Troy-Bilt V809h manual

Oper ator’ s Man ual PRINTED IN U.S .A. FORM N O . 770-10189 C.fm (3/2001 ) IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFU LL Y P edal D r ive Garden T ractor Models V809H Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimp roved forest-covered, brush-covered or grass-covered lan[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... ............. ................... ............. ............. ..... 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ........... 7 Tractor Set-up ........................ ............. .................... ....[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: T his sym bol points out impo rtant safe ty instr uctions which, i f not follo wed, co uld endan ger the pers onal sa fety a nd/or prope rty of yoursel f and others. Read and fo llow all instr uction s in thi s manual before att empting to operate this mac hine. Fai lure to comp ly wit h the[...]

4 23. Muffler and engin e become hot an d can ca use a burn. Do not to uch. 24. Check ov erhead clea rances careful ly before dr iving under low h anging tr ee br anches, wi res, do or openings etc., where the operator may be struck or pulled fr om the unit, whi ch could res ult in ser ious inju ry. 25. Disenga ge all atta chment clutches, de press[...]

5 e. Use extr eme ca re w hen appr oaching blind corner s, doorway s, shru bs, trees or other objects that may bloc k your vis ion of a child who may run i nto the machine. f. Diseng age the cu tting blade (s) before shifti ng in reverse. The “ No-Cut-In Rever se ” feature i s a remi nder not to cut in reve rse and to help avoi d back over acc [...]

6 8. Never tam per with the s afety inter lock sys tem or other s afety d evices. Check th eir prop er oper ation regular ly. 9. After stri king a fo reign obj ect, stop the en gine, discon nect the spa rk plug wire( s) and groun d again st the engine . Thoroug hly insp ect the mac hine fo r any dam age. Repair the damag e before st arting and oper[...]

7 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE 15° SIGH T AND HOL D THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTI CAL TRE E A POWER POLE A CORNER OF A BUILDI NG 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 i nclines with a slope i n excess of 15 degrees ( a rise o f approx imate ly 2-1/2 f eet ev ery 10 feet). A riding mower co[...]

8 SECTION 3: TRACTOR SET-UP Attaching th e Battery Cables NOTE: The p ositive battery te rminal i s marked P os. (+). The negative battery termin al is mark ed Neg. (–). • The posit ive ca ble (h eavy r ed wi re) i s secur ed to the positi ve batte ry terminal (+) with a hex bo lt and hex nut at the fac tory. Make c ertain that th e rubber boot[...]

9 Attaching T he Cutting D eck (Model Y809P) Figure 3 WARN ING: Bef ore attach ing the c utting dec k, engage the parki ng brak e, turn the ignition key t o the OFF positi on and re move the ke y from th e switc h to avoi d accide ntal starti ng. • Raise th e deck lift arms up and out of the way by placin g the lift lever in the top notch on the [...]

10 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR GARDEN TRACTOR Figure 4 NOTE: Any referenc e in this manual to the RIG HT or LEFT side of the tractor is obser ved from opera tor ’ s positi on. A PTO (P ower T ake-off ) Knob H Cruise Control B utton B Choke Control I Ignition S witch C Parkin g Brak e But ton J Brake P edal D Shift Lever K Drive Pe dal E Cup Holder L Dec[...]

11 Thro tt l e Co n tro l Leve r The throt tle con trol leve r is loca ted on the r ight side of the tracto r ’ s dash panel. Thi s leve r contro ls the sp eed of the e ngine. When s et in a gi ven pos ition, t he thrott le will main tain a unif orm engin e speed. See Figure 5. Figure 5 IMPORT ANT: When oper ating the tractor with the c utting de[...]

12 Systems Indicator M onitor / Hour Meter Your tr actor is equippe d with four i ndicator lights and an hour meter located on the left side of the dash panel. See Figu re 7. Figure 7 If the Brake light or PTO light illu minates whe n attempting to start the unit, pr oceed as follo ws: Brake — Engage the pa rking br ake. PTO — Move the PTO knob[...]

