Troy-Bilt TB2246 manual

TRO Y -BIL T L LC, P .O . BOX 36 1 1 3 1 CL EV EL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubleshooting • Warr ant y W ARNING READ AND F OLLO W ALL S AFETY RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OP E[...]

Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer o r deale r without f irst contacting th e Customer Supp or t De par tment . If you h av e di f f icu lty as sembl ing t his prod uct or h av e an y q uesti ons regar ding the con trol s, ope rati on, o r ma int enanc e o f this mach ine, you can seek h elp from the exp er ts. Cho[...]

Im por t an t Safe Oper atio n Pra c tic es 2 3 General Operation Read, un ders tand , and foll ow all instruc ti ons on the   machine and i n the manual(s ) b efo re attem pting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manua l in a safe p lace for future an d regular re ference an d for ord ering rep lacement par t s. Be fami liar with all co[...]

4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discharg e cover can cause bla de   contac t or thrown o bjec t injurie s. Stop the blade(s) when crossing gravel drives , walk s, or   roads and w hile not cut tin g grass. Watch for traf f ic wh en ope rating ne ar or [...]

5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Children T ragic accide nts can o ccur if the op erator is not a ler t to the   presen ce of children. Child ren are of ten at tr ac ted to the machine and th e mowing a cti vit y. They do not und ers tand the dange rs. N ever assume that children w ill rem[...]

6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s     3. complete s top within ap proximately (5) fi ve seconds af te r ope rating the b lade disen gagem ent contr[...]

7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y Symbols This pag e depic t s and des cribe s safe t y sym bols that may app ear on this pr oduc t. R ead, und ers tand, a nd foll ow all instruc tio ns on the machine b efore at temp ting to assemb le and op erate. Sy m b o l Descrip tion  [...]

8 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . W ARNING!  [...]

T ractor Set -Up Moving The T rac tor Manually       relief v alve for occasi ons when i t is necessa r y to move the    ?[...]

Connecting the Batter y Cables CALIFOR NIA PROPOSITI ON 65 WA R NIN G! Bat ter y p osts , terminals, a nd related a ccessories contain lead a nd lead comp ounds , chemic als known to the State of Califor nia to cause can cer and repro duc tive harm. Wash hands af ter h andling. CAUTION: W hen at tachi ng bat ter y c ables , always ?[...]

Adjusting the Seat T o adjust the p osition of th e seat, p ull up and ho ld the seat adjustme nt lever . Slid e the seat fo r ward or re ar ward to the desired p osition; the n releas e the adjustm ent lever. Make sure seat is locke d into position b efo re ope rating the t rac tor. See Fig. 3-5. W AR NING ! Be fore op erating th e trac tor, make [...]

Dec k Lif t L ever PTO (Bl ade En gage) Handle Systems I ndic ator Monitor Brake Ped al Thro tt le/Cho ke Contro l Igni tio n Switc h Module Drive/ Revers e Ped al Cup Hold er Park ing Bra ke/ Cruise Co ntr ol Lever     ?[...]

Deck Lif t Lev er DECK HEIGHT LO HI        change the h eight of the cu t ting de ck. T o use, m ove the lever to the lef t, then p lace in the[...]

F uel Level I ndic ator The Fuel Level In dicator is loc ated on th e lef t sid e of the      tank . PTO /Blade Engage H andle  [...]

TO A VOID SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH • GO UP AND DOWN S LOPES, NOT ACROS S. • A VOID SUDDEN TURNS. • D O NO T O PER ATE T HE UNIT W HER E I T CO UL D S LIP OR TIP . • IF MACHINE STOP S GOING UPHILL, STOP BL A DE ( S) AND BACK DOWNHIL L SLOW L Y . • K EEP SAFET Y DEVICE S ( GUA RD S, SHIELDS, AND SWITCHES, ETC.) I N PL ACE AND WORKING. • [...]

Driving The T ractor W AR NING ! Avoid sudden s tar t s, excessive spe ed and sudde n stops . Lightly press th e brake p edal to rel ease the p arkin g brake.   Move the throt tle lever into the FAST (rabbit) positio n.     [...]

