Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TB 2142 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 .
Customer Suppor t Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer o r deale r without f irst contacting th e Customer Supp or t De par tment . If you hav e dif f iculty assembling this product or have an y ques tions regarding the c ontrols, operation, or maintenance of this mach ine, you can seek h elp from the exp er ts.
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 .
Connec ting the Bat tery 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.
Adjusting the Seat T o adjust the p osition of th e seat, p ull up and ho ld the seat adjustme nt lever . Slid e the seat fo r ward or re ar ward to the desired p osition; the n releas e the adjustm ent lever. Make sure seat is locke d into position b efo re ope rating the t rac tor.
and descr ibe d on the fo llowing p ages .
Deck Lif t Lev er the de ck lif t lever is use d to change the heig ht of the cut ting de ck . T o use, move the lever to the le f t, th en place in the no tch best suite d for your applic ation.
PTO / Blade Engage Handle power to the cut tin g deck o r other (separately availa ble) atta chments .
TO A VOID SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH • GO UP AND DOWN SL OPES, NOT ACROS S. • A VOID SUDDEN TURNS. • DO NOT OPERA TE THE UNIT WHERE IT COULD SLIP OR TIP . • IF MACHINE STOPS GOING UPHIL L, STOP BL A DE ( S ) AND BACK DOWNHIL L SLOW L Y . • KEEP SAFET Y DEVICES ( GUA RDS, SHIELDS, AND SWITCHE S, ETC .
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 Schedule Before Eac h use Ever y 1 0 Hours Ever y 25 Hours Ever y 50 Hours Ever y 1 00 Hour s Prior to Storing Clean Hood/Dash Louvers P P Chec k Engi ne Oil Leve l P Chec k Air Filte r fo.
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.
Figure 6-2 5.
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.
Cutting Deck Remo val positio n and enga ge the p arkin g brake.
Figure 7 -5 G ently slid e the cut ting de ck (from the r ight side) out from underneat h the tractor . Reinst all the b elt keep er ro d loos ened e arlier. Changing the Dec k Belt WA R N I N G ! Th e V-be lts fo und on your tr ac tor are spe cially design ed to enga ge and dise ngage s afel y .
3. It may also be n ecessar y to loose n the he x nut on the l ef t idler p ulley to get the b elt of f the pull ey and around th e belt guard. Caref ully rem ove the deck b elt fro m around th e two spindle p ulleys and th e t wo deck idl er pulle ys.
2. Place a block of wo od b et ween th e center deck ho using baf f l e and the cut tin g blade to ac t as a s tabiliz er . Hex Fla nge Nu t Figure 7 -9 3.
Charging WA R N I N G ! Bat terie s give of f an e xplosi ve gas while chargin g. Charge the b at ter y in a well ventilated area and ke ep away from an op en f lam e or pilot li ght as on a water heater, space heater , furna ce, clothes dr yer o r other gas ap pliances.
Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t 2. Parking brake not engaged. 3. Spark p lug wire disconn ec ted . Throt tle /Choke control lever not in corre c t star tin g position .
Component P ar t Number and Description .
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