Troy-Bilt Pro Line manual

TRO Y -BIL T LL C , P .O. BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 0 0 1 9 Print ed In USA O p era t Or ’ s M a nu a l Safe Ope ration Practices • S et-Up • Ope ration • Maintenance • Se rvice • T roubles hooting • Warran t y W ARNING READ AND FOL LO W ALL S AFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANU AL BEFORE A TTEM PTING TO OP E R[...]

Customer Support Please do NOT return the machine to the re tailer or d ealer with out fi rst contacting our Custome r Suppo rt D epar tment . If y ou h av e di f f icu lty as sembli ng t his produ c t o r ha ve an y que stion s reg ardin g th e c ontr ols, o perati on, or mai nt enanc e of th is m achi ne, you can s eek hel p from the experts. C h[...]

Im por tant Safe Op erat ion P rac tic es 2 3 T raini ng Read, u nder stan d, and fo llow all inst ruc tions on th e machine an d in the manua l(s ) bef ore at tempting to assemb le and op erate. Kee p this manual in a s afe pla ce for futur e and regu lar refe rence and fo r order ing rep lacement par ts . Be fam iliar with al l controls and th ei[...]

4 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O pe ra ti On p ract ices Af ter stri king a f oreign o bjec t, s top the eng ine, disconn ec t the spar k plug wi re and grou nd agains t the engin e. Tho roughl y inspe ct the m achine for a ny damage. Rep air the damag e befo re sta r ting and op eratin g. Disen gage all clu tch levers (if f it ted) an d stop[...]

5 s ecti On 2 — i MpO rt ant s afe O pe ra ti On p ract ices If the f uel ta nk has to be dra ined, d o this outdo ors . Obse r ve prope r dispos al laws and re gulations f or gas, o il, etc. to prote ct th e environm ent. Notice R egard ing Emissions Engines w hich are cer tif ie d to comply w ith Califo rnia and f eder al EP A e mission re gula[...]

W AR NIN G! T o prevent p erso nal injur y o r prop er t y damage, d o not sta r t the engin e until all assem bly steps are co mplete an d you have read and under st and the sa fet y and op eratin g instru cti ons. Recommended T ools for Assembly ⁄ ” open - end wr ench ⁄ ” ope n- en d wrench ⁄” open - end wr ench S[...]

With the f or ward clutch ca ble on th e inside of th e handl ebar, See Fig, 3-2, position the ha ndleb ar ends on th e out side of the t wo mo unting tabs s hown in Fig. 3 - 1 o n the transmissi on top cover . NOTE: T he cur ved ha ndleb ar heig ht adjustm ent bracket appe ars as show n in Fig. 3- 1. Loose ly at tach the han dleba rs to the mo unt[...]

Inser t the c able i nto the slot on the contr ol pane l and f it the threa ded asse mbly into the h ole in the s lot. Be su re that the f lat side o f the thread ed assem bly is ali gned wi th the f lat side o f the hol e. Slide the h ex nut up th e cable a nd tighten it se curel y . T es t the fu ncti on of the reve rse clutch contro l cabl e by [...]

Wheel Gear Lev er Inser t the W hee l Gear Lever up thr ough the s lot in the control pa nel that is lab ele d “ WHEEL GE AR.” Se e Fig. 3- 8. Inser t t wo # 1 0 -32 x ⁄ ” round h ead screws d own throug h the “ +” marks o n the control p anel de cal an d secure ly att ach the wh eel gea r mounting b racket using t wo #1 0 lock wa[...]

Han dle bar H eig ht Adjus tme nt Sc rew Eng ine Th rot tl e Contr ol Leve r Dep th Reg ulat or Lever For ward C lutc h Contr ol Leve r Whe el G ear Leve r Rever se Clut ch Cont ro l For ward C lutc h Contr ol Leve r Rec oil Star te r Han dle NOTE: Fo r detail ed info rmation o n all engi ne controls , refer to the sep erate Engin e Ope rator ’ s[...]

Starting the Engine Pre- Star t Checklist With the s park wire d isconne cte d from th e spark pl ug, make the foll owing che ck s and pe r form the f ollowin g ser vi ces befo re sta rti ng the eng ine. Read the S afe Op eratio n Prac tices and Features & Contr ols Sec tio ns in this manual. R ead the se parate Engin e Ope rator ’ s Ma nual.[...]

Engaging the Drive & Tines For for war d motion of th e whee ls and tine s: Pull one o r both of the For w ard Clutch Control Levers up an d hold th em agains t the handl ebar s. T o s top the for w ard motio n of the whe els and tin es, releas e the lever s. As the ti ller moves fo rw ard, rel ax and l et the whe els pull the ma chine alo ng w[...]

With the ti ller ba lanced, p ush sideways on th e handl ebar to move the till er in the dir ec tion of the turn. S ee Fig. 5 - 4. Af ter comp leting th e turn, sl owly lower the ti nes into the soil a nd increas e the engin e spe ed. Clearing the Tines The tin es have a self- clear ing ac tion wh ich elimin ates most tangl ing of deb ris in the ti[...]

Suggested tilling pa t terns When p repar ing a see dbe d, go over the s ame path t wice in the f irs t row , th en overlap on e -hal f the tille r width on th e rest of t he passes . See Fig . 5-5. When f inis hed in o ne direc tio n, make a seco nd pass at a right ang le as shown in Fi g. 5- 6. Over lap each pass fo r the bes t result s (in ver y[...]