13 Deck Lift Lever Found on your tra ctor ’ s righ t fender, th e deck li ft lever is used to chan ge the height of the cuttin g deck. To use , move the lev er to the left, then place in the notch best suite d for your applicati on. P arking Brake Button To set the pa rking br ake, fully depress the brake pe dal and pus h the par king br ake bu t[...]

14 WARN ING: Keep hands and feet away from the dischar ge opening of the cutt ing deck. NOTE: The deck wh eels ar e an anti- scalp fe atur e of the de ck and are not designed to su pport the weigh t of the cutti ng dec k. Refer to Leve ling the De ck on page 17 of this man ual for more detai led inst ructio ns regar ding variou s deck adjustme nts.[...]

15 • Watch for hol es, ruts , bumps, rock s, or other hidden o bjects. Unev en terr ain co uld o verturn the mach ine. Tall gr ass c an hide obst acles. • Avoid turns when dr iving on a s lope. If a turn m ust be made, turn down the sl ope. Turnin g up a slop e greatly increas es the chan ce of a roll over. • Avoi d sto pping when drivi ng up[...]

16 • Keep the bl ades shar p and repla ce the blades when wor n. Refer to Cutt ing Bl ades on page 23 of this manual for proper blade sharpeni ng inst ruction s. Operat ing The Headlights To turn the tracto r ’ s headlig hts on: • Start the engine follo wing the i nstruct ions earl ier in this section. • Turn th e key one notch count ercloc[...]

17 • Replace hex n ut and lock wa sher a nd reti ghten the jam nut af ter proper adj ustment is achieve d. NOTE: T hreadin g the ball j oints t oo far onto th e drag links wil l cause the front tires to "toe- in" too far. Prop er toe-in is betwe en 1/16" and 5/16". Front tir e to e-in can be m easured as fo llows: • Plac e t[...]

18 Deck Roller Height Adjustment (Units with 50-inch Deck s) To adjust the he ight of the rol lers on the rea r of the mowing dec k, proceed as follows: • Place th e dec k lift l ever in the b ottom notc h (lowes t position ). • Remove the cl evis p ins and hairp in clips from the deck roll er brac kets on the left and right si des of the cutti[...]

19 Air Clea ner Service th e pre-cl eaner, if s o equipped, an d cart ridge/ air cleaner el ement as ins tructed in the B riggs & Stratton Oper ator /Own er Man ual (or Kohler eng ine ’ s Owner ’ s Ma nual) pac ked with you r unit. Spark Plug s The spark plugs shou ld be cleane d and the gap reset once a season . Spark plu g replac ement is[...]

20 • After cl eaning the ba ttery and ter minals , apply a light c oat o f petrol eum jel ly or g rease to bot h terminals • Always keep the rub ber boot pos itioned ov er the positiv e terminal to pr event sho rting. IMPORT ANT: If removin g the battery for an y reason , disconn ect the NEGAT IVE (Blac k) wire from it ’ s terminal fir st, fo[...]

21 Fig ure 16 Changing the T r ansmissio n Drive Belt WARN ING: Be su re to shut the engine off , remove i gnition key , disco nnect the spar k plug wir e(s) and ground ag ainst the engine to prevent unintended st artin g before rem oving the be lt( s) All belts on your tract or are sub ject to wear and sh ould be replaced i f any signs of cracking[...]

22 • Reroute th e new upper dr ive belt as shown in Figure 16. Lower Drive Belt NOTE: Proper remova l of the lower drive b elt requ ires the remov al of sever al tractor compo nents. Read through the following proc edure prior to attempting i t to determin e if you feel you could s uccessful ly compl ete it. If you don ’ t, see an authoriz ed M[...]

23 Cutting Blade s WARN ING: B e sure to shu t the engi ne off, remov e ignit ion ke y , disconn ect th e spar k plug wir e(s) and ground ag ainst the engine to prevent uninten ded starting before remov ing the cutting bla de(s) for sharp ening or replaceme nt. Protec t your hands by using heavy gl oves or a rag to gr asp the c utting blade. WARN I[...]

