Troy-Bilt TB280 ES manual

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    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 [...]

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    Thank you fo r purchasing a L awn Mower ma nufac ture d by T roy-B ilt. It was c aref ully engin eere d to provide e xcellent per formance when properly operated and maintained. Please read this entire m anual prio r to oper ating the e quipme nt. It instru ct s you how to saf ely and e asily set up, op erate and maintain your ma chine. Please b e [...]

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    Impor t ant Safe O peration Prac tices 2 3 General Operation 1. Read this op erator ’s manual carefu lly in its e ntiret y b efore attem pting to assemb le this machine. R ead, und ers tand, and foll ow all instruc ti ons on the machi ne and in the manual(s ) b efore o per ation. Kee p this manual in a saf e place for f uture and re gular ref ere[...]

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    4 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS 12 . A missin g or damage d discharg e cover can cause blad e contac t or thrown o bjec t injurie s. 13 . Many injuries o ccur as a result of the m ower bein g pulle d over the foot dur ing a fall c aused by slip ping or tr ipping . Do not ho ld on to the m ower if you are fallin g; release[...]

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    5 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Ser vice Safe Handling Of Gasoline : 1. 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 whe n gasoline is sp illed o n yourse lf or your [...]

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    6 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS Notice Regarding Emissions Engines which a re cer tif ie d to comply with C alifor nia and fe deral EP A emission regu lations for SO RE (Small Of f R oad Equipm ent) are cer tif ie d to oper ate on regular u nleade d gasoli ne, and may include the f ollowing e mission control s ystems: Eng[...]

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    7 S ectio n 2 — i m portant S afe o peration p racti ceS W AR NI NG: Y our Respo nsibilit y— Res tric t the us e of this power machi ne to per sons wh o read, und ers tand an d follow the w arnings and i nstruc ti ons in this manual and on t he machine. SAVE THESE INSTRUC TIO NS! Safet y Symbols This pag e depic t s and des cribe s safe t y sym[...]

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    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 f old along the dashed line. 2. Loca te a ver tical object on or behind the slope (e.g. a pole, building , fence, tree , etc[...]

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    Ass embly & Set -Up 3 9 Cont ents o f Car ton • One L awn Mower • One G rass Catcher • One B ot tle of Oil • One L awn Mower O per ator’s Manual • One Engin e Op erator ’s Manual • One Side D ischarge Chute b. While s tabiliz ing mower so i t doesn’t m ove, pivot uppe r handle up as show n in Fig. 3-2. Do not crimp cabl e whil[...]

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    10 S ectio n 3 — A SSem bl y & S et -U p 4. The ro pe guid e is att ached to th e right side of th e upp er handle. Lo osen the w ing k nob which s ecures th e rope guide. Se e Fig. 3- 6. a. Hold b lade contro l against up per han dle. b. Slowly pu ll star te r rope han dle fro m engine a nd slip star te r rope into the ro pe gui de. See Fig [...]

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    11 S ectio n 3 — A SSem bl y & S et -U p 1. On the sid e of the mower, lift th e side mulching p lug. S ee Figure 3-9. 2. Slide t wo hoo k s of side dischar ge chute under hi nge pin o n mulching plu g assembl y . Lower th e mulching plu g. Do not remove side mulchin g plug at any time, even wh en you are not mulch ing. Adjustments Cutting He[...]

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    12 S ectio n 3 — A SSem bl y & S et -U p NOT E: For mower s with low w hee ls, the hei ght adjustm ent levers move in the o pposi te direc tion to adjus t; for th ose with high wh eels , the levers m ove in the sam e direc tion . 3. Rel ease lever towards de ck . IMPO RT ANT : Both the f ront and rear wh eels mus t be placed in th e same re l[...]

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    Con tr ols and Features 4 13 Figure 4- 1 Blade C ontrol The b lade control is at ta ched to the u pper h andle of th e mower . Depre ss and sque eze it a gainst the u pper h andle to op erate the unit. Re lease it to s top engine a nd blad e. W AR NI NG: This blade contro l is a safet y device. Never at tempt to byp ass its op eratio ns. Drive Cont[...]

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    Operation 5 14 Figure 5- 1 Figure 5- 2 Starting Engine W AR NI NG: Be sure no one oth er than the o per ator is stan ding near th e lawn mower whil e star ti ng engine or operating mower . Never run engine indoo rs or in e nclose d, po orl y ventilated areas. Engine ex haust contains c arbo n monoxi de, an odor less and de adly gas. Ke ep hands, f [...]

