Troy-Bilt LTX-2146 manual

Operator ’ s Manual Pedal Drive Law n T ractor Models L TX-1842 L TX-2146 PRIN TED IN U.S.A . FORM NO. 770-104 90B.fm (2/2003) IMPORT ANT : Re ad safety rul es and instr uctions care fully before operati ng equipmen t. Warning: This unit is equipped w ith an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covere[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe Ope ration Practices ........................ ................... ................... ..... 3 Slope G auge .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ..... 7 Tractor Set- up..... ................... .................... ................... ...[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES General Ope ration 1. Read, un derstand , and follo w all ins tructions on the mach ine and in the manua l(s) bef ore attempting to assemb le and opera te. Keep this manu al in a safe place for futu re and regular reference and for ordering r eplacement pa rts. 2. Be famili ar with all con trols and [...]

4 23. Muffler and engine bec ome hot and ca n cause a burn. Do not to uch. 24. Check ov erhead clea rances ca refully befo re driving under low tree br anches, wires, door open ings etc., where the operator ma y be st ruck or pu lled from the unit, wh ich could result in ser ious injur y. 25. Disenga ge all attach ment clutc hes, depres s the brake[...]

5 feature emp hasises not to cut in reverse an d to avoid bac k-over acciden ts; do not defeat it . g. Keep chil dren away from hot or running engin es. They can s uffer burns fr om a hot muffle r. h. Remove key when machin e is unattend ed to prevent unauthoriz ed oper ation. 9. Never allow childre n under 14 year s old to operate the mach ine. Ch[...]

6 10. Never attempt to make adj ustments o r repair s to the m achine whi le the eng ine is runnin g. 11. Grass c atcher compo nents an d the discharge cover a re subjec t to wea r and dam age w hich coul d expose moving par ts or allow objects to be thrown. For sa fety protection, frequently check com ponents and re place imm ediately with origin [...]

7 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT A ND HOLD TH IS LEVEL WITH A VE RTICAL TRE E A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUILDING OR A FENC E 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 Do not mo w on inc lines with a slope i n excess of 15 de grees (a rise of appr oximate ly 2-1/2 f eet every 10 feet). A riding mower could[...]

8 SECTION 3: TRACTOR SET-UP NOTE: Any refer ence in th is manua l to the RI GHT or LEFT si de of the trac tor is obse rved from o perator ’s position . Attaching th e Battery Cables NOTE: The positiv e batter y terminal i s marked P os. (+) . The negati ve battery termi nal is marked Neg . (–). • The positi ve cabl e (h eavy re d wi re) is se[...]

9 Gas and Oil Fill-up The gaso line tank is lo cated un der the hood and has a capacit y of either two or three gallo ns. Do not overfi ll. WARNING: Use extreme care when handling gasoli ne. Gas oline is extremely flamm able and the vapors are explos ive. Never fue l machine in doors or wh ile the engin e is hot or running. Extin guish cigare ttes,[...]

10 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN TRACTOR Figure 4 A PTO (Pow er Take-of f) Lever H Crui se Co ntrol Butt on B Chok e Cont rol I Ignition Swi tch C Parkin g Brak e But ton J Brake Pe dal D Shift Lever K Drive Pedal E Cup H older L Cargo Net (not sho wn) F System s Indicato r Monitor/ Hour Me ter M Deck Lift Lever G Throttle Cont rol Lever I B* A H C D E[...]

11 Thr ottle Control Lev er The throt tle contro l lever i s located on the right si de of the tracto r’s dash panel. This le ver cont rols the sp eed of the engine an d, on model LTX- 1842, when pu shed all the way for ward, the chok e control a lso. When set in a given pos ition, the thrott le will mai ntain a uniform engine s peed. S ee Figur [...]

12 Systems Ind icator Monitor / Hour Meter Your trac tor is e quipped w ith four indicator lights a nd an hour meter loc ated on the lef t side of the das h panel. See Figu re 2. Figure 2 If the Brake light or PTO li ght illumi nates when attempting to start the unit, proc eed as follows : Brake — Engage the parking br ake. PTO — Move the PTO l[...]

13 NOTE: Cruise control can NOT be engaged at the tractor’s fa stest gr ound speed. I f the op erator should attempt to do so, the trac tor will auto matically decelerate to the fastest op timal mowin g ground sp eed. Cargo Net Convenie ntly loca ted on the tractor ’s dash panel, the cargo net can be used to s tore persona l items whil e operat[...]

