Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 900 Troy-Bilt
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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 .
Record Product Information Befo re set ting up a nd op erating your n ew equip ment, p lease loc ate the mod el plate on th e equipm ent and re cord the informati on in the prov ided a rea to the right. You can locate the mode l plate by loo kin g ben eath the seat .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
T rac to r Se t -Up Moving The T rac tor Manually .
Connecting the Batter y 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.
f. Position the de ck roller b racket s up or down thro ugh the slot s on the rear o f the deck u ntil desired positio n is reached , then reat t ach with the cl evis pins and hairp in clips just rem oved. Be cer t ain that the lef t roller b racket and th e right roll er bracket are set in the s ame p osition .
and descr ibe d on the fo llowing p ages .
S ystems Indicator Monitor /Hour Met er LCD When th e ignitio n key is positio n but not into the ST ART p ositio n, the .
PTO / Blad e Engage Knob cut ting de ck or other (sep arately availab le) .
Safet y Interlock Switches This trac tor is e quipp ed with a s afet y inter lock s ystem fo r the protec tio n of the op erator. If the interlock s ystem sh ould ever malfun c tion, do n ot ope rate the trac tor. Contact your au thorize d ser vice dealer .
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.
Driving On Slopes where you m ay operate the t rac tor saf ely.
Engaging the PT O .
Maintenance WA R N I N G ! Bef ore pe r form ing any maintenance or engine an d remove key to prevent unintende d star ting.
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.
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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.
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.
Deck Rear Roll er Adjustment The rear ro ller s on the mower d eck are no t designe d to carr y the weight of th e deck . Th e rear roll ers sho uld be a djusted to approxi mately ⁄ .
Cutting Deck Remo val T o remove the cut ting de ck , pro ceed as fo llows: positio n and enga ge the p arkin g brake.
Cutting Blades WA R N I N G ! Shut the e ngine of f and remove ignition key b efore re moving th e cut ting bla de(s ) fo r sharpe ning or rep lacement .
T o prope rly shar pen th e cut ting bla des, rem ove equal amount s of met al from b oth ends of th e blad es along th e cut ting ed ges, p aralle l to the trailing e dge, at a 25°- to 30° angle.
Fu s e WA R N I N G ! Bef ore ser vicing, re pairing , or brake, stop en gine and re move key to prevent unint ended st arting.
Pull th e right side of th e bel t and place the n arrow V side of .
Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t 2. Parking brake not engaged. 3. Spark p lug wire(s) disconnec ted. Throt tle / cho ke control lever not in cor rec t star tin g position .
Component P ar t Number and Description .
Component P ar t Number and Description .
The fo llowing at t achment s and accessori es are compatib le for this T roy- bilt L awn T rac tor. See the ret ailer fro m which you purch ased your trac tor, an authorized T roy- bilt S er vice D ealer or p hone (80 0) 828-5500 for infor mation re garding pr ice and availabilit y.
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