Troy-Bilt 071 manual

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty Warning : This uni t is equip ped with a n internal com bustio n engine an d should not b e used on or near any unim proved forest-covered, bru sh- covered or grass -c ov ered lan d unless t he engine’s e xhaust system is e quipp ed with a sp ar[...]

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 inf ormati on to the sample model p late p rovide[...]

3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is s ymb ol po in ts ou t i mp orta nt sa fe ty in st ruc tio ns wh ich , if no t fo ll ow ed, co ul d en dan ger th e p er son al sa f ety an d / o r p ro pe rty of y our sel f and o th ers . Re a d a nd f oll o w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be for e a t- t emp ting t o o pe ra t e th is ma chi ne . F ai l[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1 . Read, un ders tand , and fol low all in stru cti ons on t he ma- chi ne and in t he man ual ( s) b efore at tempt ing to as semb le and o perate. Keep t his man ual in a safe p lace fo r future and re gular re ferenc e and for or deri ng repl acem ent par ts. 2. Be fam iliar wi th all c ontro ls and t hei[...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not pu t hand s and feet n ear rotat ing par t s or in the feedi ng cha mber s and di sch arge o penin g. Cont act wi th th e rotat ing im pell er can am putate f inger s, han ds, an d feet. 2. Before s tar tin g the ma chin e, make sure th e chip per ch ute, feed int ake, and cu tt ing ch amber ar e empt y and fr ee of all deb r[...]

6 Figure 1 Drive Control Speed Control Upper Handle Bag Hose Assembly Blower Chute Carriage Screws Upper Hose Handle Bracket Rope Guide Handle Knobs Wing Nut Cable Guide Bottle of Engine Oil Operator’ s Manual Safety Glasses Lower Hose Handle Bracket Lower Handle Wing Nuts IM PORT ANT : This unit i s shippe d without g asolin e or oil in the eng [...]

7 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 ! " A B Align pin with this hole. Attaching The Handle 1 . Remove the hairp in clips fro m the hand le brackets and remove the carri age screws and wi ng nuts from t he lower handle. a. Place t he botto m holes in lower han dle over the pins on t he handl e brackets and sec ure with hairpi n clips. S ee Fi[...]

8 Figure 6 6. a. Snap the hose h andle fir st into the up per hose handl e bracket and then i nto the lower hose hand le bracket. See Fig ure 6. b . Lay hose tubin g on hanger br acket next to chi pper chute. Attaching The Bag 7 . Gras p bag handle w ith one han d and slid e lock ing rod on mount ing bracket with ot her hand toward engin e. Use the[...]

9 Figure 8 Attaching The Blower Chute (If Equipped) NOTE : Th e bag must be removed before ins talling t he blower chute. 8. a. Grasp blower chute wi th one han d and slid e lock ing rod on mo unting brac ket with other hand toward engine. Use t he end of mounti ng bracket as lever - age when sl iding t he lock ing rod. Se e Figure 8. b . Slip blow[...]

10 Figure 9 Now that you have set up your yard vacuum for operat ion, get acqu ainted with it s control s and features. These are de scrib ed below and i llustrated on t his page. This kn owledge w ill allow you to use your new equi p- ment to its ful lest potenti al. W ARN IN G : Th e ope ratio n of any chipp er shr edd er can r esult in for eign [...]

11 Hose Assembl y Used as an al ternative to the nozzle to vacuu m yard waste such a s leaves or pine needle s in hard to reach places . See Figure 9. Nozzle/ Hose V ac Lever The nozzle / hose vac hand le is loc ated on top of the nozzle. Use it to switch vacuu m sucti on betwee n the nozzle and th e hose assem bly . Hose Handle Used to guid e hose[...]

12 T o Empty Bag 1 . a. Unhook bag stra ps from the lower han dle. b. Unsnap bag cli p from the top of l ower handle. See Figure 10 . c. Gras p bag handle wi th one han d and pull lo ck rod on mount ing bracket with ot her hand toward engin e to release. d. Lif t bag off b ack of unit. 2. T wist the t wo but tons on th e back of the bag to un lock [...]

13 Y ard waste suc h as leaves and pine need les can b e vacuumed up t hrough th e nozzle for shredd ing. After material has b een shred ded by the flail b lades on t he impel ler assemb ly , it w ill be dis charge d into catcher bag or throug h blower chute. Do not at tempt to shred or ch ip any material other t han vegetation fou nd in a norma l [...]