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    15 S ectio n 5 — o pe ration Using Y our L awn Mow er Be sure lawn is clear of s tones , stick s, w ire, or other o bjec t s which could dama ge lawn mower or e ngine. 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 th e ope rator and othe rs. 1. Once the en gine is runnin g, sq[...]

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    Maint enance & Adjustments 6 16 Maintenance General Recommendations • Always obse r ve safet y r ules wh en pe r formin g any maintenance. • The wa rrant y on this lawn m ower does n ot cover items that have been subje c ted to op erator abus e or ne gligence. T o receive full v alue fro m warr ant y , op erator mus t maintain the lawn mowe[...]

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    17 S ectio n 6 — M ain tenance & a djuS tMentS Engine Care A list of key engin e maintenance jobs re quire d for go od per f ormance by the m ower is given be low. Follow the accompanying en gine manual fo r a det ailed lis t and instr uc tions. • Maintain oi l level as instru c ted in engin e manual. • Ser vi ce air cleaner ever y 25 hou[...]

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    Se r v ice 7 18 Blade Blad e Adapt er Bolt Blad e Be ll Support W AR NI NG: An unbalanced b lade wi ll cause excessive vibr ation whe n rotating at high sp ee ds. It may cause damag e to mower and could bre ak causing pers onal injur y . 5. Lubri cate the engin e crank shaf t and the inn er sur face of th e blade a dapter with lig ht oil. Slide th [...]

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    19 S ectio n 7 — S erv ice (+) P ositi ve T erminal (-) Negati ve T erminal 1 2 Charging Batter y (If E quipped) W AR NI NG: The bat ter y cont ains corrosive f luid and toxic material; handl e with care an d keep away from child ren. Do n ot punc ture, dis assembl e, mutilate or incin erate the bat ter y . E xpl osive gases could be vented du ri[...]

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    20 S ectio n 7 — S erv ice Of f - Season St orage The fo llowing s teps shoul d be t aken to prepare your law n mower for storage. • Clean and lubr icate mower tho roughl y as describ ed in th e lubricat ion instructions. • Coat mower ’ s cu tt ing blad e with chassis grease to prevent rusting. • Refe r to engine manua l for corre c t eng[...]

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    T roublesho oting 9 22 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t 1. Blade con trol disengaged. 2. Spark plu g bo ot disconne cte d. 3. Fuel tank emp t y or st ale fu el. 4. Engine not p rime d (if equipp ed w ith prim er). 5. Faulty sp ark plug . 6. Blocke d fue l line. 7. Engine flooded. 8. Fuel valve (if equip ped ) close d. 9. Engine not cho k[...]

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    23 S ectio n 9 — t roub leShooti ng Problem Cause Remedy Uneven cut 1. Whe els not positio ned corre c tly . 2. Dull bla de. 1. Place front and rear w hee ls in same h eight position . 2. Sharpe n or repla ce blade. Mower will not s elf pro pel 1. Belt no t install ed pro perl y . 2. Debris clogging driv e operation. 3. Damage d or wor n belt . 1[...]

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    Repla cement Par t s 10 24 Component P ar t Number and Description 490 - 250 - 0 009 Spark Plug (NGK BP R6E S) (Honda) BS- 79987 6 Spark Plug (Brigg s & Stratton) 1 69 52 -ZA8- 800 F uel Filter ( H onda ) B S -2 9 8 0 9 0 S † Fuel F ilter (Briggs & Stra t ton) 1 72 1 1 - ZL8 - 023 Air Cle aner Element (Honda ) BS- 49 1 588S Air Filt er Ca[...]

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    25 S ectio n 1 0 — R eplaceme nt p aRt S Component P ar t Number and Description 73 1-07 1 3 1 Discha rge Chute 942 - 07 4 1 A Mulchi ng B lade 942 - 0 4380 X treme Mulching Blade 96 4 - 0 4 1 1 7 A Grass Bag 95 4 - 0 42 6 0 B e l t 725 - 04329 † Bat ter y Charg er 7 25-0490 3 † Bat ter y 92 5 - 0 2 01 † Key Ac cessories 490 -850 - 0 0 05 B[...]

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    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 f or th be lo w is gi ve n by T r oy- Bil t 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 e s and p os s es si ons , an d by M T D Pr odu c t s Lim i te d wi t h r[...]