Tilling on slopes If you mus t garden o n a mode rate slop e, pleas e follow t wo ver y impo r tant guide lines: Till o nly on m oder ate slope s, never on s teep gro und whe re footin g is dif f icult . Review th e safe ty r ules in th e Safe Ope ration Pra cti ces Sec tion . Till ing up and dow n slop es is recomm ende d over terracin g. Till ing[...]

Po wer Composting Power compos ting simpl y means tillin g under a nd bur yi ng in the so il all manne r of organi c matte r such as crop resi dues, l eaves, grass clip pings and cover cro ps. This material wi ll decomp ose duri ng the non - growi ng seaso n and add i mpor t ant natural nut rient s to the soil. W AR NIN G! Wh en power com postin g,[...]

Maintenance Schedule Af ter 2-hour brea k-in Bef ore Ea ch Use Ever y 5 Hour s Ever y 10 Hour s Ever y 30 Hour s See Eng ine Manual Chec k Motor O il Level P P Clean En gine P P Chec k Dri ve Belt Tension P P Chec k Nut s and Bolt s P P Chang e Motor O il P P Lubr icate T iller P Ser vi ce Air Filte r P Chec k T ra nsmiss ion Gea r Oil P P Chec k T[...]

T ransmission Gear Oil Check the t ransmissio n gear oil af te r ever y 30 hour s of ope ration or whe never you notice any oil l eak . Ope rating the til ler whe n the transm ission is low on o il can resu lt in severe dama ge. T o Che ck the T ransmissi on Gear O il Level: Check the g ear oil level w hen the tr ansmission is co ol. Ge ar oil will[...]

Adjustments Wheel Gear Cable When th e Whee l Gear Lever is i n DISENGAGE, the whe els will r oll fre ely (fre ewhee l). The whe els shou ld not ro ll free ly whe n the lever is in ENGAGE . If the whe els ro ll fre ely whe n the Whe el Gea r Lever is in ENGAGE, the wh eel g ear cabl e nee ds to be adjus ted as descr ibed b elow. With the e ngine sh[...]

Follow the se steps if t he for ward cl utch control ne eds adjust ment. Befo re adjus ting the b elt, shut o f f engin e, allow the en gine and muf f l er to cool dow n, disconne c t the spark p lug wire, and rem ove the ignitio n key on ele ctr ic sta r t mode ls. Belt a djustme nts are do ne with the f or ward clutch c able adjuste r . Use t wo [...]

Revers e belt te nsion adjus tment s are done w ith the revers e clutch cable a djuster l ocated o n the lef t s ide of the machine n ear the engi ne. Use t wo ⁄ ” ope n- en d wrench es to loose n the t wo adjuste r jam nuts a f ew turns. S ee Fig. 6 -9. Move the cab le adjus ter away from the p ulleys to inc rease bel t tension. Tig hten[...]

Belt Replacement Forward Clutch Belt Stop the engin e, allow it to cool a nd disconne c t the spark plug w ire bef ore work ing nea r the bel ts. Remove the t wo nut s and rem ove the belt cover . Re fer to Fig. 6 - 8 in the Mai ntenance & Adjustm ents Se ct ion. Move the rever se clutch bel t out of the w ay . Y o u do not nee d to complete ly[...]

Slip the b elt of f th e front of th e transmissio n pulley. See Fig. 7-4. Work the be lt out fr om bet we en the pull ey and the f rame, aroun d the transmissi on cover spring , then up and o ut of the machin e. From the front o f the tiller, inser t the for w ard clutch be lt in bet wee n the bot tom of th e engine d rive pull ey and the top of t[...]

Inser t the b elt dow n into the fro nt of the transmissi on housin g. Slip the top ha lf of the b elt onto the r everse id ler arm pul ley . Pull the be lt downward a nd loo p the bot tom hal f of the bel t around th e front gro ove of the transmiss ion pull ey . Mount th e belt gu ide be twe en the t wo f lat washe rs and tighten snug ly . T he g[...]

Replacing a Singl e Tine Remove the t wo screw s and nuts t hat att ach a singl e tine to the tine ho lder. If need ed, us e pene trating oil to h elp fre e the nuts . See Fig . 7 -9. When i nstalli ng a singl e tine, be sur e to positio n it so that its cut tin g edge w ill enter the so il f irs t as the tiller m oves for ward . 1. 2. Remo ving a [...]

Pr oblem Caus e Remedy Engi ne does not start Spark plug wi re disc onnected. Engi ne Throttle Contr ol Lev er inc orrectly set. F uel tank empty. Stale gasolin e. Dirt y ai r filter( s) . Defective or inc orrec tly gapped spar k plug. Carburet or out of adj ustment. Misadju sted th rottle con trol. Dirt or water in fuel tank. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [...]

R epla cem ent P ar ts 9 27 C omponen t Pa r t Number an d Descrip tion 7 54 - 0 409 4 Forw ard Drive Belt, 4L x 23. 80 7 54 - 0 4095 Reverse Drive belt , 3L x 2 7 .4 4 0 7 4 2- 04 1 1 9 Bolo T ine (LH) , 1 2” 7 4 2- 04 1 1 8 Bolo T ine (RH), 1 2” 634- 0423 2 Wheel, 1 3 x 5 x 6 1 9 1 67 84 Reverse Clutch Cable 7 46 - 04 0 27 F or ward Clutch Ca[...]

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