Troy-Bilt TB280 ES manual

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    TRO Y -BIL T L LC, P .O . BOX 36 1 1 3 1 CL E VEL 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 Ope ration Practice s • Set-Up • Ope ration • Maintenan ce • Ser vice • T roublesho oting • Warranty 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[...]

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    Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the re tailer or d eale r without f irst contacting the Customer Su ppo rt D ep ar tment. If you h av e di f f icu lt y a ssem bling thi s pr oduct or ha ve any ques tion s rega rdi ng th e co ntr ols, operat ion, or m aint ena nce of this machi ne, you can se ek help from the exp er ts. Cho os[...]

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    Im por tant Sa fe Opera tio n Pra c ti ces 2 3 General Operation           atte mpting to assemb le this machi ne. Read, u nder stan d, and foll ow all ins[...]

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    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 A missing or dama ged dis charge cover can cause b lade   contac t or thrown o bjec t injuri es. Many injuries occur as a resul t of the mower b eing pull ed   over the foot dur ing a fall c aused by slip ping or tr ipping . Do not ho ld on t[...]

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    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 Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : T o avoid pers onal injur y or p rope r t y damage us e ex tre me   care in handli ng gasolin e. Gaso line is ex tre mely f lammable and the vap or s are exp losive. Ser ious pe rso nal injur y can occur when g asoline i[...]

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    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 Notice R egarding Emissions Engines which a re cer tif ie d to comply with C alifor nia and fe dera l     ?[...]

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    7 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 W ARNING: Y our Respo nsibilit y— Re stric t th e use of this powe r machine to p erso ns who read , under sta nd and follow the w arnings an d instru c tions in this manual an d on the mach ine. SA VE T HESE I NSTR UCTION S! Safet y Symbols This pa ge depi ct s a[...]

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    8 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 Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree... or a corner of a building... or a fence post Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope) 15° Use this page as a guide t o determine slopes where you ma y not operate safely . W ARNING:  [...]

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    Assem bly & Set -Up 3 9 Cont ents o f Car ton                [...]

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    10 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p The rop e guide is at t ache d to the right side of th e upp er  handle. Lo osen the w ing kn ob which s ecures the r ope       ?[...]

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    11 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p         Slide t wo hoo k s of side dis charge chute und er hinge p in on 2.[...]

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    12 s e c t i O n 3 — a s s e M b l y & s e t -u p     2.        ?[...]

  • Page 13

    C ontro ls and F ea ture s 4 13 Figur e 4 - 1 Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at t ached to the u pper h andle of th e mower . Depre ss and sque eze i t against th e uppe r handle to op erate the unit. Re lease it to s top engin e and bla de. W AR NING : This b lade control is a s afet y d evice. Never at tempt to byp ass its op erati ons. Dri[...]

  • Page 14

    Operation 5 14 Figur e 5 - 1 Figur e 5 - 2 Starting Engine W AR NING : Be sure no o ne other than t he ope rator is stan ding near th e lawn mower whil e star t ing engine o r oper ating mower. Never run engine indo ors or in e nclose d, po orl y ventilated areas. Engine ex haust contains c arbo n monox ide, an odor less and d eadly gas . Keep hand[...]

  • Page 15

    15 s e c t i O n 5 — O p e r a t i O n Using Y our L awn Mo wer Be sure lawn is clear o f stones , stick s , wire, or other o bjec t s which could dama ge lawn mower o r engine. Such o bjec t s could be accide ntly thrown by the m ower in any direc tion an d cause serio us per sonal injur y to the oper ator and othe rs. ?[...]

  • Page 16

    Ma int en anc e & Ad justm ents 6 16 Maintenance General Rec ommendations Always obse r ve safet y r ules wh en pe r formi ng any  maintenance. The war rant y on this lawn m ower doe s not cover items that  have been subje c ted to op erator ab use or ne gligen ce. T o receive full v alue fro m warra nt y , op erator mus t maintain [...]

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    17 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 Engine Care A list of key engin e maintenance jobs re quire d for go od per f orman ce by the mower is given be low. Follow the accompanying en gine manual f or a det ailed lis t and inst ruc tions . Maintain o il level as instr uc ted in en gine manual. • Ser vi ce air c[...]

  • Page 18

    Ser vice 7 18 Blade Bla de Adap te r Bolt Bla de Be ll Support W AR NING : An unbal anced bla de will caus e excessive vibrati on whe n rotating at hig h spe eds. It may cause damag e to mower and could b reak causing p erso nal injur y. Lubricate the e ngine cra nk shaf t and th e inner sur f ace of 5. the blad e adapter wi th light oil. Slid e th[...]