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    TRO Y -BIL T LLC, P .O . BOX 36 1 1 3 1 CL EV EL AND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 001 9 Impreso e n E stados Unid os de América M a Nu a l d el op era do r Medidas impor tantes de seguridad • Conguración • F uncionamiento • Mantenimiento • Ser vicio • Solución de problemas • G arantía AD VE R TE NCIA LEA Y S IGA TODAS L A S INS TRUCCIO NES D[...]

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    Al p ropieta rio 1 2 Gracias p or compr ar una máquina qui tanieve fa brica da por T roy - Bilt. La misma ha sido diseñada cuida dosamente para br indar excelente ren dimiento si se la op era y m antiene corre c tam ente. Por favor lea todo es te manual antes de op erar e l equip o. Le indica cómo conf igurar , op erar y mantener la máquina con[...]

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    Medidas impor tantes de segur idad 2 3 AD VE R TEN CIA: L a pre senci a de este s ímbolo i ndic a que se tra ta de in struc cio nes im p ortant es de seg urida d que se debe n respet ar para e vitar pone r en pelig ro su seg urid ad person al y / o ma ter ial y la d e otra s persona s. Lea y s iga tod as la s inst ruc cione s de este m anua l an t[...]

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    4 S ección 2 — M ed idaS iM portanteS de Segur idad 8. No po nga las manos o l os pies cerc a de las pie zas rot atorias o en la tolva d e la cor tado ra. El cont ac to con las cuchillas pue de produ cir la amput ación d e manos y pies . 9. Una cubier ta de desc arga faltante o dañada pued e provocar el cont ac to con la cuchilla o lesio nes p[...]

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    5 S ección 2 — M ed idaS iM portanteS de Segur idad Niños Pueden o currir a ccidentes trági cos si el ope rador n o est á atento a la prese ncia de niños . Por lo gene ral a los niños l es atrae n las po dadoras y l a ac tivida d de po dar el césp ed. N o entiende n los ries gos ni los p eligros . Nunca d é por s entado qu e los niños pe[...]

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    6 S ección 2 — M ed idaS iM portanteS de Segur idad 8. Nunca tr ate de ajustar una r ueda o l a altura de cor te mientras e l motor est á en marcha . 9. Los compone ntes de la tolva p ara re cor te, cubier t a de desc arga y escud o de rie l, est án sujetos a desgas te y daños que p odría d ejar ex pues tas par tes qu e se mueven o per mitir[...]

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    7 S ección 2 — M ed idaS iM portanteS de Segur idad AD VERTEN CIA : Su responsabili dad— R estrinja e l uso de es ta máquin a motoriz ada a las p ers onas que lean , comprendan y re speten l as adver tencias e ins truccion es que f igur an en es te manual y en la máqu ina. GU ARDE EST AS INST RUC CIONES Símbolos De Seguridad Est a página r[...]

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    8 S ección 2 — M ed idaS iM portanteS de Segur idad (A CEPT AR) (DEMASIADO ESC ARP ADO) USO DE ESTE PENDIENTE DE CALIBRE P ARA DETERMINAR SI UNA PENDIENTE ES DEMASIADO ESCARP ADO P ARA UNA OPERACIÓN SEGURA! Par a comprobar la pendiente, haga lo siguiente: 1. Borrar esta página y doble a lo lar go de la línea discontinua. 2. L ocalizar un obje[...]

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    Montaje y Conf iguración 3 9 Cont enido de la c aja • Una Podadora • Uno Colec tor d e Césped • Uno Botella d el Aceite • Uno Manual de O pe rador • Uno Manual de O per ador d e Motor • Uno Canal de Desc arga Lateral N O TA : T enga e n cuenta qu e este manual d el op erad or abarc a tanto los mo delos d e rue da alta y b aja de este [...]

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    10 S ección 3— M o nt a j e y c onfigu ración 4. La guía d e la cuerda es tá unida al cos tado d erech o de la manija super ior. Afloje la tue rca de mar ipos a que sujet a la guía de la cuer da, f ig. 3 - 6. a. Sosten ga el control de la c uchilla contra la manija superior . b. Lentame nte tirar de la cue rda que la manilla d el motor y des[...]

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    11 S ección 3 — M ontaje y c on figur ación 1. En el costad o de la po dado ra, leva nte el adapta dor par a abon o. V ea f i g. 3-9. 2. Deslice los d os ganchos de l canal de d escarg a lateral debajo d el pas ador de b isagr a sobre e l montaj e del adapta dor par a abo no. Baje el a daptad or para a bon o. No ex t raiga la clavija p ara abo [...]