14 W ARN IN G : Always stop e ngine and disco nnec t spark plu g wire b efore clea ning, lub ricati ng or doing a ny kind of maint enanc e on your machin e. Lubrication 1 . Whe els : Lubr icate eac h wheel shoul der screw ( rear wheel ) and pivot arm a xle ( front wheel ) onc e a season with li ght oil. Refer to Figure 1 7 . 2. Noz zle h eight adju[...]

15 Drive Control Cab le Adjustment Adjust th e drive contro l cable i f the yard vacuum doe s not self pro pel with t he drive cont rol engage d, or if the unit hes itates while t he engine m aintains th e same spe ed after ap proximately 20 hours of u se. T o move the z-fitting of t he drive cont rol cabl e from its factor y set pos ition in t he [...]

16 Sharpening Or Replacing Chipper Blade NOTE : Wh en tipp ing the uni t, empt y the oil an d fuel tank and keep engi ne spark pl ug side up. 1 . Disc onnec t and gro und the sp ark plug wi re to ret aining po st. 2. Remove hose assem bly and bag as sembly . 3. Remove the three hex ca p screws holdi ng the hose hanger br acket and chip per chute to[...]

17 9. Using a 3 /1 6” al len wrench, re move the flat head cap screws that hol d the ch ipper blad e to the imp eller . These sc rews are access ible thro ugh the op ening created when t he chip per chute was removed earli er . See Figure 23. 1 0. The nut s on the flat head c ap screws ca n be reached from und erneath usin g a 1/ 2-inc h socket, [...]

18 F or r epa ir s be y on d th e m in or a dj us t men ts li st ed h er e, co n ta ct an a ut ho ri zed s er v ice de al er . 6 T roub le Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine fail s to start 1 . Throt tle lever not in correc t star ting posit ion. 2. Spark pl ug wire disc onnec ted. 3. Choke not in CHO KE positi on (i f equip ped ). 4. Fuel tan[...]

19 F or parts and /o r acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 6 6 - 84 0 - 6483 , or 1 - 33 0 - 5 58 - 7 2 20 . ww w . tr o yb i l t. c o m NOTE S : Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]

20 Model 070 / 071 53 54 52 51 5 59 52 6 49 46 72 50 68 16 22 17 33 30 81 55 12 48 21 20 19 18 15 65 58 56 23 65 47 67 61 63 36 65 60 82 31 70 41 44 64 15 73 57 15 69 80 76 74 43 45 11 13 3 7 16 8 40 27 35 37 34 32 38 28 2 39 24 4 25 10 66 71 75 78 77 79 42 42 14 9 14 29 6 26 A A B B 62[...]

21 7 P ar ts List T o ord er replacement parts , contact 1 - 80 0 - 520 - 552 0, 1 -3 30 - 55 8 - 7 220 or visit ww w. troyb ilt.com. Ref. Part No. Descr iption 1 . 736 - 04 5 1 Saddl e Washer , .320 x .93 2. 7 49 - 04 163 Upper H andle 3. 720 - 0279 Knob 4. 71 0 - 1 205 E ye Bolt 5. 78 1 - 1056 Upper Hand le Bracket 6. 7 10- 0726 Hex Cap Screw 5 /[...]

22 Models 070 / 071 32 33 A B B A 39 1 47 44 2 14 12 21 20 19 23 22 36 37 49 35 38 34 40 42 43 49 48 30 13 50 26 45 15 17 16 25 46 31 24 29 6 9 3 27 28 4 10 5 8 18 11 11 41 7 51[...]

23 7 P ar ts List T o ord er replacement parts , contact 1 - 80 0 - 520 - 552 0, 1 -3 30 - 55 8 - 7 220 or visit ww w. troyb ilt.com. Ref. Part No. Descr iption 1 . 6 64 - 04031 B ag Assembl y 2. 681 - 0 1 54 Screen Asse mbly 3. 71 0 - 1054 Hex Screw 5 /1 6 -2 4 x 1 .0 4. 78 1-04 90 Chip per Blade 5. 78 1-0735 Pin Clip 6. 71 9 - 03 29 Flail 7 . 71 [...]

The limi ted warranty set for th b elow is given by T roy-Bil t LLC with respe ct to new merchan dise purc hased and u sed in the Un ited States and / or its territori es and pos session s, and by MTD Produc ts Limited wi th respe ct to new merchan dise purc hased and u sed in Canada a nd / or it s territorie s and posse ssions ( either e ntit y re[...]