14 IMPORT ANT: Do NOT hold th e key in the STA RT position for longer than ten seconds at a time. Doing s o may caus e damage to you r engine’s el ectric sta rter. • After the engine s tarts, deac tivate th e choke co ntrol and place th e throttle control in the FAST po sition. NOTE: Do NOT leav e the chok e control on while operatin g the tr a[...]

15 Disengag e the cruise co ntrol using one of the following method s: • Depr ess t he br ake pe dal t o dis engag e th e cruis e control and stop the tract or. • Ligh tly dep ress the drive pedal. To chang e to the revers e direction whe n operating with cruise control , depress the brak e pedal to diseng age the cr uise contr ol and bring th [...]

16 42-inch Decks To operate the cutting deck withou t mulching, simpl y remove th e mulch plug by un threadin g the plastic wi ng nut which fas tens it to t he cutting deck . This will allo w the clipping s to discha rge out the side. See Figure 6 . 46-inch Decks The mulc h kit is packe d separat ely within the tractor’s crate. O bserve the inst [...]

17 Leveling the Deck NOTE: Check th e tractor’s ti re pressur e before perform ing any dec k leveling ad justments . Refer to Tires on page 20 for informati on regarding tire pressure . Front T o Rear The front o f the cutti ng deck i s supporte d by a s tabilizer bar that can adju sted to level t he deck from front t o rear. The front of t he de[...]

18 Seat Adju stment To adju st the p osition of the se at , loos en the two knobs on the bottom of the seat. See Figu re 9. Slide the se at forward or bac kward as desir ed. Retighte n the two knobs. P arking Brake Adjustm ent WARNING: Never attem pt to adjust the brakes whi le the en gine is runni ng. Always disengag e PTO, move shift lev er into [...]

19 IMPORT ANT: Refer to the Briggs & Stra tton Operator/ Owner Man ual packe d with your u nit for informa tion regarding the quantity an d proper weigh t of motor oil. Air Cleaner Service th e pre-clean er, if so equipp ed, and ca rtridge/ air cleaner el ement as instruc ted in the Briggs & Stratton Operator /Owner Manua l packed with yo u[...]

20 SECTION 8: SERVICE Battery The battery is sealed and is mai ntenance-fr ee. Acid lev e ls cannot be chec ked. • Alwa ys keep th e battery cabl es and termin als clean and free of co rrosive build-up. • After cleanin g the battery and ter minals, app ly a light c oat of p etroleum j elly or grease to both terminals . • Alwa ys keep the rubb[...]

21 Fig ure 1 1 Fig ure 1 2 Fig ure 1 3 To properl y sharpen the cutting blades , remove equal amounts of me tal from both ends of the blades along the cutting edges, parall el to the trailin g edge, at a 25° to 30° angle. S ee Figure 12. IMPORT ANT: If the cutt ing edge of the bla de has a lready been shar pened to within 5/8" of the wind wi[...]

22 • Ro ute the new belts (d eck belt firs t) as shown in Figure 14 or Figure 15. • Re mount the belt gu ards remov ed earlier . Fig ure 1 4 Fig ure 1 5 Changing the T ransmission Drive Belt WARNING: Be sure to shut the engine off , remove i gnition key, di sconnect th e spark plug wire( s) and gr ound agains t the engin e to prevent unintended[...]

23 Fig ure 1 6 • After disconnec ting the batter y cables, remo ve the battery an d battery tray from ben eath the seat. IMPORT ANT: When re moving the batter y, disconnec t the NEGATIVE (Bl ack) wire from it’ s terminal first, followed by the POSITIVE ( Red) wire. Re-ins tall in rever se order. Upper Drive Belt • Loca te the trans mission id[...]

24 • Re move the h ex bol t from the center of the engine pulley an d gently lowe r it off of the engine cranks haft. Be care ful not to los e any washe rs or spacer s which may be fou nd on top of the engi ne pulley. IMPORT ANT: When remou nting the engine pu lley (or electric PTO clutch ), torque th e center hex bol t to between 3 8 foot-pounds[...]

25 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Clean an d lubricate th e tractor as in structed in Section 7: MAINTAI NING YO UR LAWN TRACTOR on page 18 of this manual befo re storing for an extended perio d. WARNING: Drain fuel on ly into an approve d contain er outdoor s, away from an open flam e. Allow engi ne to coo l. Extingui sh cigare ttes, cigars , pipes[...]

