Troy-Bilt TB 2142 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 Printed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a nu a l Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubleshooting • Warr ant y WA R N I N G RE AD AND FO LLOW ALL S AFET Y RULE S AND I NSTR UC TIO NS I N THI S MAN UAL BE FOR E A T TEM P [...]

Customer Suppor 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 hav e dif f iculty assembling this product or have an y ques tions regarding the c ontrols, operation, or maintenance of this mach ine, you can seek h elp from the exp er ts. Choose f rom the option[...]

Impor t ant Safe O peration Prac tices 2 3 General Operation   Rea d, under st and, and f ollow all instr uc tions on th e 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 and r e gular refer ence and for ordering repla cement par t s. 2. Be fami liar with all cont[...]

4 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS    A missing o r damage d discharge cover can c ause blad e 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 i c when o per ating near or c rossi[...]

5 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Children   T ragi c accidents c an occur if th e ope rator is not aler 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 remain wh ere you last saw t[...]

6 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS 3. Periodi cally che ck to make sure the bla des come to complete stop within a pproximately (5) f ive seconds a f ter operating the blade d isengagement contr ol. If the blades do not sto p within the this tim e fram e, your machine should b e ser v iced prof essionally by an au thorize d [...]

7 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS 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 Description    [...]

8 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS (OK) ( T OO STEEP) USE THIS SL OPE GAUGE T O DETERMINE IF A SL OPE IS TOO STEEP FOR SAFE OPERA TION! T o check the slope , proceed as follows: 1. Remove this page and fold along the dashed line. 2. Locate a vertical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building , fence, tr ee, etc.) [...]

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

Connec ting the Bat tery Cables CALIF ORNIA P ROPOS ITION 65 W ARNING! 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 reproduc tive harm. Wash hands after han dling. C AU T I O N : Whe n att aching b atter y cabl es, 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 Figur e 3 -5. WA R N I N G ! Bef ore op erating th e trac tor[...]

        and descr ibe d on the fo llowing p ages . WA R N I N G ! Read an d follow all s afet y r ules and instruc ti ons in this manual, inclu ding the en[...]

Deck Lif t Lev er      the de ck lif t lever is use d to change the heig ht of the cut ting de ck . T o use, move the lever to the le f t, th en place in the no tch best suite d for your applic ation. Ignition S w itch Module WA R N I N[...]

PTO / Blade Engage Handle    power to the cut tin g deck o r other (separately availa ble) atta chments . Push for ward on th e    [...]

TO A VOID SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH • GO UP AND DOWN SL OPES, NOT ACROS S. • A VOID SUDDEN TURNS. • DO NOT OPERA TE THE UNIT WHERE IT COULD SLIP OR TIP . • IF MACHINE STOPS GOING UPHIL L, STOP BL A DE ( S ) AND BACK DOWNHIL L SLOW L Y . • KEEP SAFET Y DEVICES ( GUA RDS, SHIELDS, AND SWITCHE S, ETC . ) IN PLACE A ND WORKING. • REMOVE OBJ[...]

Driving The T ractor WA R N I N G ! Avoid sudden st ar ts , excessive spe ed and sudden stops.   Lightly p ress the br ake ped al to release th e park ing br ake. Move the throt tle lever into the FAST (rabbit) positio n. 2.    ?[...]

Driving On Slopes        where you m ay operate the t rac tor saf ely. WA R N I N G ! Do no t mow on inclin es with a slo pe in  ?[...]

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

Maintenance Schedule Before Eac h use Ever y 1 0 Hours Ever y 25 Hours Ever y 50 Hours Ever y 1 00 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean Hood/Dash Louvers 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 Replace A ir Filter Elemen t P Chang e Engin e Oil an[...]

3. Pop open t he protec ti ve cap on the en d of the oil dr ain         Figure 6- 1  Remove the o il f ill cap/ dip stick fr om the oil f ill tu be. 5. Push the oil dr ain hose (p acked with this ma n[...]

               Figure 6-2 5. T urn th e water on.    [...]

Adjustments WA R N I N G ! Shut the e ngine of f, remove the ignition key an d engage th e park ing b rake bef ore makin g adjustm ents. Prote c t your hands by using heav y gloves whe n handling th e blade s. NOT E:     [...]

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:   Wit h the trac tor p arked on a f i rm, level sur f ace, place 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. 2. Lower the de ck by moving the d eck lif t lever into the bot tom notch on th e right fen der.[...]

Figure 7 -5    G ently slid e the cut ting de ck (from the r ight side) out from underneat h the tractor .    Reinst all the b elt keep er ro d loos ened e arlier. Changing the Dec k Belt WA R N I N G ! Th e V-be lts fo und on your tr ac tor are spe cially design ed to enga ge and dise ngage s afel y . ?[...]

3. It may also be n ecessar y to loose n the he x nut on the l ef t idler p ulley to get the b elt of f the pull ey and around th e belt guard.  Caref ully rem ove the deck b elt fro m around th e two spindle p ulleys and th e t wo deck idl er pulle ys. Se e Figure    5. T o place th e new be lt, b egin by routi ng the b elt ar[...]

2. Place a block of wo od b et ween th e center deck ho using baf f l e and the cut tin g blade to ac t as a s tabiliz er .  Hex Fla nge Nu t Figure 7 -9 3. Rem ove the hex f lan ge nut that se cures the b lade to the  ?[...]

Charging WA R N I N G ! Bat terie s give of f an e xplosi ve 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. C AU T I O N :  ?[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t      2. Parking brake not engaged. 3. Spark p lug wire disconn ec ted .  Throt tle /Choke control lever not in corre c t star tin g position . 5. Choke not activated  Fuel tank emp t y [...]

Component P ar t Number and Description                      ?[...]

NOT E: Dow nloa d a complete Par t s Manual f ree of charg e at w w w.troybilt.com or pho ne (80 0) 828-5 50 0 to purchase a Par t s Manual. Be sure to have your mode l number an d seria l number re ady. These can b e found o n the mo del pl ate locate d under th e seat. Re fer to page 2 f or more inf ormatio n regardin g loc ating your mo del and [...]

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

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