Troy-Bilt TB-38 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 our Customer Su ppor t D epa rtm ent. 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 T ractor Set -Up T ools Required : • 3/8-inch w rench (or adjustab le wre nch) • 7⁄ 1 6 - inch wre nch (or adjustabl e wrench) • 1 /2-inch so cket wrench 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 oun[...]

10 S ecti on 3— A SSemb l y & S et -U p b a Figure 3-4 5. T o adjus t the positi on of the se at, remove the adjus tment kno b on the bo tto m of the seat . Slide the s eat for ward o r back ward as d esired. R einst all the adjus tment k nob. Se e Figure 3-5. c d Figure 3-5 Attaching The St eering Wheel If the s teering w hee l for your tr a[...]

11 S ecti on 3 — A SSem bl y & S et -U p Tire Press ure WA R N IN G! Ma ximum tire pressure under any circumstan ces is 30 psi. Equal tire pressure sho uld be maintaine d at all times . Never excee d the ma ximum inf lation pressur e shown on the si dewall of the tir e. The re commend ed op erating tir e pressure is: • Approximatel y 1 0 ps[...]

Clutch/Brake Pedal Spe ed Con tro l & Park in g Bra ke Leve r Shift Lever Cup Holder Throttle/C hoke Lev er Ignition Switch Deck L if t Le ver PTO (Bl ade E nga ge) Lever NOTE: S tee ring wheel not sho wn for clarity Figure 4- 1 Lawn T ra cto r controls and feature s are illustrate d in Figure 4 - 1 and des cribe d on the f ollowing p ages . WA[...]

Throttle / Choke Con trol The throt tle contro l lever is lo cated on th e lef t si de of the trac tor ’s dash panel, se e Figure 4 - 1 . T his lever controls the spe ed of th e engine, as we ll as the choke when i t is pushe d all the way for war d. Whe n set in a given positi on, the throt tle will maintain a unifor m engine sp ee d. IMPORT ANT[...]

Parking Brake T o set the p arkin g brake, full y depress th e clutch- brake pe dal. Move the sp ee d control lever all the way down and into the pa rkin g brake positi on. Releas e the clutch -br ake pedal to all ow the parking brake t o engage. T o release th e park ing bra ke, depress the clutch - brake pe dal and move the sp ee d control lever [...]

Operation 5 15 Safet y Interlock S w itches This trac tor is e quipp ed with a s afet y i nterlock s ystem f or the protec tion o f the op erator. If the interlock s ystem sho uld ever malfun c tion, do no t oper ate the trac tor. C o ntac t an author ized T roy-Bilt ser vice dealer. • The s afet y interl ock s ystem prevent s the engi ne from cr[...]

16 S ectio n 5 — o per ation St opping the Engine WA R N IN G! I f you strike a fo reign obje c t, stop th e engine, disconn ec t the sp ark plug w ire(s ) and ground agains t the eng ine. Tho roughl y inspec t th e machine fo r any damage. Rep air the damag e befo re restar tin g and oper ating. 1. If the blades are e ngage d, place the P TO (Bl[...]

17 S ecti on 5 — o pe ration Using the D ec k Lif t Lev er T o raise the cut tin g deck , move the d eck lif t l ever to the lef t , then place it in the no tch best suite d for your app licatio n. Ref er to Set ting T he Cutti ng Height ear lier in this se c tion. Mowi ng WA R N IN G! T o he lp avoid blade conta ct o r a thrown obje c t injur y [...]

6. Reinst all the oil dr ain plug se curel y . Be c aref ul not to overtight en. 4. Ref ill the e ngine wi th new motor oil as ins truc te d in the Engine Ow ner ’s Manual packed with yo ur unit. IMPORT ANT : R efer to the En gine Ow ner ’s Manual packed with your unit for inf ormatio n regardin g the quantit y and p rope r viscosit y of motor [...]