  • Page 19

    19 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e (+) P ositi ve T erminal (-) Negati ve T erminal 1 2 Charging Batter y (I f Equipped) W AR NING : The b at ter y contains cor rosive f luid and toxic material; hand le with ca re and keep away from chil dren. D o not punc ture, dis assemb le, mutilate or incin erate the bat ter y . E xpl osive gases could be ven[...]

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    20 s e c t i O n 7 — s e r v i c e Of f - Season St orage The fo llowing s teps shoul d be ta ken to prepare your law n mower for stor age. Clean and lubr icate mower tho roughl y as descr ibe d in the  lubricati on instr uc tions.      [...]

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    No te s 8 21[...]

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    T rouble shooting 9 22 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Blade c ontrol diseng aged.   Spark plu g bo ot disconne cte d. 2. Fuel tank empt y o r sta le fue l. 3. Engine not pr imed (if e quipp ed w ith prim er).  F ault y sp ark plu g. 5. Blocke d fue l line.  Engine f looded. 7. Fuel valve (if equip pe d) close[...]

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    23 s e c t i O n 9 — t r O u b l e s h O O t i n g Problem Cause Remedy Uneven cut Whe els not po sitione d correc tl y .   Dull bla de. 2.          position . Sharpe n or repla ce blade. 2. Mower will[...]

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    R epla cem ent P art s 10 24 Component P art Number a nd Descr ipti on                     ?[...]

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    25 s e c t i O n 1 0 — r e p l a c e M e n t p a r t s Component P art Number a nd Descr ipti on                        [...]

  • Page 26

    MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 0 2 0 RE V . A Th e lim it ed w ar r an t y se t fo r t h b elo w is gi ve n by T r oy- Bi lt L LC w i th re sp ec t t o new m er ch an dis e pur c ha se d an d us ed i n th e Uni t ed S t a te s and / o r it s t er ri to ri es a nd p os s es si ons , an d by M T D Pr odu c t s Lim it e d wi t h [...]

  • Page 27

    TRO Y -BIL T LLC, P .O . BOX 36 1 1 3 1 CL E VEL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Impreso e n E stados Unid os de América M a n u a l d e l O p e r a d O r Medid as impor tantes de seg uridad • Conguración • Funcionamiento • Mantenimie nto • Ser vicio • Solución de p roblem as • Garantía AD VE R TE NCIA LEA Y SIGA T ODAS LAS INST RUCC [...]

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    Al p ropieta rio 1 2 Asistencia al Cliente Por favor , NO devuelva la unida d al mino rista o distribuidor sin p oner se en contacto prime ro con el De par tamento de Asistencia al Cl iente. En caso de t ener probl emas para monta r est e pr oducto o de tene r du das c on respect o a l os c ont roles , func iona mien to o mantenim iento del mismo, [...]

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    Med idas i mpor tan tes d e seguri dad 2 3 AD VE R TEN CIA: La presen cia de e ste sí mbolo in dica qu e se trata d e inst rucc iones im p ortant es de seg urida d que se debe n respeta r para e vitar pone r en pelig ro su seg urid ad person al y / o ma ter ial y la d e otras pe rsonas . Lea y si ga tod as las i nstr ucc iones de e ste ma nual an [...]

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    4 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d No po nga las manos o l os pies cerc a de las pie zas rot atorias 8. o en la tolva d e la cor tad ora. El cont ac to con las cuchillas pue de produ cir la amput ación d e manos y pie s. Una cubier t a de des carga f altante o dañad a pue de   provocar e l co[...]

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    5 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d Niños         ?[...]

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    6 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d Nunca tr ate de ajusta r una rue da o la altura d e cor te 8 . mientras e l motor es tá en marcha . Los compon entes de la tolv a para re cor te, cubier t a   de desc arga y escu do de ri el, est án sujetos a des gaste y daños que p odría d ejar ex pues ta[...]

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    7 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d AD VERTEN CIA: Su resp onsab ilidad — Rest rinja el uso de e sta má quina motor iza da a las pe rson as que lean, comprenda n y respete n las adver tencias e i nstruccio nes que f i guran en es te manual y en la má quina. GU AR DE EST AS I NSTR UC CION ES Símbolos[...]

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    8 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d Use esta página como guía para determinar las in c linaciones de las pendient es en las que podría no tener una operación segura. AD VERTENCIA:        [...]

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    Mo ntaj e y Co nf ig uraci ón 3 9 Cont enido de la c aja    Uno Colec tor d e Césped  Un o Botella de l Aceite            U[...]

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    10 s e c c i ó n 3— M O n t a j e y c O n f i g u r a c i ó n La guía d e la cuerda es tá unid a al costad o dere cho de la  manija super ior. Afloje la tu erca de mar ipos a que sujet a la       Sosten ga el control de l a cuchilla contra la man ija [...]