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    12 S ección 3— M o nt a j e y c onfigu ración 2. Coloqu e el mango e n una de las tres p osicion es que se sienta más cóm odo. Vea la fig. 3 - 1 1 inse rción. 3. Fije la posició n con tuercas y p ern os de transp or te eliminado antes. Control de transm isión La ru eda de ajus te está ub icada e n el alojami ento de la manija de control d[...]

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    C ontrol es Y Cara c t erísticas 4 13 Control de C uchilla El control de la cuchilla e stá uni do a la manija sup erior. Presione la manija de control de l a cuchilla contra la manija sup erio r para ope rar la unidad . Suelte la manija de contro l de la cuchilla p ara detene r el motor y la cu chilla. AD VERTEN CIA : El mecanismo de contro l de [...]

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    F uncionamient o 5 14 Figura 5- 1 Figura 5- 2 Encendido del Mo tor AD VERTEN CIA : Asegúrese que ninguna p erso na apar te del o per ador p erman ezca cerc a de la po dadora m ientras ar ranca e l motor u op era la misma. Nunc a encien da un motor en e spacios cerrad os o en una zona con p oca ventila ción. El escape del motor c ontiene monóxido[...]

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    15 S ección 5 — F uncionam iento Detención del Mot or 1. Suelte la manija de contro l de la cuchilla p ara dete ner el motor y la cuchilla . AD VERTEN CIA : Espere a que la cu chilla se haya detenido p or comp leto antes de hacer cual quier trabaj o en la po dador a o de retir ar el cole c tor de césp ed . Uso de la P odadora de Césped Ase g?[...]

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    Mant enimient o Y Ajustes 6 16 Mantenimiento Recomendaciones Generales • Respe te siempre las re glas de se gurida d cuando reali ce tareas de mantenimiento. • La gar antía de est a po dador a no cubre e lementos qu e han esta do sujetos al mal us o o la negli gencia de l ope rado r . Para recib ir el ree mbols o total de la gar antía, el op [...]

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    17 S ección 6 — M anten iMi ento Y a juSteS Cuidado s para el motor A continuación se p resent a una lista d e tareas de manteni miento neces arias par a el bue n funcio namiento de la cor t ador a de césped . Siga el manual a djunto del motor p ara consultar la lis ta detall ada y las instr ucciones . • V e rif ique e l nivel de aceite com [...]

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    Ser vicio 7 18 Cuchilla Adapt ado r de la M isma Per no Soporte de Campana de la Cuchilla AD VERTEN CIA : Si la cuchilla está de sequili brada gener ará vib racio nes excesivas cu ando rote a alt as velocid ades. E sto pue de pro ducir daño s a la po dadora , y se pu ede rom per, causando así lesio nes personales. 5. Lubri que el cigü eñal de[...]

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    19 S ección 7 — S ervi cio 3. Ree mplace p or una nueva b atería. Con ec te el conduc tor positivo (rojo) al lado positivo del p aquete d e batería, lu ego conec te el la do neg ativo (negro) . Vea la Fig. 7 -3. 4. 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 ) AD VERTEN CIA : L[...]

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    20 S ección 7 — S ervi cio IMPO RT ANTE: No quite el p aquete de b aterías del alojamiento del arranca dor elé ctr ico por ninguna razón que no sea e l reemp lazo. IMPO RT ANTE: Siempre conec te el c onduc tor del ca rgador dentro del p aque te de baterías en p rimer lu gar , y lue go inser te la clavija del c argado r de baterías e n una s[...]

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    Solución de problemas 9 22 Problema Causa Remedio El motor no arr anca 1. El control de lámina s e retiró. 2. Alambre de bujía descone ct ado. 3. Dep ósito de combus tible comb ustibl e vacío o añejo. 4. EST ÁRT ER no ac tiva do. (De ser e quipad o) 5. Bujía de fec tuos a. 6. Línea de c ombustible bloqueada. 7. El motor se de sbord ó. 8.[...]

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    23 S ección 9 — S olució n de proble maS Problema Causa Remedio Demasiada vibración 1. Cuchilla fl oja o dese quilibr ada. 2. Cuchilla abolla da. 1. Aprie te la cuchilla y el adap tado r . Equilibre la cuchilla. 2. Cons ulte a un di stribuidor autorizado. La p odad ora no ab ona el céspe d 1. Césped húm edo. 2. Césped e xcesivamente alto. [...]

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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 e s, y po r M TD P ro duc t s L imi t ed con r e sp ec to a[...]