Troy-Bilt 106 manual

IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rules and instructions ca refull y bef ore ope rating equi pment. TR O Y-BIL T LLC., P .O . BO X 361131, CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136- 0019 20" Mulching Push Lawn Mo wer M ODEL 106 PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: This unit is equi pped with an internal combustion engine and s hould not be used on or near any unimproved forest-[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peratio n Prac tices ................. ............. ............. ............. ........... 3 Slope G auge ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ........... 6 Assembl ing Yo ur L awn Mower ............ ............. ................... ...[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARNING: This sym bol po ints out i mportant safety instr uction s which, if not fol lowed, could end anger the pe rsonal s afety an d/or pr operty of your self an d othe rs. Rea d and follow a ll ins tructio ns in t his manual before a ttempti ng to op erate this m achin e. Fail ure to co mply with [...]

4 other safety pr otective devic es in place a nd working. Never operate mower with damag ed safety devices. Failure t o do so, can re sult in persona l inj ury. 21. Muffler and engine be come hot and can caus e a burn. Do not touc h. 22. Only u s e part s and ac cessories ma de for this m achine by the or iginal eq uipment manuf acturer (O.E.M). F[...]

5 meet the original eq uipment specificati ons may lead to improper performance and comprom ise sa fety! ” 4. Mower bla des are shar p and ca n cut. Wrap the b lade or wear gl oves, and use extra ca ution when se rvicing them. 5. Keep all nuts, bolts, an d screws tight t o be sure the equipme nt is in sa fe work ing co ndition. 6. Never tamper wi[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AN D HOLD TH IS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE A POWER P OLE A CORNER OF A B UILDING OR A FEN CE POST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THIS PAGE AS A G UIDE TO DETERMI NE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY . Do not mow on incl ines with a slope i n excess of 15 d e[...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER T o R e m o v e U n i t F r o m C a r t o n • Remove stap les, break g lue on to p flaps, or cut ta pe at cart on end and pee l along top flap t o open cart on. • Remove lo ose parts included with your unit ( i.e., operator ’ s manual, etc.) . • Cut along c orners and la y carton do wn flat. Remove pa[...]

8 • With t he spar k plug wire disconn ected an d grounded , hold the blade cont rol hand le aga inst the upper h andle, and pu ll th e sta rter rop e out of the engin e. Release the blade contr ol handle. Slip the starter ro pe into the rope guide. Ti ghten the wing nut. See Fig ure 4. • Make cer tain all nu ts and bolts are tighten ed secu re[...]

9 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR LA WN MOWER WARNING: Keep hands and feet away from the chute area on c utting de ck. The blade will be rotating whenever the engin e is running . Be su re no one o ther than the oper ator is standing near the l awn m ower wh ile starting the engine or operatin g the mower. Never run en gine in doors or in enclosed , poor[...]

10 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any ti me make any adjustme nt to your law n mower without fir st stopp ing the e ngine and dis connecti ng the spark pl ug wire. Handle Height Your mower is shipp ed with the handle in the hi gher height pos ition.To lower the hand le heig ht for your conveni ence, p roceed as f ollows. Figure 8 [...]

11 Fig ure 10 WARNING: Be sur e to discon nect and ground the spark plug wi re before per forming any repair s or maintenan ce. NOTE: When tipp ing the un it, empty fuel tank and keep en gine sp ark plug sid e up. Cutting Blade WARNING: When remo ving the cutting blade fo r sharpe ning or rep lacement, protec t hands by us ing heavy glove s or a ra[...]

12 perform ance and floodi ng usual ly indic ates that the air cleaner sh ould be s erviced. To s ervice the ai r cleaner , refer to the e ngine manua l. • The spa rk plug shoul d be cleane d and the gap reset onc e a season. Spark plu g replace ment is recomm ended at the start of each mowing seas on; check en gine man ual for corr ect plu g typ[...]

13 777S30118 777S30108 777D06000 ON SIDE DISCHARGE DOOR 777S30143 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY,DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS THIS GUARD IS IN IT'S PROPER PLACE. IF DAMAGED, REPLACE IMMEDIATELY. (MODEL PLATE ON LEFT SIDE) 20 " C U T 6 . 5 H P R E A D O P E R A T O R ' S M A N U A L . K E E P S A F E T Y D E V I C E S ( B L A D E C O N T R O L[...]

14 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST MODEL 106 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 33 36 37 38 39 40 27 21 26 19 22 23 24 41 42 43 44 20 35 46 46 45 38 1[...]

15 Model 106 Ref. No. P art No. Description 1. 647-0 4014 Control Handle Assemb ly 2. 710- 1270 Oval C-Su nk Screw 3. 712- 0324 Hex Lock Nut 4. 746-0 883 Control Ho using 5. 720- 0295 Foam Gr ip 6. 749-0 705A Upper Hand le 7. 710-1 205 Rope Guide 8. 710- 1174 Carriage B olt 9. 749-0 928A Lower Hand le 10. 720-0279 Wing N ut 11. 720-0284 Hand Knob 1[...]

MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMIT ED W ARRANTY FOR: The lim ited wa rranty set for th belo w is g iven by Troy-Bilt LLC with re spect to new merchand ise purc hased and use d in t he United States, i ts possessio ns and territorie s. Troy-B ilt LLC warrants this product agai nst defects for a period o f two (2) years commencing on the date of origi nal pu[...]