26 SECTION 11: TROUBLESHOOTING T rouble P ossible Cause(s ) Correct ive Actio n Engine fai ls to sta rt PT O leve r engaged. Parking b rake not e ngaged. S par k plug wire (s) disconne cted. Throttle c ontrol lever not in cor rect starti ng posit ion. Choke not activated Fuel t ank empt y , o r stale fuel. Bloc ked fu el lin e. Fault y spar k plug.[...]

27 SECTION 12: PARTS LIST FOR MODELS LTX -1842 & LTX-2146 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-0227 Self-t apping Scr ew , #8-18 x .5 2 710-0599 Self-t apping Scr ew , 1/4-2 0 x .5 3 710-0604A Self-t apping Scr ew , 5/16 -18 x .625 4 710-1237 Screw , #10-32 x . 625 5 710-1314A Socket Cap Screw , 5/16-18 x .625 6 710-1315 Self-t apping Scr e[...]

28 31 33 27 16 35 9 23 38 5 32 28 30 29 43 24 36 25 42 12 34 22 26 6 11 41 40 37 42 3 7 15 1 19 13 4 2 4 18 20 10 8 14 9 5 17 2 7 21 Models L TX-1842 & L TX-2146 44 8[...]

29 Models LTX-1842 & LTX-2146 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-13 46 Grill Sup port Bracket (9- style) 2 710-05 99 Self-t apping Sc rew , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-05 28 Hex Cap Screw , 5/ 16-18 x 1.25 4 710- 0924 Ph il lips Pa n Screw, 1/4-2 0 x .75 5 710-10 17 T russ P hillips Screw , 1/4 -20 x .625 6 725-17 41 Igniti on Switch 7 735- 04019 S[...]

30 48 33 27 47 34 41 40 11 49 28 46 Models L TX-1842 & L TX-2146 39 44 14/37 28 14 8 43 17 21 10 20 12 23 21 22 24 6 2 43 45 18 25 19 5 3 4 1 16 9 7 17 15 6 26 13 35 38 3 2 18 24 6 29 30 31 6 6 36[...]

31 Models L TX-1842 & L TX-2146 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 747-1 130B Deck S tabilizer Rod 2 683-0197B Lift Shaf t Assembly 3 71 1-0332 Clevis Pin, .5 x .78 4 712-0206 Hex Nu t, 1/2-13 5 712-0431 Flan ge Loc k Nut, 3/8-1 6 6 712-3004A Flan ge Loc k Nut, 5/16 -18 7 712-3083 Hex Nu t, 1/2-13 8 714-0104 Internal Cotter Pin 9 714-0145 Int[...]

32 Models L TX-1842 & L TX-2146 24 29 2 1 2 5 3 9 6 38 7 10 12 13 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 20 22 20 25 26 27 28 30 29 34 30 36 32 37 39 33 11 8 22 4 2 3 35 31 40 32[...]

33 Models L TX-1842 & LTX-2146 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-126 0A Self-ta pping Screw , 5/16-18 x .75 2 710-060 4A Self-ta pping Screw , 16-18 x .62 5 3 783-0726B RH Pivot Support Brac ket 4 783-072 7A LH Pivot Support Bra cket 5 783-072 8 Pivot Bar Bracket 6 710-051 4 Hex Cap Sc rew , 3/8-16 x 1 ( Grade 5) 7 71 1-1 408 RH Dra g Li[...]

34 Models L TX-1842 & LTX-2146 4 2 2 13 5 2 21 2 21 13 19 1 3 18 36 11 28 31 7 38 46 47 40 8 44 37 47 15 17 1 19 50 26 27 24 10 49 19 55 30 32 20 42 14 39 16 61 3 9 13 76 62 77 69 53 54 25 41 57 58 19 23 64 68 71 70 58 65 65 56 58 33 72 58 63 69 60 66 59 21 75 33 52 31 68 64 23 23 73 78 79 34 51 81 83 82 6 45 29 73 58 12 43 84 85 87 86 35 21 80[...]

35 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-1015 Shif t Lever Supp ort 2 17840 Tra nsaxle Mounti ng Bracket 3 618-0551A Single-s peed T ransmi ssion Asse mbly 4 631-0009A Shift er Knob 5 647-0045 Shif t Lever 6 656-0048 V ariable-spee d Pulley Ass embly 7 656-0051A T ransmiss ion Pulley , 8.5 x .5-36 8 683-0251 Doubl e-idler Bracket 9 710-0176 Hex [...]

