Troy-Bilt TB2450 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 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 vice • T roubleshooting • Warr ant y WA R N I N G RE AD AND FO LLOW ALL S AFET Y RULE S AND I NSTR UC TIO NS I N THI S MAN UAL BE FOR E A T TEM P [...]

Customer S uppor 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. Choose f rom the optio[...]

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. 2. Be fami liar with all cont[...]

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.    Watch for traf f i c when o per ating near or c rossi[...]

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. N ever assume that children w ill remain wh ere you last saw t[...]

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. If the blades do not sto p within the this tim e fram e, your machine should b e ser v iced prof essionally by an au thorize d [...]

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. Sy m b o l Description    [...]

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. 2. Locate a vertical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building , fence, tr ee, etc.) [...]

T rac to r Se t -Up Moving The T rac tor Manually       relief v alve for occasi ons when i t is necessa r y to move the    ?[...]

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. C AU T I O N : Whe n att aching b atter y cabl es, always ?[...]

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. See Figur e 3 -5. WA R N I N G ! Bef ore op erating th e trac tor[...]

        describ ed o n the foll owing pa ges. WA R N I N G ! Read an d follow all s afet y r ules and instruc ti ons in this manual, inclu ding the enti[...]

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. Ignition S w itch Module WA R N I N[...]

PTO / Blad e Engage Knob     the cut ting de ck or oth er (separatel y available) att achment s. Pull out ward        ?[...]

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 . ) IN PLACE A ND WORKING. • REMOVE OBJ[...]

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. Move the throt tle lever into the FAST (rabbit) positio n. 2.    ?[...]

Driving On Slopes        where you m ay operate the t rac tor saf ely. WA R N I N G ! Do no t mow on inclin es with a slo pe in  ?[...]

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. Engin e   [...]

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/ dipsti ck from th e oil f ill tub e. 5. Push the oil dr ain hose (p acked with this ma n[...]

3. Att ach the hos e coupler to the w ater por t o n your deck s       Figure 6-2  T urn the water o n. 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. NOT E:     [...]

St eeri ng Adjustment If the tr ac tor turns tighter in on e direc tio n than the othe r , or if the ball j oints are b eing re placed du e to damage or wear, the ste ering dr ag link s may ne ed to be adjus ted. Adjust the dra g link s so that e qual leng ths of each are threade d into the ball joi nt on the le f t side and th e ball joint on the [...]

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. 2. Lower the de ck by moving the d eck lif t[...]

 Pull the de ck suppo r t pin out wa rd to release th e deck f rom the de ck lif t arm . See Figure 7-3. Dec k Lif t Ar m Dec k Supp or t Pin Figure 7 -3 7.      8. Move the deck li f t le[...]

 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. Always gr ind each cut tin g blade e dge e qually to    ?[...]

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.   ?[...]

Outer Spindle Pulley s Fron t Spindle Pulley Deck Idler Pulley s Figure 7 -8 5. T hen route th e belt a round the t wo de ck idle r pulleys as show in Figure 7-8.  Rem ount the b elt guards rem oved earlie r 7. Re -ins tall the d eck mak ing sure the b elt re mains routed around the p ulleys as ins truc ted . 8. Pull the right side o f the[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t     2. Parking brake not engaged. 3. Spark p lug wire(s) disconnec ted.  Throt tle control lever or T hrot tle/Choke control lever not in cor rec t st ar ting p osition . 5. Choke not activated [...]

Component P ar t Number and Description                              ?[...]

Component P ar t Number and Description                                   [...]

         ?[...]

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