Troy-Bilt TRU CUT 100 manual

IMPOR T ANT : Re ad saf ety rules a nd instructio ns carefully b ef ore oper ating equipment. TR O Y-BIL T LLC., P .O . BO X 361131, CLEVELAND , OHIO 4413 6-0019 20" Mulching Rotary La wn Mower PRINTED IN U .S.A. Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, b[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe Ope ration Practi ces 3 Slope G auge ......... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. .............. 6 Assemb ling Yo ur Lawn Mower ............... ............. ............ .................... ............. ....... 7 Know Your Lawn M ower ........[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES WARNING: This sym bol po ints out i mport ant safety instr uction s which, if not fol lowed, could end anger the pe rsonal s afety an d/or property of y ourself and othe rs. Rea d and follow all ins tructio ns i n this manual before a ttempti ng to op erate this machin e. Fa ilure to comply with the [...]

4 other safety pr otective devic es in place a nd work ing. Never operate mower with damag ed safety devices. Failure t o do so, can re sult in persona l injury. 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 achin e by the or iginal eq uipment manuf acturer (O.E.M). [...]

5 meet the original eq uipme nt speci fications may lead to improper performance and comprom ise sa fety! ” 4. Mower bla des are shar p and can cut. Wrap the blade o r wear gl oves, and use extra caution when servici ng the m. 5. Keep all nuts, bolts, an d screws tight t o be sure the equipme nt is in sa fe work ing co nditio n. 6. Never tamper w[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGHT AN D HOLD TH IS LEV EL WITH A VE RTICAL 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[...]

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 tape at cart on end an d peel along t op flap to open cart on. • Remove lo ose parts included with your un it (i.e., operator ’ s manual, etc .). • Cut along c orners and la y carton do wn flat. Remove pac[...]

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 pull th e sta rter rop e out of th e 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 deck. T he blade will be rotating whenever the engin e is running . Be su re no one o ther t han 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 enclos ed, poo[...]

10 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Do not at any ti me make an y adjustme nt to your law n mower without fir st stopp ing the e ngine and d isconnecti 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 roce ed as f ollows. Figure [...]

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 engine 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 type[...]

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: TRU CUT 100 PARTS LIST 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 15 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 17 16[...]

15 Tru Cut 100 Ref. No. P art No. Description 1. 647-0 4014 Control Handle Assemb ly 2. 710-1 270 Oval C-Sunk Sc rew 3. 712-0 324 Hex Lock Nut 4. 746-0 883 Control Housing 5. 720- 0295 Foam Grip 6. 749-0 705A Upper Hand le 7. 710-1 205 Rope Guide 8. 710-1 174 Carriage Bolt 9. 749-0 928A Lower Hand le 10. 720-0279 Wing Nut 11. 720-0284 Hand Knob 12.[...]

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