Troy-Bilt 772C0772 manuale d’uso

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty P . O . Bo x 1386, KITCHENER, ONT ARIO N2G 4J1 PRINTED IN U .S.A . IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE OPERA TION OPERA T OR’S MANU AL T w o-Stage Snow Thr ower www .tro ybilt.ca 6 / 28 / 20 05 77[...]

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 A RT AS SEMBL ING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the eq uipment an d copy the the model numbe r and the se rial numbe r to the [...]

3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is s ym bol po in ts ou t i mp ortan t s af ety in st ruc ti ons w hi ch, if no t fo ll ow ed, c ou ld en dan ger the per - so nal sa fe ty a nd / or pr operty of y ou rse lf an d o the rs. Rea d a nd fo ll o w a ll i nst ru cti on s in th is ma nu al bef ore att emp ti ng to op era te th is mac hi ne. F ail ure to c o[...]

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 saf e 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 [...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut hand s or feet near rot ating par ts, i n the auger / impe ller hous ing or ch ute assem bly . Co ntact wi th the rotat ing par ts ca n amput ate hands a nd feet. 2. The aug er/ im peller c ontrol l ever is a safety d evice. Never bypas s its op eration. D oing so m akes the mac hine uns afe and may c ause pers onal inj [...]

6 3 Setting Up Y our Snow Thr ower IM PORT ANT : The snow thrower is ship ped with oil and WITHOUT G A SOLINE . After assem bly , refer to separate eng ine manual for prop er fuel and engin e oil recom mendatio ns. 1 . Obser ve the lower area of the sn ow thrower to be sure both c ables are alig ned with roll er guides before pivoting ha ndle upwar[...]

7 Figure 4 3 Figure 5 Figure 6 4. Finish se curing chu te control ass embly to chute supp ort brac ket with wing nut and hex sc rew remov ed earlier . See Fig ure 4. CA UTION Pri or to operating yo ur snow thr ower , refer to A uger Control T est on page 1 3. Read and follo w all instructio ns care - full y and per form a ll adjustments t o verify [...]

8 3 Setting Up Y our Snow Thr ower Figure 8 Figure 7 Drift Cutters (If Equipped) Drif t cut ters should b e used when oper ating the snow thrower in heavy d rift c onditi ons. • On mo dels so equi pped, drif t cut ters are assem bled to the auger ho using inverted. Se e Figure 7 . • Remove the carr iage bolts by unthre ading the hex nuts whi ch[...]

9 Figure 10 3 Setting Up Y our Snow Thr ower W ARNING Never u se your han ds to clean sno w and ice from the chute assembly or auger housi ng. IMPORT ANT Under an y circum- stance do not e xceed manuf acture r’ s recom- mended psi . Eq ual tire press ure shou ld be main tained at a ll times. Excessiv e pressure when se ating bea ds ma y cause ti [...]

10 4 Operating Y our Snow Thr ower Now that you have set up your snow thrower for opera- tion, g et acquainted wit h its control s and features. These are desc ribed below an d illustrated in Fig ure 1 1 . This knowle dge will all ow y ou to use your new equi pment to its full est potential. NOTE : For det ailed star ting ins tructi ons and more in[...]

11 4 Operating Y our Snow Thr ower W ARNING The operation of any s now thro wer can result in f oreign objects being thrown int o the eyes, wh ich can damage you r ey es sev erely . Alway s wear safety glasses while operating the snow th rower , or while per for ming an y adjust - ments or repairs on it. Be sure no one other than the operator is st[...]

12 Gas & Oil Fill-Up Ser vice th e engine wit h gasoline an d oil as instru cted in the sep arate engine manual pa cked with your unit. Read instru ctions c arefully . Starting The Engine 1 . Attac h spark plug w ire to spark plug. Make cer tain t he metal lo op on the end of t he spark plug wire ( insid e the ru bber boot ) is fastened sec ure[...]

13 NOTE : Keep th e k ey in a safe place. The en gine cannot star t without t he igniti on ke y . Recoil Starter 1 . With engine ru nning, pull st arter rope w ith a rapid, conti nuous full arm stro k e three or four t imes. Pulling the star ter rope w ill produc e a loud clat tering sound, whic h is not harmful to engi ne. 2. M ov e throt tle cont[...]

14 Shift Cable If the full r ange of spee ds (for ward and reverse) ca nnot be achi ev ed, refer to the fig ure to the left a nd adjust the shif t cable a s follows: 1 . Place the s hift lever in the fas test for ward speed posit ion. 2. Loosen t he hex nut on the shif t cab le index bracket. See Figure 13. 3. Pivot the bracket downward to take up [...]

15 5 2. With t he drive control rel eased, there mus t be 1/ 8” cleara nce betwee n the frict ion wheel and t he drive pulley in all p ositions of t he shif t lev er . 3. With t he drive control en gaged, the fr iction w heel must contac t the drive pull e y . 4. If adjust ment is neces sary, loosen the lower hex nut on the dr ive cable ind ex br[...]

16 6 Maintaining Y our Snow Thr ower W ARNING Before lubr icating, repairing, or in spect- ing, disengage al l controls and s top engine. W ait until all mo ving parts have come to a complete stop. A void oi l spillage on rubber friction w heel and alum inum driv e plat e. Engine Refer to the separate eng ine manual pac k ed wit h your unit for all[...]

17 6 Maintaining Y our Snow Thr ower A uger Belt Replacement T o remove and replac e y our snow thr ow er’s auger belt , proce ed as follows : 1 . Remove the plast ic belt cover on the fro nt of the engine by rem o ving t he two sel f-tapping sc rews. NOTE : Dr ain the gaso line from the sn ow thrower , or place a p iece of plast ic under th e ga[...]

18 A ugers • The auger s are secured to the s piral shaf t with two shear pins a nd cotter pin s. If the auger shou ld strike a foreign ob ject or ic e jam, the snow thrower is de signed so that th e pins may shear . Refer to Figure 9. • If the aug ers will not turn, c heck to see if th e pins have sheared. O ne set of replaceme nt shear pins h[...]

19 Friction Wheel Remov al If the snow t hrower fails to drive with the d rive control engage d, and per forming the dr ive control cab le adjust- ment on page 12 fails to correc t the proble m, the frict ion wheel may need to be r eplaced. Follow t he instruc tions below. Examine the fri ction wh eel for signs of wear or crack ing and repla ce if [...]

20 7 Off-Season Storage Never st ore snow throw er with fuel in tank indoors or in poorly v entilated areas, where fuel fumes ma y reach an open flame, spark or pilot l ight as on a furnace, w ater heater , clothes dryer or gas appliance. W ARNING Drain fuel int o an approv ed container outdoors, aw ay from any open flame. Be cer tain en gine is co[...]

21 NO TE: This section addre sses minor service issues. F or further deta ils, contact custome r assistance . 8 T r ouble- Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine fails t o start 1 . Choke not in ON po sition. 2. Spark pl ug wire disco nnected. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stale fue l. 4. Engine not pri med. 5. Faulty spar k plug. 6. Bloc ked fuel line. [...]

22 TW O YEAR SUPREME W ARRANTY : F or two y ears f rom dat e of re tail pu rchase w ithin Ca nada, MT D P RODUC TS L IMI TE D will , at it s option , repa ir or re place , fo r the origin al purcha ser , free o f charge , any pa r t or p arts found t o be def ectiv e in mat e- rial or w orkma nship . This w ar ranty cov ers units which ha ve be en [...]