24 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Clean an d lubricate th e tractor as instru cted in Section 7: MAINTAI NING YOUR GARDEN T RACTOR on pag e 18 of this manual befo re storing for an extende d period. WARN ING: Drain fuel only in to an approve d contain er ou tdoors, away from an open flam e. Allow e ngine to c ool. Ex tinguish cigare ttes, cigar s, p[...]

25 SECTION 11: TROUBLESHOOTING T rouble P ossible C ause(s) Correcti ve Action Engine f ails to st ar t PT O knob enga ged. P ar ki ng brake no t en gaged . Spark plu g wire(s) disc onnected. Throttle c ontrol le ver no t in correct starting posit ion. Choke no t ac tivate d Fuel t ank empt y , or s tal e fuel . Blocked fu el li ne. F aulty spark p[...]

26 SECTION 12: MODELS V809H & Y809P PARTS LIST 9 7 11 (for chok e) 13 4 12 6 9 22 18 19 20 8 10 14 10 5 10 5 16 15 1 17 5 24 3 2 21 23 30 31 26 28 27 29[...]

27 Models V809H & Y809P REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710- 022 7 Self -ta ppi ng Scr ew , #8 -18 x . 5 2 710-05 99 Self-tappin g Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-06 04A Self-tappin g Scre w , 5/16-18 x .625 4 710-12 37 Scre w , #10-32 x .62 5 (Model V809H) 5 710- 131 4 Socket Cap S cr ew , 5/16 -18 x . 625 6 710-13 15 Self-tap ping Scre w , 3/[...]

28 Models V809H & Y809P 31 33 27 16 35 9 23 23 5 32 28 30 29 43 2 3 24 36 25 42 12 34 22 26 6 11 41 40 37 42 3 7 1 5 1 19 13 4 2 4 18 20 10 8 14 9 5 17 38 27 21 44 45 46 47[...]

29 Models V809H & Y809P REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-13 46 Grill Suppor t Brac ket (9-styl e) 2 710-05 99 Self-tappin g Scre w , 1/4-20 x .5 3 710-05 28 He x Cap Scr ew , 5/16-18 x 1. 25 4 710-09 24 Philli ps P an Screw , 1/4-20 x .75 5 710-10 17 T russ Phillips Screw , 1/4-20 x .625 6 725-17 41 Igniti on Switch 7 726- 0272 Cla mp, [...]

30 57 55 56 49 39 46 6 40 45 41 37 43 42 36 47 48 44 16 30 28 38 33 27 31 34 51 50 11 28 29 14 8 52 17 21 10 20 12 23 21 22 24 6 2 52 14 18 25 19 5 3 4 1 16 9 7 17 15 6 26 Models V809H & Y809P 13 35 54 53 3 2 58[...]

31 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 747-1130B Dec k Stabiliz er Rod 2 683-0197A Lift Shaft Assemb ly 3 711-0332 Cle vis Pin , .5 x .78 4 712-0206 He x Nut, 1/2-13 5 712-0431 Flange Lock Nut, 3/8- 16 6 712-3004A Flange Lock N ut, 5/16-18 7 712-3083 He x Nut, 1/2-13 8 714-0104 Internal Cotter Pi n 9 714-0145 Internal Cotter Pi n 10 716-0106 E-rin[...]

32 Models V809H & Y809P 24 23 43 42 29 1 2 41 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 31 3 0 29 32 34 30 32 36 33 37 39 40 11 8 22 4 32[...]

33 Models V809H & Y809P REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 683- 0304 Lower F ram e Asse mbly 2 710- 060 4A Se lf-t appi ng S crew , 16-18 x .625 3 783- 072 6B RH Pivot S uppor t Bra ck et 4 783 -072 7A L H Pivot S upp or t Bracket 5 783- 072 8 Pivot B ar Bra cket 6 710-05 14 He x Cap Scr ew , 3/8-16 x 1 (Gr ade 5) 7 711- 140 8 RH Dra g Li nk [...]

