Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 77T Troy-Bilt
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Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an interna l combu stion e ngi.
2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without fir st contacting Customer Suppor t.
3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degre es (a rise of appro ximat ely 2- 1/ 2 feet e very 1 0 fee t) . A riding mow er could o ve r turn and cause s erious inj ury .
4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices Children 1 . T ragic ac cide nts can o ccur if t he operator i s not aler t to the pre sence of c hildren. Ch ildren are of ten attr acted to the m achine an d the mowin g activ it y . They do not und ersta nd the da ngers.
5 2 Safe Operation Practices W ARNING This s ymbol points out important sa fety instructions w hich, if not f ollow ed, could endange r the personal saf ety and /or prope r ty of y ourself an d others. Rea d and follo w all instructions in this ma n- ual bef ore a ttempting to opera te this mach ine.
6 Slope Operati on : Slop es are a major factor re lated to loss of c ontrol an d tip - over accident s which c an resul t in severe injury or death. All s lopes re quire extr a cautio n. If you cannot back up t he slop e or if you feel uneasy on i t, do not mow it.
7 2 Safe Operat ion Practices This s ymbol points out important sa fety instructions w hich, if not f ollow ed, could endange r the personal saf ety and /or prope r ty of y ourself an d others. Rea d and follo w all instructions in this ma n- ual bef ore a ttempting to opera te this mach ine.
8 3 Setting Up Y our Lawn T ractor W ARNING Use extre me care wh en handling gasoline. Gasoline is ext remely flammabl e and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel machine indoors or while t he en - gine is hot or running. Ex tinguish cigaret tes, cigars, p ipes, an d other sources of ignition .
9 Attaching The Steering Wheel If the steer ing wheel for your trac tor did n ot come att ached, t he hardware for at tachin g it has bee n packed within t he steerin g wheel, bene ath the steer ing wheel cap. Carefully pr y of f the s teering whee l cap and r emove the hard ware.
10 4 Operating Y our Lawn T ractor Kno w Y our La wn T ractor Figure 5 A Speed C ontrol Lever / Parking Brake E Throt tle / Choke Control Lever B Clutch -B rake Pedal F.
11 4 Operating Y our Lawn T ractor W ARNING Never lea ve a ru nning machine unattended. Alwa ys disengage PTO , mov e shift lever int o neutral position, set parking brak e, stop engine and remo ve k ey to pre vent un intended starting. Ignition Switch The ign ition swi tch is ac tivated to star t the e ngine.
12 PT O (B la de E ng a ge ) L e ve r Found on the t ractor ’ s rig ht fender , the PTO (blad e engag e) lever is used to engage p ower to the cut ting d eck or other ( separately availabl e) at tach - ments. T o oper ate, mov e the lever all the way forward.
13 4 Operating Y our Lawn T ractor Driving The T ractor W ARNI NG : A void sudden starts, ex - cessive speed and sudden stops. W ARNI NG : Do not leav e the seat of the tractor witho ut first plac- ing the PTO ( Blade Engage ) lev er in the disengaged ( OFF) posi- tion, depressing the brake pedal and engagin g the parking brake.
14 Engaging the Blades Engaging t he PTO ( Blade Engag e) tra nsfers power to the cut ti ng dec k or other ( separately availabl e) at tach - ments. T o engag e the blad es, proc eed as follows : 1 . Move the throt tle c ontrol lever to the F AST (rab bit ) posit ion.
15 4 Operating Y our Lawn T ractor Mulching (If Equipped) A mulc h kit is so ld separately an d incor porates s peci al blades t hat inco rporate a pro cess of re circul ating gra ss clip pings r epeatedly b eneath th e cut ting de ck. T he ultra- fine cli ppin gs are then forc ed back i nto the lawn where they act as a natur al fert ilizer .
16 5 Adjusting Y our Lawn T ractor Figure 11 Figure 10 W ARNING Never a t tempt to make an y adjust - ments while the engine is r unning, ex cept wher e speci- fied in the operator’ s manual. W ARNI NG : Never attempt t o make an y adjustments wh ile the engine is ru nning, e xcept where specified in the operator’ s manual.
17 5 W ARNING Adjusting Y our Lawn T ractor P arking Brake Adjustment W ARNI NG : Never attempt t o ad - just the brakes w hile the engine is runn ing.
18 6 Maintaining Y our Lawn T ractor NO TE: Depending on the engine m odel found on yo ur tracto r , it ma y be necessary to remo ve the tract or’ s side panel in order t o replace th e oil filt er (if so equipped) .
19 6 Maintaining Y our Lawn T ractor Figure 15 Deck W ash System™ A hex plug can b e found on your trac tor’s deck sur face. See Figure 15. This plu g can be re placed w ith a water por t to be used a s par t of a separately-availabl e dec k wash system.
20 6 Maintaining Y our Lawn T ractor Tires W ARNI NG : Never e xceed the maximum in flation pressure show n on the sidewall o f tire. The rec ommend ed oper ating tire pre ssure is : • Ap proximatel.
21 6 Maintaining Y our Lawn T ractor W ARNING Periodi cally inspect the blade spindles for cracks or damage, especially if y ou strike a foreign object.
22 Changing the Deck Belt W ARNI NG : Be sure to sh ut the engine off, remo ve ign ition ke y , disconnect the spark plug wire ( s ) and ground a gainst the engine to pre vent unin tended starting before removin g the belt ( s ) . The bel t on your tractor is s ubjec t to wear and shoul d be replac ed if any sign s of wear are present.
23 6 Maintaining Y our Lawn T ractor .