36 Model s L TX-1842 & LTX-2146 10 20 1 29 21 22 25 19 26 10 30 28 27 18 2 4 4 2 17 24 2 3 11 5 3 13 6 7 8 14 15 21 9 12† 12‡ 12‡[...]

37 Models L TX-1842 & L TX-2146 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 716-02 31 E-ring, .75 2 721-03 38 Seal, .7 5 x 1.0 x .12 5 3 71 1-1431 Drive Sh aft 4 741-03 40 Sleeve Bearing, .7 5 x .1.0 x 1. 0 5 736- 0495 Th rust Washe r , 1 .0 x .6 32 x .0 6 717- 1362 42- too th Bev e l Gea r 7 717- 1363 42- too th Bev e l Gea r 8 750- 1234 Sp ace r , .[...]

38 66 67 68 66 67 68 Model s L TX-1842 & LTX-2146 43 39 31 34 42 41 35 32 36 32 40 32 33 37 7 27 23 15 11 18 14 2 8 22 6 27 55 28 5 4 29 51 52 53 54 A A 26 21 17 10 9 3 25 24 30 16 12 9 19 11 1 13 38 50 57 56 9 10 48 49 B* 11 18 22 58 31 6 4 5 46 47 44 45 L TX-2146 27 9 51 52 53 54 49 9 10 56 27 23 21 17 10 60 15 11 18 61 1 1 18 22 22 58 62 48 [...]

39 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 647-0064 PT O Engag e Lever Asse mbly 2 683-0450 PT O Engage Pl ate Assembl y 3 710-0276 Carriage Sc rew , 5/16-18 x 1.00 4 710-0520 Hex Cap Sc rew , 3/8- 16 x 1.5 5 710-0831 Hex Cap Sc rew , 3/8- 16 x 5.5 6 710-1238 Hex Head W asher Screw , 5/16-18 x .87 5 7 712-0229 Push Nut, 3/8 8 712-0431 Flange Loc k Nu [...]

40 Model L TX-1842 12 34 20 38 20 34 31 42 15 41 26 10 45 37 6 2 24 8 21 29 7 17 22 32 23 25 36 15 30 13 27 33 19 18 1 11 14 35 16 16 3 40 9 4 17 43 C C 37 10 44 39 46 19 5 47 32 48 28 50 49 B* * Refer to B on page 36. 52 53 54 51[...]

41 Model L TX-1842 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 71 1 -04069 Grass Catc her Pin, 1/4-20 2 618-0574 S pindl e Assembly , 5.75 D ia. w/ Fitti ng 756-0980 Pull ey On ly 3 683-04051 42-inch Dec k Shell 4 683-0254 Deck Adj ustment Br acket w/ W eld Nut 5 736-0140 Flat W asher , .385 x .6 2 x .063 6 710-0520 Hex Cap Sc rew , 1/4- 20 x 1.5 7 710-05[...]

42 1 21 50 53 21 51 47 28 30 49 48 12 45 46 19 3 4 40 3 38 20 32 24 25 27 9 20 32 19 33 42 8 22 26 37 5 23 31 11 10 17 6 7 32 21 14 13 16 2 2 13 44 43 19 34 29 15 52 17 18 18 18 35 35 36 † Refe r to D on page 3 6. 12 41 21 56 54 55 57 58 Model L TX-2146 D † 59 60 61 62[...]

43 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 71 1-04069 Retai ner Hook 2 17982 S pindl e Reinforce ment Plate 3 618-0430A S pindl e Assembly , 5.0 Dia. 756-1 187 Pulley Only 4 618-0595 Doubl e Pulley S pi ndle Assembly 756-1214 Doubl e Pulley On ly 5 683-0254 Deck Adj ustment Br acket Assem bly 6 683-04052 46-inch Dec k Shell 7 710-0167 Carriage Sc rew [...]

44 Model s L TX-1842 & LTX-2146[...]

45 7 77D 069 4 0 777D06942 7 77 D 777D06727 777S30285 777X40317 REFLECTIVE INSERT BEHIND HEADLIGHT LENS 777D06873 777I20884 (Model L TX-1842) 777I20883 (Model L TX-2146) 777I20776 D06940 TX-1842 LA WN TRACTOR S E E O P E R A T O R ' S M A N U A L F O R I N S T R U C T I O N S - D 0 6 9 4 1 Deck W ash System ™ Deck W ash System ™ Patent Pen[...]

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