34 Models V809H & Y809P 74 60 8 30 24 25 3 21 4 13 18 16 28 32 8 13 13 73 26 9 80 55 52 60 50 66 65 22 59 52 57 70 22 30 20 75 22 57 63 46 64 49 53 61 54 58 52 71 56 67 72 57 68 63 18 51 52 23 37 48 13 47 64 7 40 36 33 18 45 29 19 14 8 0 43 17 5 42 6 10 42 34 1 15 20 13 35 20 18 13 11 27 20 2 76 77 78 12 12 81 82 83 35 13 13 20 84 85 31[...]

35 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-0375 V ar iabl e-speed Br ac ket A ssembl y 2 618-0376 T wo-sp eed T ransmis sion Ass embl y 3 631-0009A Shfter Knob 4 647-0037 Shift Le ver 5 656-0050 V ar iab le-speed Pu lley Assemb ly 6 756-0665 T ransmi ssion Pulle y , 8.5 7 683-0251 Doub le-idler Br ack et 8 710-0189 He x Cap Scre w , 5/16-18 x 3 9 [...]

36 49 48 44* 47 11 34 37 43 15 42 41 23 40 13 10 36 8 12 9 18 20 6 36 21 17 27 14 31 31 36 29 7 12 9 18 38 30 5 28 4 35 22 26 2 25 24 16 1 19 4 32 3 33 46 15 Models V809H & Y809P[...]

37 Models V809H & Y809P NOTE: T ransmis sion h as a gre ase ca pacit y of 32 oz. Order par t number 737-01 48. NOTE: Upon reass embling transmis sion inp ut shaft for any reaso n, refill i ts cavity wi th approximately 2 /3 oz. of grease. Order par t number 737-028 9. REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-02 25 Re v erse Collar Ass emb ly 2 [...]

38 15 9 1 4 3 2 28 5 7 12 11 8 10 13 16 17 18 14 Models V809H & Y809P 29 31 34 25 24 35 32 36 32 23 32 33 30 6 27 9 9 26 20 21 22 19 37 38[...]

39 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 783-06 53D Steering Sup por t Brac ket 2 754-04 76 PT O Belt (M odel V809H) 754-0475 PT O Belt (Mode l Y809P) 3 717- 1709 Elec tr ic PTO Clut ch 4 783-10 03 Electric Clutc h Anti-rotation Brac ket 5 710-08 59 He x Cap Scr ew , 3/8-16 x 2.5 6 710- 123 8 Hex Head W as her S crew , 5/16 -18 x .87 5 7 712- 043 1 [...]

40 30 41 39 Model V809H 12 12 45 46 19 4 4 40 3 38 20 32 24 25 27 9 20 32 19 33 42 8 22 26 37 5 23 31 11 47 48 10 17 6 7 32 21 14 13 16 2 2 13 44 43 19 30 34 29 15 21 1 1 5 17 18 18 18 35 35 36 47 19[...]

41 Model V809H REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 16606 Retain er Hook 2 17982 Spindle Rein forc ement Plate 3 618-024 0A Spindle Assemb ly , 5.0 Di a. 756-1 187 P ulley Onl y 4 618-024 1 Doub le Pulle y Spind le Assemb ly 756- 0603 Doub le Pulle y Only 5 683-025 4 Dec k Adjustm ent Brac ket Assemb ly 6 683- 01 99C 46 -inc h Deck Sh ell 7 710-016[...]

42 Model Y809P 5 39 22 38 23 14 9 19 2 16 18 23 5 37 24 27 17 20 3 6 26 10 12 15 4 11 13 13 40 41 7 1 2 5 30 21 35 32 33 31 32 36 34 8 34 8 34 8 29 28[...]

43 IMPORT ANT: For a proper working machi ne, use Factory A pproved Parts. V-belts are desi gned to engage a nd di senga ge safely. A sub stitute (non OEM) V-b elt can be dangerou s by not disengag ing co mpletel y. Model Y809P REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710- 016 7 Car ri age Sc rew , 1/4- 20 x .5 2 710-03 47 He x Cap Scr ew , 3/8-16 x 1.[...]

44 MANUF A C TURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRAN TY FOR: The l imit ed warr anty set for th below is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and us ed in the United States , its posse ssions and ter r itories . MTD war rants this product agai nst def ects in material and workman ship f or a period of two (2) [...]