Driving On Slopes        where you m ay operate the t rac tor saf ely. W AR NING ! Do n ot mow on inclin es with a slo pe in  ?[...]

Engaging the PT O             ?[...]

Maintena nce Schedule Before Eac h use Ever y 10 Hours Ever y 25 Hour s Ever y 50 Hour s Ever y 100 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean H ood /Dash L ouver s P P Chec k Engi ne Oil Leve l P Chec k Air Filte r for D ir t y , Lo ose or D amage d Par ts P Clean a nd Re- oil Ai r Filter ’s Foam Precl eaner P Replac e Air Filter El emen t P Chang e Engin e [...]

      3.          Remove the oil f ill cap/ dips t[...]

Atta ch the hose coup ler to the water p or t on yo ur deck s 3.     T urn the water on .          ?[...]

Adjustments W AR NING ! Shut the e ngine of f, remove the ignition key an d engage th e park ing b rake bef ore      heav y gloves whe n handling th e blade s. NOTE:  [...]

Lev eling the Deck (S ide to Side ) If the cut tin g deck ap pear s to be mowin g unevenly, a side to side adjustme nt can be p er fo rme d. Adjust if n ecessar y as follows: With the t rac tor parke d on a f irm , level sur face, pl ace the  deck lif t lever in the mid dle posi tion and rot ate both bla des so that they are p erp endicul [...]

Cutting Deck Remo val        positio n and enga ge the p arkin g brake. Lower the de ck by moving the d eck lif t lever into the 2. bot tom notch on th e right fen der. Loca[...]

Remove the cot ter pin f rom the e nd of the s tabiliz er rod   and slide th e stab ilizer ou t of the hang er bracket o n the deck . Se e Fig. 7- 5. Gentl y slide the cut tin g deck (from th e right side) out fro m    under neath the tr ac tor . Changing the Deck Belt W AR NING ! Th e V-be lts fo und on your tr ac tor are s[...]

It may also be ne cessar y to l oosen th e hex nu t on the le f t 3. idler p ulley to get the b elt of f the pull ey and around th e belt g uard. Caref ully remove the d eck b elt fro m around the t wo       ?[...]

      2. baf f l e and the cut tin g blade to ac t as a s tabiliz er .  Remove the h ex f lang e nut that se cures the bl ade to the 3. ?[...]

Charging W AR NING ! Bat teri es give of f an e xplo sive gas while chargin g. Charge the b at ter y in a well ventilated area and ke ep away from an op en f lam e or pilot li ght as on a water heater, space heater , furna ce, clothes dr yer o r other gas ap pliances. CAUTION:    [...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engi ne fail s to star t          2. Spark plu g wire disconne c ted. 3. Throttle/ Chok e con trol le ver no t in c orrect  star tin g po[...]

Component P art Number a nd Descr ipti on                       ?[...]

           [...]

            ?[...]

No te s 11 33[...]

FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsu mer Gro up Inc , the Un ited St ates Enviro nme ntal Prote ct ion Ag enc y ( EP A) , and, for t hos e prod uc ts ce r tifi ed for s ale in t he st ate of Califo rnia , the Califo rnia A ir Res ourc es Bo ard ( CARB ) are p leas ed to [...]

GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P ARTS: The re pair or r epl acem ent of any war rante d par t oth er wis e elig ibl e for warra nt y coverag e may be exclu ded fr om su ch warr ant y covera ge if M TD Con sum er Grou p Inc de mon strate s that t he outd oor e quip ment e ngi ne has b een a buse d, neg lec ted, o r imp rope rly m ainta ine d, and t[...]

MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 0 2 0 RE V . A Th e lim it ed w ar r an t y se t f or th be lo w is gi ve n by T r oy- Bil t L LC w i th re sp ec t t o new m er ch an dis e pur c ha se d an d us ed i n th e Uni t ed S t a te s and / o r it s t er ri to ri e s and p os s es si ons , an d by M T D Pr odu c t s Lim i te d wi t h r[...]