Troy-Bilt 650 manual

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 • Ser vice • T roublesh ooting • Warranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLLO W ALL S AFETY RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO [...]

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. Choose [...]

Im por tant Sa fe Opera ti on Pra c tic es 2 3 T raining Read, un ders tand, an d follow all ins truc tions on th e 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) b efore at tempting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a s afe place fo r future an d regular re ference and f or order ing replacem ent par ts . Be famili ar with all controls and th eir[...]

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 Af ter strik ing a fore ign objec t, s top the eng ine, disconne ct 11 . the spark p lug wire and g round agains t the engine. Thoro ughly insp ec t the machine f or any damage. Rep air the damag e befo re star ting an d oper ating. Diseng age all clutch levers (if [...]

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 If the f uel tank has to b e draine d, do this outdo ors . 9 . Obser ve pro per disp osal laws and re gulations for g as, oil, 1 0. etc. to prote ct th e environment . Notice R egarding Emissions Engines whi ch are cer tif ied to compl y with Calif ornia and fe dera[...]

W AR NING ! T o prevent per sonal injur y or pro per t y damage, do n ot star t the e ngine until all asse mbly steps are comp lete and you have read and under stan d the safe t y and ope rating instru cti ons in this manual. Recommended T ools for Assembly  • ⁄  ” op en -e nd wrench Block o f wood (to suppor t till er when re moving[...]

Using two 2. ⁄  ” - 1 8 x 1- ⁄” screws and ⁄  ” - 1 8 he x nuts, l oosel y att ach the handl ebar supp or t using the up per ho les. Tighten th e two s crews secure ly . S ee Fig. 3-2. Ther e ar e thre e height adjus tment hol es in t he two han dlebar 3. suppor t b rackets . Use a set ting that will p osition th[...]

Rev er se Clut c h Cable Caref ully unwrap the r everse clutch cab le (Red) f rom its 1 . shipping p osition . Pull the cable up t hrough the top ho le in the cab le bracket an d push the cab le conne ctor up through the h ole in the b racket until the gro ove in the connec tor snaps into pla ce. See Fig. 3- 4. NOTE: Be sure to s elec t the c able [...]

Figur e 4 - 1 Engine Con tr ols For deta iled info rmation on all e ngine controls re fer to the sep erate Engine Op erator ’s Manual. Wheel Drive P ins Each wh eel is eq uippe d with a whe el drive click pin th at secures the whe el to the wh eel shaf t . The wh eels can b e positi oned in either a W HEEL DRIV E or a FREEWH EEL mode. Forward Clu[...]

Starting the Engine Pre- S tar t Checklist With the sp ark plug w ire disconne cted f rom the sp ark plug, per fo rm the foll owing che cks a nd ser vices b efore ea ch use. Read the S afe Op eration Pra ctices an d the Features & 1 . Controls Sec tio n in this manual. Rea d the sep arate Engine Ope rator’s Manual provi ded wit h the tiller. [...]

T o E ngage Drive & Tines NOTE: T he tiller pic ture d on the fo llowing pa ges is used to demons trate the op eration o f the tiller and m ay not look e xac tly like your tiller. For for ward mo tion of the wh eels and p ower to the tines 1 . pull the For ward Clu tch Bail up against th e handleb ar . Releas e the bail to s top the for ward m [...]

Clearing the Tines The tin es have a self-cl earing ac tion w hich eliminates mos t tanglin g of debris in th e tines. H owever , occasiona lly dr y grass, strin gy sta lks o r tough vine s may become t angled . Follow these procedu res to help avoid tanglin g and to clean the tin es, if n e c e ss ar y. T o reduce tan gling, set th e depth re gula[...]

Suggested Till ing Patterns When p reparing a s eed bed, g o over the same p ath tw ice in • the f irs t row , the n overlap one -ha lf the tiller w idth on the rest of th e passes. S ee Fig. 5 -5. When f inish ed in one d irec tion, make a se cond pass at • a right angle, as sh own in Fig. 5- 6. Overlap each p ass for bes t results (in ver y h[...]

T errace Ga rdening T o create a terrace, st ar t at the top of the slo pe and wor k 1 . down. G o back and f or th across the f irs t row as shown in Fig. 5- 8. Each succee ding lower terr ace is star ted by wa lking b elow 2. the terra ce you’ re p reparing . For adde d stabili ty o f the tiller, always k e ep the up hill whee l in the sof t, n[...]

W AR NING ! Befo re inspec ting, cl eaning or ser vicin g the machine, shut o f f the engin e, wait for all moving p ar ts to come to a comple te stop, disconne ct th e spark plu g wire and move the wire away from the sp ark plug. Failure to follow thes e instru ctio ns can result in ser ious pe rsonal injur y o r prop er ty d amage. Maintenance En[...]

Lubric ation Af ter ever y 1 0 op erating ho urs, oil or g rease the lubr ication point s shown in Fig. 6 - 1 and d escribe d bel ow . Use a clean lubri cating oil (# 30 weight m otor oil is suitabl e) and a clean g eneral p urpos e grease (grease containi ng a meta l lubric ant is prefer red, if availab le) . Remove the wh eels, cl ean the whe el [...]

Belt Replac ement If the dri ve belt ne eds to be re placed, s ee your lo cal author ized dealer o r refer to the R eplacem ent Part s Sec tio n for order ing informati on. Use only a f ac tor y-autho rized b elt as an “over - the - counter” b elt may not pe r form satis fac torily. The pro cedure requires averag e mechani cal abilit y and comm[...]

Problem Cause Remedy Engine do es not st ar t Spark plu g wire disconne cte d. 1. Engine Th rottl e Control Lever incorre ctl y set. 2. Fuel tank empt y. 3. Stale gasoli ne. 4. Dir t y air f ilter . 5. Def ec tive or incorre ctl y gappe d spark plu g. 6. Carbure tor out of adjus tment. 7. Misadjus ted throttl e control. 8. Dirt or water in fuel tan[...]

Component P art Number a nd Descr iptio n 7 54 - 0 409 0 Forward Dri ve Belt 7 54 - 0 4091 Reverse Drive Belt 7 46 - 04 4 1 3 Forward Dri ve Cable 7 46 - 04 4 1 4 Reverse Drive Cable 7 4 2-0 4 226 B olo Tine, 1 0” (RT ) 7 4 2-0 4 227 B olo Tine, 1 0” (L T) 634- 0 4 232 Wheels, 1 3 x 5 x 6 1 72 1 1- ZL8 - 0 23 Air Filt er 9807 9 -5684 6 Spark Pl[...]

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