IMPORT ANT : I f removing th e bat ter y fo r any reason, disconne ct th e NEGA TIV E (Black) w ire from i t ’s terminal fir st , followed by th e POSITIV E (Red ) wire. Whe n re -inst alling the bat ter y , al ways connec t the P OSITIV E (Red) wi re its ter minal f irst , followe d by the NEGA TI VE (Black ) wire. Be cer t ain that the wires ar[...]

Batter y Fail ure s Some comm on causes f or bat ter y f ailure are: • Incorrec t initial ac tiv ation • Overcharging • Fre e zin g • Undercharging • Corroded c onnec tions Thes e failures are N OT covered by your trac tor ’s warranty. Adjustments WA R N IN G: Never at temp t to make any adjustm ents whil e the engin e is running, e xce[...]

Maintenance Schedule Before Each use Ever y 1 0 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hours Ever y 1 00 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean Hood/Dash Louvers P P Chec k Engi ne Oil Le vel P P Chec k Air Filte r for Di r t y , Lo ose o r Damage d Par t s P Clean a nd Re- oil Ai r Filter ’s Foam Pre-c lea ner (if Equipped) P Replace A ir Filter Elemen t P Cha[...]

Se r vice 7 22 Figure 7 - 2 7. Move the deck li f t lever into the top notch on th e right fende r to raise the de ck lif t ar ms up and out of th e way . 8. Gently sli de the cut ting d eck toward the f ront of the tr ac tor caref ully guidin g the hoo k s on the d eck of f of th e deck stab ilizer ro d. See Figu re 7 -3. Figure 7 - 3 Cutting Deck[...]

S ecti on 7 — S erv ice 23 9. Care fully re move the PTO cab le from th e rear of the cut tin g deck by rem oving the hair p in clip which se cures it. R emove the spring f rom the d eck idl er bracket . See Figur e 7 - 4 . Figure 7 -4 10 . Gently sli de the cut ting d eck (from the lef t side) out from underneath the tractor . Tires WA R N IN G![...]

S ecti on 7 — S erv ice 24 The b lades may be re moved as foll ows. 1. Remove the de ck from b eneath th e trac tor, ( refer to Cutting Deck Removal earlier in this section ) then ge ntly f lip the de ck over to expos e its un dersi de. 2. Place a block of woo d bet we en the center de ck housing b af f le and the cut ting b lade to ac t as a s t[...]

S ecti on 7 — S erv ice 25 Changing the Deck Belt WA R N IN G! B e sure to shut the engin e of f, remove ignition key, disconnec t the spark p lug wire(s) and ground agains t the eng ine to prevent unintende d star tin g bef ore remov ing the be lt. WA R N IN G! All b elt s on your trac tor are subj ec t to wear and shoul d be rep laced if any si[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t 1. PTO /Blade engaged. 2. Spark plug wire discon nec ted. 3. Fuel tank empt y , or stale f uel . 4. Choke no t ac tivated. 5. Faulty spa rk plug. 6. Bl o w n f u s e(s). 7. Engine f loo ded. 8. Parking brak e not engaged 9. Throt tle control lever not in correc t s tar ting position . 1. Place blade en g[...]

NOTE: Dow nloa d a complete Par t s Manual f ree of charg e at w w w. tr oybilt.com o r phon e (800) 828-5500 to purchase a Par t s Manual. Be sure to have your mode l number an d serial nu mber rea dy. These can be f ound on th e mod el plate lo cated und er the seat . Ref er to page 2 fo r more info rmation re garding l ocating yo ur mode l and s[...]

The following at tachments and accessories are c ompatible for the T roy-Bilt L awn T ractor . See the ret ailer from which you purchased your tractor , an authorized T roy-Bilt Ser vice Dealer or p hone (800) 82 8 -5 50 0 for information regarding price and availabilit y . C AU T I O N : Th is T roy-Bilt Lawn T ractor is NOT designed for use with [...]

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W arrant y Conditions — Australia (No t applicable to other Regions ) The ben ef its given to you under this warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies that you ha ve under Australian la w in relation to the goods. MTD Product s Australia Pt y Ltd warrants that t his machine is free from de fec ts in material and workmanship. This warr[...]