24 7 O f f - S e a s o n S t o r a g e / A t t a c h m e n t s W ARNING Drain fuel only i nto an approv e d container outdoors, aw ay from an open flame. Al- low eng ine to cool. Ex tingu ish cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and other sources of ign i- tion prior t o drainin g fuel.
25 8 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is sym bol po int s ou t i mporta nt s af ety in st ruc tio ns wh ich, i f no t f oll ow ed , c ou ld en dan ger th e p erso nal sa fe ty a nd /or p rope r ty of y our se lf an d o the rs . Re ad and f ollo w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be fo re at - t emp tin g t o op er at e th is ma chi ne .
26 9 T roub le Shooting For r epa irs bey ond the minor adjust- ments liste d here, contact an autho rized service deale r . Cause Pr oblem Remedy En gine fails t o star t 1 . PTO engaged. 2. Spark pl ug wire ( s ) disc onnec ted. 3. Fuel tank empt y or stal e fuel.
27 9 T roub le Shooting For r epa irs bey ond the minor adjust- ments liste d here, contact an autho rized service deale r . En gine ov erheats 1 . Fill cran kcase with p roper oil. 2. Clean gra ss cli pping s and deb ris from around t he engin e’ s c ooling fins and bl ower housing.
28 Model 77T 12 14 21 7 10 13 9 1 16 2 23 11 17 25 24 26 17 18 27 2 15 2 3 19 1 20 22 8 6 6 4 5 1 1 6 28.
29 Illustrated P ar ts List 10 Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 71 0 - 05 99 Screw, 1/4-20, 0.50 0 2 71 0 - 0 60 4A Screw , 5 /16- 18, 0.625 3 71 0 - 1260A Screw, 5 /1 6 - 18, 0.
30 Models 77T � �.
31 10 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 71 0 - 04 483 Screw, 1/4-20 x .5 00 2 71 0 - 059 9 Screw, 1/4-20, 0.50 0 3 71 0 - 06 04A Screw, 5 /1 6 - 1 8 , 0.
32 Models 77T 31 39 32 28 9 20 5 21 19 11 2 6 8 16 17 1 13 22 10 7 8 18 4 27 26 36 33 30 34 23 25 24 29 35 12 15 14 11 37 38 3 40 41 42 4 3.
33 10 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. D escrip tion 1 61 7 - 04 024 Gear As sembly, Steering 2 71 0 - 0376 Screw, 5 /1 6 - 18, 1 .00, Gr 5 3 71 0 - 0 64 3 Screw, 5/16- 18, 1 .00, Gr5, Lo ck 4 71 0 - 1309 S crew , Mach, 5 /1 6 - 1 8, 0.7 50 5 71 0 -31 8 0 S crew , 5 /16- 18, 1 .
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35 10 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. D escrip tion 1 61 8 - 040 34 T ran smiss ion Assem bly 2 647 - 04 035 Lever Assembly , Shif t 3 71 0 - 01 76 Screw, 5/16- 18, 2. 75, Gr5 4 71 0 - 02 27 Screw, # 8- 1 8 , 0.50 0 5 71 0 - 0726 Screw , 5 /16- 1 2, 0.
36 Models 760-779 .
37 10 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 1 79 62 Plate, Switch 2 647 - 04 040 H andle As swmbly , PTO 3 71 0 - 02 2 4 Screw, #1 0 - 16, 0.500 4 71 0 - 05 99 Sc rew , 1 /4 -20, 0.50 0 5 71 0 -31 57 Sc rew , 7/1 6 -20, 3.25, Gr5 6 71 4- 01 0 4 Pin, Cot ter , .
38 Models 760-779 .
39 10 Illustrated P ar ts List NOTE : I f rebuild ing the u pper hous ing, inc lude t wo ounc es ( 2 oz.) of Unirex® N 3 grease ( Par t No. 737 -0 289 ) in the input s haft c avity. Ref. No. Par t No. Des cripti on 1 732- 0 61 4 Ring, Wire 2 71 6 - 0 23 1 Ring, E T yp e, .
40 Models 77T (42” Deck) 14 13 39 46 15 30 6 7 10 25 17 24 5 9 31 43 11 45 40 2 19 43 11 32 28 19 44 9 9 47 1 8 26 27 29 12 32 35 45 37 4 16 38 42 22 21 41 20 33 19 18 36 34 3 23.
41 10 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. Descript ion 1 61 8- 06 2 4 S pindl e Assemb ly , Pul, 6. 23” D ia 2 68 3- 0 4 1 38A Brake Assem bly , De ck 3 68 3- 0 4 1 65A Deck S hell, 42 ” (w / o Wheel Br k t) 4 68 3- 0 4 1 67 B rake Assembl y , Dec k 5 68 3- 0 4228 Brkt .
42 Models 77T 20 13 21 14 10 18 12 11 22 19 23 3 9 4 17 15 8 6 7 16 2 5 1.
43 10 Illustrated P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. Des cripti on 1 68 3- 0 4256 M uf fler Shiel d Assem bly 2 783 - 04 576 M uf fler Shiel d 3 783 - 05 00 6 Lower Heat Shield 4 71 0 - 02 27 S crew , # 8 - 18 x .50 5 71 0 - 0 599 S crew , 1/ 4-20, 0.50 0 6 71 0 - 0 642 S crew , 1/ 4-20, 0.
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CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The Ca lifor nia Air R esour ces B oard a nd MTD C onsu mer Grou p Inc ar e plea sed to exp lain t he evapor ative em issi on co ntro l system warr ant y on your 20 0 6 lawn mower.
The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by T roy- Bilt LLC with re spec t to new merchan dise purc hased a nd used in t he United St ates, its pos ses- sions an d territori es.
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