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Troy-Bilt OG-4905 manual

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    Owner’s Manual ¨ SET-UP ¨ OPERATION ¨ MAINTENANCE IMPORTANT: Read Safety Rules and Instructions Carefully PRINTED IN CANADA OG-4905[...]

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    2 CALLING CUS TOMER SUP PORT • L O CA TE YOUR MODEL NUMBER AND SE RIAL NUMBER which ap pears on your unit and re cord the in for ma tion in the space pro vided be low . IM POR TANT: You must have these num bers, along with the date and proof of pur chase to re ceive war ranty or ser vice. • If you are hav ing dif fi culty as sem bling this prod[...]

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    GEN ERAL OP ER A TION • Read, un der stand, and fol low a ll in struc tions on the ma chine and in the m an ual(s) be fore at tempt ing to as sem ble and op er ate. Keep this man ual in a safe place for fu ture and reg u lar ref er ence and for or der ing re place - ment parts. • Be fa mil iar with all con trols and their proper op er a tion. K[...]

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    tive and may re sult in per sonal in jury through con tact with the ro tat ing blade. The blade con trol han dle must op er ate eas ily in both di rec tions and au to mat i cally re turn to the dis en gaged po si tion when re leased. • Never op er ate the mower in wet grass. Al - ways be sure of your foot ing. A slip and fall can cause se ri ous [...]

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    your clothes which can ig nite. W ash your skin and change clothes im me di ately . a) U se only an ap proved gas o line con tainer . b) Never fill con tain ers in side a ve hi cle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plas tic lin er . Al ways place con tain ers on the ground away from your ve hi cle be fore fill ing. c) When prac ti c al, re move g[...]

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    6 5 1 º . Y L E F A S E T A R E P O T O N Y A M U O Y E R E H W S E P O L S E N I M R E T E D O T E D I U G A S A T E E H S S I H T E S U G N I D L I U B A F O R E N R O C A 5 1 A G N I T N E S E R P E R , E N I L D E T T O D N O D L O F o E P O L S T S O P E C N E F A R O L O H D N A T H G I S E E R T L A C I T R E V A H T I W L E V E L S I H T D[...]

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    This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL. After assembly, service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with yo ur unit. NOTE: Reference to righ t or left hand side of the mower is observed from the operati ng position. HOW TO SET-UP YOUR LAW N MOWER Re fer to Il lus tra tion Be low • Dis con nect the[...]

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    CONTROLS BLADE CONTROL HANDLE WARNING: This con trol mech a nism is a safety de vice. Never at tempt to by pass its op er a tions. The blade con trol han dle is lo cated on the up per han dle of the mower. See Fig ure 1. The blade con trol han dle must be de pressed in or der to op er ate the unit. Re lease the blade con trol han dle to stop the en[...]

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    height. With the spring wa sher on the axle bolt re in sert in the square hole de sired, through the wheel as sem bly and se cure with the wing nut pre vi ously re moved. IM POR TANT: All wheels must be placed in the same rel a tive po si tion. NOTE: For rough or un even l awns, move the height ad just ment le ver to a higher po si tion. This will [...]

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    WARNING: Do not re move the bat - tery pack from the han dle pa nel for any rea son other than re place ment. When re pla c ing the bat tery pack, re fer to in struc tions in Main te nance sec tion. NEU TRAL TEST FOR ALL MODELS: • Be fore each use, check for prop er drive clutch op er a tion by per form ing the fol low ing be fore start ing the e[...]

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    TO STOP ENGINE • Re lease the blade con trol han dle to stop the en gine and blade. WARNING: The blade con tin ues to ro tate for a few sec onds af ter the en gine is shut off. • Dis con nect the spark plug wire and ground it against the en gine as in structed in the sep a - rate en gine man ual to pre vent ac ci den tal start ing while equip m[...]

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    SIDE DISCHARGE GRASS CLIPPINGS This mower can also side dis charge grass clip pings. Fol low steps 1 and 2 to ready this mower for side dis charge op er a tion. 1. Re move mulch ing baf fle or grass bag adapter . See Fig ure 10. 2. At tach dis charge chute with wing nuts. See Fig ure 14. ADJUSTMENT CAU TION: DO NOT AT ANY TIME MAKE AD JUST MENTS TO[...]

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    LUBRICATION CAUTION: DISCONNECT SPARK PLUG WIRE BEFORE SERVICING. WHEELS - If your mower is equipped with ball bear ing wheels, lu bri cate at least once a sea son with a light oil, all other types re quire no lu bri ca tion. How ever, if the wheels are re - moved for any rea son, lu bri cate the sur face of the axle bolt and the in ner sur face of[...]

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    Re move the bolt and blade sup port which holds the blade and adapter to the en gine crank shaft. Re move the blade and adapter from the crank shaft. WARNING: Pe ri odically in spect the blade adapter for cracks, es pe cially if you strike a for eign ob ject. Re place when nec es sary. For best re sults your blade should be sharp. The blade may be [...]

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    9. Tilt the trans mis sion for ward and loosen the idler pul ley bolt and locknut ½ turn us ing two 7/16" wrenches. 10. Using a pair of pli ers, pull back and ro tate belt keeper bracket from t he slot on idler pul ley . 11. Slide the belt out from be tween the belt keeper bracket and the idler pul ley . See Fig ure 22. 12. Squeeze the belt t[...]

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    17. Using pli ers, ro tate the belt keeper bracket so that it snaps into slot on the idler bracket. 18. Tighten the idler pul ley bolt and locknut ½ turn us ing two 7/16" wrenches. See Fig ure 22. 19. Place belt be tween the two pul ley halves on the crank shaft. Make sure to ro ute the belt in side the belt guard pin. See Fig ure 26. IM POR [...]

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    lead to the pos i tive side of the bat tery pack, then con nect the neg a tive side. IN-LINE FUSE The unit is equipped with an in-line fus e. If unit fails to star t, check the fuse in side the bat tery cover by turn ing the end of the fuse holder and re mov ing from the bat tery cover. See Fig ure 29. Re place with stan dard au to - mo tive 7-1/2 [...]