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    11 s e c c i ó n 3 — M O n t a j e y c O n f i g u r a c i ó n En el costad o de la po dado ra, l evante el adapt ador p ara       Deslice los d os ganchos de l canal de d escar ga lateral 2. debaj o del pas ador d e bisa gra sob re el mont aje del adapta dor p ara abo no. Baj[...]

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    12 s e c c i ó n 3— M O n t a j e y c O n f i g u r a c i ó n Coloqu e el mango e n una de las tres p osicion es que se 2.       Fije la posició n con tuercas y p ernos d e transp or te 3. eliminad o ante[...]

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    C ontro les Y Car ac te rísticas 4 13 Control de C uchilla        la manija de control d e la cuchilla contra la m anija superi or par a ope rar [...]

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    F unc ionamiento 5 14 Figura 5 - 1 Figura 5 -2 Encendido del M otor ADVERTEN CIA:      apar te del o per ador p erm anezc a cerca de la po dador a mientras ar ranc a el motor u op era l a misma. Nunc a encie nda un motor e n espacios cerrad os o en una zona co[...]

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    15 s e c c i ó n 5 — f u n c i O n a M i e n t O Detención del Mot or Suelte la manija de contro l de la cuchilla p ara de tener el   motor y la cuchill a. ADVERTEN CIA: Esp ere a que la cuchill a se haya detenid o por comp leto antes de ha cer cualquier trabaj o en la po dado ra o de reti rar el cole c tor de césp e d. Uso de la P od[...]

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    Ma nt eni mien to Y A just es 6 16 Mantenimiento Recomenda ciones Generales Respe te siempre las re glas de s egurid ad cuando r ealice  tareas de m antenimiento. La gar antía de est a po dado ra no cubre e leme ntos que han  esta do sujetos al ma l uso o la neg ligencia d el op erad or .  ?[...]

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    17 S e c c i ó n 6 — M a n t e n i M i e n t o Y a j u S t e S Cuidado s para el motor A continuación se p resent a una lista d e tareas de m antenimiento neces arias para e l buen f uncio namiento de la cor t ador a de césped . Siga el manual a djunto del motor p ara consult ar la lista deta llada y las inst ruccione s. V e rif iqu e el nivel[...]

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    Ser vic io 7 18 Cuchilla Adapt ad or de la M ism a Per no Sop or te d e Camp ana d e la Cuch ill a ADVERTEN CIA: Si la cuchilla es tá des equilib rada gener ará vib racion es excesivas cua ndo rote a alt as velocid ades. E sto pu ede p roducir dañ os a la po dador a, y se pu ede ro mper, causando así le siones personales. Lubrique e l cigüeña[...]

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    19 s e c c i ó n 7 — s e r v i c i O Reem place po r una nueva b atería. Cone c te el conduc tor 3. positivo (rojo) al lado positivo de l paque te de batería , lueg o conec te el lad o negati vo (negro ). Vea la Fig. 7 -3. Vuelva a colo car la cubi er ta y la b atería sell o de la cubie r ta.  Carga de la batería ( De ser equipado )[...]

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    20 s e c c i ó n 7 — s e r v i c i O IM POR T ANTE : No quite e l paque te de baterías d el alojamiento de l arran cado r elé ct rico por ni nguna ra zón que no sea e l reemp lazo. IM POR T ANTE : Siempre con ec te el condu cto r del carg ador dentro de l paque te de baterías e n prime r lugar , y lu ego inser te la clavija de l cargad or de[...]

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    Sol ución d e proble mas 9 22 Problema Causa Remedio El motor no ar ranca El control de lámina s e retiró.   Alambre de b ujía descone c tad o. 2. Depósit o de c ombusti ble com bustible v acío 3. o añejo. EST ÁRT ER no ac tiva do. (De ser e quipa do)  Bujía def ec tuos a. 5. Línea de comb ustibl e blo queada . [...]

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    23 s e c c i ó n 9 — s O l u c i ó n d e p r O b l e M a s Problema Causa Remedio Demasia da vibr ación Cuchilla fl oja o dese quilibr ada.  Cuchilla abolla da. 2. Aprie te la cuchilla y el ada ptad or . Equilib re la   cuchilla. Consulte a un distribu idor autor iza do. 2. La p odad ora no a bona el céspe d ?[...]

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    GARANTÍA LIMIT AD A DEL F ABRICANTE P ARA GDO C - 100 0 2 0 RE V . A L a si gui en te g ar a nt ía l imi t ad a es o to rg ad a por T r oy -B il t LLC c on re sp ec t o a nue vos p ro duc t os a dquir id os y u t ili z ad os en E s t ad os Uni dos y / o sus t er ri to ri os y p os es ion es , y po r M TD P ro duc t s L imi t ed con r e sp ec to a[...]