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Briggs & Stratton 592 manual

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  • Page 1

    Edger Model 592 IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y TR O Y-BIL T LLC P .O . BO X 361 131 C LEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or ne ar any unimproved forest- covered, brush-covered or gr ass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust system [...]

  • Page 2

    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content P age Importa nt Safe Operati on Practices ................. ............. ................... ............. .....3 Assembli ng The E dger ................. ............. .................... ............ .................... .....5 Know The Edge r. ............. .................... ............. ................... ...[...]

  • Page 3

    3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: TH IS SYMB OL PO INTS O UT IMPO RTAN T SAFET Y INST RUCTI ONS W HICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROP ERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AN D FOLLOW ALL I NSTRUC TIONS IN THIS MANUA L B EFORE ATTEMP TING TO OPERATE THIS MACH INE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SE I[...]

  • Page 4

    4 4. Never ope rate with damage d safety dev ices. Failure to d o so, c an res ult in person al inj ury. 5. Never run an engine indoo rs or in a poor ly ventila ted area. En gine exhaust c ontains ca rbon monoxid e, an odorle ss and d eadly gas. 6. Do not opera te machine while under the in fluence of alcohol or drugs. 7. Muffler and engine bec ome[...]

  • Page 5

    5 SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR EDGER IMPORT ANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL. After se tting up th e unit, servic e engine with gasoli ne and oil as ins tructed i n the Briggs & Stratton Owner /Operato r Manual pa cked with your edger. NOTE: Reference to right or left hand s ide of t he edg er is observ ed from the opera ting pos[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Figure 5 IMPORT ANT: Perform the cl utch rod ad justment be fore operatin g the edger. Clutch Ro d Adjustment Before op erating th e edger, ch eck the adjus tment of the clutch r od as follow s: • Discon nect the spa rk plug wire an d ground it as instru cted earlier in this sectio n. Refer to Figure 2. • With the bl ade clutc h/depth cont ro[...]

  • Page 7

    7 Figure 6 SECTION 4: OPERATING THE EDGER The operation of any edger can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, w hich can re sult in severe eye dama ge. Always wear safet y glasse s or eye shields. W e recommend wide vision safety mask for ove r spectacles or standa rd safety g lasses WARNING: D o not lower blade if blade is over co[...]

  • Page 8

    8 • Move the thr ottle control le ver on the eng ine int o the ST OP or O FF pos ition . IMPORT ANT: Make certain that the engi ne ’ s spark pl ug wire is prop erly ground ed as instruc ted in SECTIO N 2: Assemb ling The Edge r before st oring the ed ger for its next use. Ref er to Figure 2. Engaging th e Edger Blade WARNING: The bla de clutch [...]

  • Page 9

    9 Edger Blade Angle Adjustment WARNING: Rotating cutting b lade may throw objects causing person al inju ry. Keep area clear o f bystand ers and do not oper ate without guards in plac e. The cutting blade can be adjusted to eight posi tions. T o adjust the bl ade angle, proc eed as foll ows: • Place the blade clu tch/depth c ontrol lever in th e [...]

  • Page 10

    10 Trim ming Placin g the blade angl e adjustme nt lever i n the notch furthest to the left wil l put the spin dle assem bly at a proper an gle for trimmi ng with the edger as illustrate d in Figure 13. IMPORT ANT: When the spin dle asse mbly is rotate d counte r-clock wise ( putting the b lade cl oser t o a horizontal position ), it IS necessar y [...]

  • Page 11

    11 Fig ure 1 5 Replac ing the Edger Blade • Use two wren ches (one wr ench to preven t the hex bolt head from spinni ng and the other t o remove the hex lock nut) to remo ve the edger blade. See Figure 16. Fig ure 1 6 • Remove an d discard the edger blade but retain the bell washe r and hex lo ck nut. • Install the replaceme nt edger bla de, [...]

  • Page 12

    12 Off-Season Storage Observe the following when preparin g the edger for long-ter m storag e: • Clean an d lubric ate unit t horoughl y as ins tructed on page 10 of this manual. • Refer to the Service, Storage & Specifications secti on of the Briggs & Stratt on Owner/O perator M anual packed with the edger for eng ine storage instruc t[...]

  • Page 13

    MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The lim ited warranty set forth below is given b y Troy-Bil t LLC with res pect to new mercha ndise pu rchased and used in the United States, its posses sions and territor ies. Troy-Bilt L LC warran ts this p roduct ag ainst def ects for a period of two (2) y ears co mmencin g on the date o f original pur[...]