Troy-Bilt LS 33 TB manual

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 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubleshooting • Warr ant y W ARNING READ AND F OLLO W ALL S AFETY RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO OP E[...]

T o Th e O wne r 1 2 Safe Operat ion Pr actices ........................................ 3 Assem bly & S e t- U p .................................................. 7 C ontrols & F eatur es ................................................ 11 Opera t i on ................................................................ 12 Maint enance & [...]

Im por tant Sa fe Opera tio n Pra c ti ces 2 3 T raining Read, un ders tand , and foll ow all instruc ti ons on the 1 . 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 an d regular re ference an d for ord ering rep lacement par ts . Be fami liar with all controls an d thei[...]

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 If your machin e is equipp ed w ith an internal comb ustion 1 3. engine an d is intended f or use near a ny unimproved fores t, brush, or gr ass covered land, the e ngine e xhaust sh ould b e equipp ed w ith a spark ar restor. Make sure you comply with applic able l[...]

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 When sp lit ting in the ver tical posi tion, st abilize t he log 11 . bef ore moving th e control handl e. Split as fo llows: Place log on th e end plate and tu rn until it leans a. against th e beam an d is stab le. When sp lit ting e x tra large o r uneven lo gs, [...]

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 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. Sy m b o l Descrip tion READ T HE OPER A TO[...]

Assem bly & Set -Up 3 7 Cont ents o f Car ton One Lo g Split ter • One O per ator’s Manual • One Engin e Op erator ’s Manual • W AR NING ! Do n ot remove the b eam suppo r t or attem pt to remove the machin e from th e crate until af ter you have complete d all assemb ly steps . See Fig 3 - 1 . W AR NING ! Use ex t reme cau tion whe n[...]

8S ECTI ON 3 — A SSE MB L Y & S ET -U P Pull the beam lo ck out ward, line it up w ith the hol e in the C. beam br acket and releas e the be am lock . Se e Fig 3-3. F as ten the tongu e tube to the f rame by re installin g the t wo D. three -in ch hex s crews removed earlier an d tightly se curing with the t wo f lang e lock nut s. Se e Fig. [...]

9 S ECT ION 3 — A SSEM B L Y & S ET -U P Set -U p Gas and Oil Fill-Up Ser vice the e ngine with gas oline and oil as ins truc ted in the engine manual p acked with yo ur log sp litter. Read the instruc tions carefull y . WA R N I N G ! Use ex tre me care wh en handling gasoline. G asoline is e x tremel y f lammable and th e vapo rs are ex plo[...]

10 S EC TIO N 3— A SSE MB L Y & S ET -U P NOT E: Approved f luids include Sh ell T ellus® S2 M 32 Hydraulic Fluid, Dexron® III/Me rcon ® auto matic transmission f luid, Pro -Sele c t™ A W-32 Hydraulic Oil or 1 0WA W-ISO viscosit y gra de 32 h ydraulic oil. It is n ot recommen ded that f luids b e mixed, to top of f the reser voir tank du[...]

C ontro ls & F eat ures 4 11 Log Dislodger Con tr ol Handle Log T ray V er tical Beam L ock Dipstick Horizontal Beam L ock Jack St and Hitc h Coupling Figure 4 - 1 Engine C ontrols See th e Engine Op erator ’s Manual for the l ocatio n and fun c tion of the controls on th e engine. Beam Locks The b eam lo ck s are used to se cure the b eam in[...]

Operation 5 12 Pre- Start Checklist Remove the dips tick and ch eck hydraulic f luid l evel. 1 . Ref ill if n ecessa r y . Ap proved f luids inclu de Shell T e llus® S2 M 3 2 Hydr aulic Fluid, De xron® III / Mercon® automatic transmission f luid , Pro -Selec t™ AW- 32 Hydraulic Oil o r 1 0WA W-ISO v iscosit y grad e 32 h ydraulic o il. Check t[...]

13 S e c t i o n 5 — o p e r a t i o n Using th e Control Handle The contro l handle has thre e positi ons. Se e Fig. 5 - 4. FO RWA R D • — Move the control hand le to the FORWARD positio n to move wedge toward th e log to split . NOTE: T he control hand le will retu rn to the NEUT RAL positio n as soon as th e handle is re lease d (FORW A[...]

14 S e c t i o n 5 — o p e r a t i o n T ransporting the Log Splitter Lower the be am to its hor izontal p ositio n. Make cer tain th e 1 . beam is lo cked se curely w ith the hor izontal b eam lo ck . Remove the spr ing clip and cl evis pin fro m the jack s tand. 2. Suppo r t the tongue a nd pivot the ja ck stan d up against th e 3. tongue. Se e[...]

Ma int en anc e & Ad justm ents 6 15 W AR NING ! Do n ot at any time make any adjustme nts with out f ir st stop ping en gine, disconnec tin g spark p lug wire and g rounding i t against th e engine. Alw ays wear safe t y glasses during op eratio n or while p er fo rming any adjustme nts or rep airs . Maintenance Engi ne Refe r to the sepa rate[...]

16 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 Of f - Season St orage If the lo g split ter wi ll not be us ed for m ore than 30 days, pre pare for stor age as fo llows: W AR NING ! Never s tore machine w ith fue l in the fuel t ank inside of b uilding wh ere fum es may reach an ope n f lame or sp ark , or wh ere igniti on[...]

Ser vice 7 17 F lexib le Pump Coupler The f l exib le pump coup ler is a nylon “spide r” i nser t, lo cated bet we en the pum p and the en gine shaf t . Over tim e, the couple r will harden an d deteri orate. Rep lace the coupl er if you dete c t vibrati on or nois e coming fro m the area b et ween th e engine a nd the pump. If th e coupler f a[...]

T rouble shooting 8 18 Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t Spark plu g wire disconne c ted. 1. Fuel tank empt y o r stal e fue l. 2. Choke, if equip pe d, not in CHO KE p osition. 3. F ault y sp ark plu g. 4. Blocke d fue l line. 5. Engine not p rime d prop erly (If e quipp ed). 6. Throttle contr ol lev er not in c orrect starting 7. posit[...]

19 s e c t i O n 8 — t r O u b l e s h O O t i n g Problem Cause Remedy Slow cylinder s haf t s p eed while ex tendi ng and retrac ting. Gear s ec tions dama ged . 1. Excessive pump i nlet vac uum. 2. Slow engin e spee d. 3. Damage d relief v alve. 4. Incorre ct o il level. 5. Contaminated oil. 6. Direc tional valve leak ing internally . 7. Inter[...]

R epla cem ent P art s 9 20 Component P art Number a nd Descr ipti on 73 7 - 0348A V ented Dipstick 73 5- 04 1 03 Spider Bushing 7 1 8 - 0 43 95 Coupling, .87 5 7 1 8 - 0 43 92 Coupling, .50 0 7 1 0 - 1 84 2 Set Screw 723- 04 05 Hydraulic Oil F ilter 73 7 - 0 4308 Inlet Filt er 72 7 - 045 1 Inlet Hose 72 7 - 042 88 Hydro Hose 72 7 - 04 43 Return Ho[...]

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