Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product J860 Troy-Bilt
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TRO Y -BIL T L LC, P .O . BOX 3 6 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 001 9 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • Se t-Up • Operatio n • Maintenance • S.
Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the retaile r or dea ler without f irst contacting ou r Cust o mer Supp ort D epa rtme nt. If you h av e di f f ic ulty as sembl ing this prod uct or hav e an y q uesti ons regar ding the con trol s, ope ratio n, or mai nte nanc e of this machine , you can se ek help from the exp er ts.
Im por tant Saf e Opera tion P rac tic es 2 3 General Operation Read this op erator ’s manual carefull y in its entire ty b efore 1 . attem pting to assembl e this machine. Re ad, unde rst and, and foll ow all instruc tions o n the machine an d in the manuals) before op eration .
4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s A missing or damag ed discharg e cover can cause bla de 1 2. contac t or thrown obj ec t injuries. Many injuries occur as a result o f the mower be ing pulle d 1 3. over the foot dur ing a fall caus ed by slippin g or trippin g.
5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pers onal injur y or prop er t y damage us e ex treme 1 . care in handli ng gasoline. G asoline is e x tremel y f lammable and the vap ors ar e expl osive.
6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Spark Arrestor W AR NING : This machine is e quipp ed with an internal combus tion engi ne and shoul d not be use d .
7 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely .
Assembl y & Set -U p 3 8 Assembly NOTE: T his unit is shippe d witho ut gasoline o r oil in the engi ne. Fill up gasoline a nd oil as instru cte d in the accompanying e ngine manual BEFOR E oper ating your mower. Handle Remove any pack ing material whi ch may be bet wee n 1 .
9 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Atta ch center top of bag fr om inside of fr ame. c. Befo re att aching the gr ass catcher , th e mulching baf f l e 2. must be r emoved. Lif t rear dischar ge door. a. Remove mulching b af f le. Se e Fig.
10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p Adjustments Cutting Height The cut ting h eight adjus tment lever is lo cated above the re ar right whe el. Depre ss height adjus tment lever towards wh eel. 1 . Slide lever to desir ed positi on for a chang e in cut ting 2.
C ontrol s and F ea tures 4 11 Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at tach ed to the upp er handl e of the mower. Depre ss and sque eze it agains t the upp er handle to op erate the unit. Re lease it to s top engine an d blade. W AR NING : This blad e control is a saf et y device.
Operation 5 12 Figur e 5- 1 Starting Engine W AR NING : Be sure no one o ther than the o perator is stan ding near the l awn mower while s tar ting engine o r oper ating mower . N ever run engine indoo rs or in en closed , poor ly ventilated areas . Engine ex haust contains c arbon m onoxide, an odor less and dea dly gas.
Ma int ena nce & A dj ustmen t s 6 13 Maintenance General Recomm endations Always obse rve s afet y rule s when p er forming a ny • maintenance. The wa rrant y on this lawn mower d oes not cover items that • have been subje cte d to operato r abuse or ne gligen ce.
14 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Engine Care A list of key engin e maintenance jobs re quired fo r good per fo rmance by the mower is gi ven below. Follow the accompanying en gine manual for a d etail ed list and ins truc tions .
15 s e c t i O n 6 — M a i n t e n a n c e & a d j u s t M e n t s Remove back cover of sp eed contro l housing by remov ing 5. the three s crews secu ring it to the hou sing. See Fig . 6 - 4. Remove screw an d fl at washer se curing cab le. See Fig .
Se r vice 7 16 5. Lubricate the e ngine crank sha f t and the inne r surf ace of the bla de adapter wi th light oil. Slide th e blade adapter (and wave washer , if ap plicab le) onto the engine crank shaf t.
17 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Caref ully remove old b atter y a nd replace wi th new one. 4. Connec t the p ositive lead to the p ositive side of th e bat ter y pack , then conn ec t the ne gative side.
18 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Replacing F use The e lec tric s tar ter circuit and b atter y are p rotec ted by a 40 ampere f use. If the f use bur ns out, the el ec tric st ar ter will not oper ate.
T roub leshooting 8 19 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Blade c ontrol diseng aged. 1. Spark plu g boot dis connec ted. 2. Fuel tank empt y or s tale f uel. 3. Engine not p rimed (if e quippe d with pr imer). 4. F ault y sp ark plug. 5. Blocke d fuel lin e.
T roub leshooting 8 20 Problem Cause Remedy Uneven cut Whe els not posit ioned cor rec tly. 1. Dull bla de. 2. Place all four whe els in sam e height p osition 1. (if equipp ed wit h individua l height adjus ters) . Sharpe n or replace b lade. 2. Mower will no t self pro pel Belt no t installe d prop erly.
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22 Model Seri es J860 50 55 54 28 43 42 41 44 11 45 35 12 10 10 23 2 6 7 39 37 1 49 5 13 36 31 15 21 19 17 8 38 14 46 20 48 56 4 51 22 3 46 18 47 27 34 53 25 30 26 29 16 9 25 30 40 10 33 32 24 10 26 A.
23 Ref No. Par t Numb er Description 1 74 6 - 0 4 5 15 Drive Cab le 2 735 - 0 4 059 Rub ber Gro mmet 3 6 8 7 - 0 2 417 D rive Control 4 732- 0 451 6 Shif t Sprin g 5 747- 0 491 7A Blade Control 6 7 46.
24 Model Seri es J860 45 13 29 46 18 43 42 19 16 44 12 14 15 17 40 21 51 50 27 49 47 28 20 12 37 38 9 7 9 10 11 A A 12 10 5 5 8 48 33 32 34 35 36 39 1 30 26 6 4 2 3 28 12 23 25 31 22 24 41.
25 Ref No. Par t Numb er Description 1 7 5 4 - 0 4 17 6 V-B el t 2 732- 0 4 48 0 A Spring Lever 3 72 0 - 0 4 0 92 Height Adjus ter Knob 4 7 17 - 0 4 4 5 2 Spur G ear , 1 6T - LH 5 73 8 - 0 4278 Shldr.
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