3. Remove the h ex f lang e nut that se cures the bla de to the spindle ass embly. See Figure 7- 5. 4. T o prope rly sharp en the cu tti ng blad es, remove equ al amount[...]

29 S ection 7 — S ervice 46” D e ck s Figure 7 -8 50” & 5 4” De ck s Figure 7 -9 NOTE: Use a ¹ /-inch dr ive ratchet wre nch as instr uc ted in earlier s teps when r outing the n ew belt . 5. Re tighten idler p ulleys, i f loos ened ea rlier. 6. Remou nt the spindle covers i f removed ear lier. 7. Re -ins tall the d eck mak ing sure[...]

T r oubleshooting 8 30 Problem Cause Remedy Excess ive vibration 1. Cutting bla de loos e. 2. Damaged, unbalan ced or bent cut ting blade. 1. Tighten bl ade and spindle. 2. Replace blade. Uneven cut 1. Deck not lev eled properly . 2. Dull or dama ged b lade. 3. Uneven tire pressure. 1. Perform side-to -side deck adju s tment. 2. Sharpen or rep lace[...]

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