Troy-Bilt V560 manual

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    Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty Warning : This uni t is equip ped with a n internal com bustio n engine an d should not b e used on or near any unim proved forest-covered, bru sh- covered or grass -c ov ered lan d unless t he engine’s e xhaust system is e quipp[...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T ab le of Contents BE FO RE AS SE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , pleas e locate th e model pla te on the e quipmen t and copy th e inf ormati on to the sa mple model pla te p ro - vided to th e right. Y ou can locat e the model pla te by standin g at the ope rati ng position a nd looking do wn at the r ear o f[...]

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    3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degree s (a rise of appro ximatel y 2- 1/ 2 fee t ev er y 1 0 feet). Ope rat e W ALK -BEH IND mow ers across th e face o f slopes, ne ve r up and dow n slopes. 3IGHTANDHOLDTHISLEVELWITHAVERTICALTREE ORACORNEROFABUILDING[...]

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    4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices Children T ragic accidents can occur if operator is not aler t to presence of children. Children are often attracted to mower and mo wing activity . The y do not understand the dangers. Nev er assume that children will remain where you last sa w them. 1. K eep children out of the mowing area and under w atchful care of[...]

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    5 1 9. Shu t the eng ine of f and wa it unti l the bl ade co mes to a com plete s top befor e removi ng the gr ass c atche r or unc log - ging t he ch ute. The c utt ing bl ade co ntinu es to rot ate for a few sec onds af ter the e ngine i s shut of f. Never plac e any par t of th e body i n the b lade are a until you ar e sure the b lade h as stop[...]

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    6 3 Setup and Adjustment 1 . Remove any packing materi al whic h may be between upper an d lower handles. a. Pull up and b ack on up per handle a s shown in Figure 3 - 1 . Make cer tain the lower hand le is seated securel y into the hand le mountin g brackets. b. Tig hten star kno bs securi ng upper han dle to lower handle. Make sure th at each car[...]

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    7 Figure 3-7 CU T TING HE IGHT All whee ls must be placed in the s ame position . GRA SS CA T C HER Mak e certain bag is turned ri ght side out bef ore assembl ing (warn ing label wil l be on the outside). 3 Setup and Adjustment Figure3-8 Never operate mo wer unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firm ly seated on the piv ot rod and the rear di[...]

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    8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Now that you have set up your lawn mower for opera- tion, g et aquainted with i ts contro ls and features. These are desc ribed be low and illust rated on this pag e. This knowled ge will al low you to use your new equipme nt to its full est potential. Blade Control The blad e control i s attac hed to the up per hand[...]

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    9 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING The operation of any lawn mo wer can result in foreign ob jects being throw n into the ey es, which can damage you r ey es sev erely . Alway s wear safety glasses while operating the mower , or while performing any ad justments or repairs on it. Be sure no one other than the operator is standing near the law[...]

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    10 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING Alwa ys s top engine, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before cleaning, lubr icating or doing an y kind of maintenance on y our machine. W e do not recomme nd the use o f pressu re wash ers or garden hose to cle an yo ur unit. The se ma y cause damage t o electric components , spindles, [...]

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    11 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING When remov ing the cutting blade for sharpenin g or replacement or when slidi ng the belt around it, protect yo ur hands with a pair of heavy glo ves or use a heavy rag to hold the blade. An unbalanced blade will ca use ex cessiv e vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh spee ds. It may cau se damage to mo we[...]

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    12 For r epa irs bey ond the minor adjustm ents listed he re, contact an authorized se r vice deal er . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine fail s to start 1 . Blad e cont rol di seng aged. 2. Spar k plug w ire dis conn ecte d. 3. Fuel tank e mpt y or sta le fuel . 4. Engin e not pri med ( if equ ippe d with prim er). 5. Fault y spa[...]

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    13 7 W ARNING DO NOT remov e safety (or any) labels from mower f or any reason. Off-Season Storage The followi ng steps shoul d be taken to prepare your lawn mower for storage. 1 . Clean and l ubric ate mower thoroughly a s descr ibed in the lubr icati on instru ctio ns. 2. We do not recomm end the use of a pre ssure washer or garde n hose to clea [...]

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    14 Model Series V560 Wheel T reads S-WaveT read Zag T read 1 16 17 7 8 9 10 11 28 27 13 14 26 17 17 30 34 31 19 15 26 6 5 4 32 33 29 17 17 25 24 23 22 21 20 18 3 35 12 2[...]

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    15 8 P ar ts List Ref. Par t No. D esc ripti on 1 750- 0 440 5 Slev . S pacer 1 .8 ” Lg. 2 750- 0 440 4 Sleeve Spacer 9. 1 0” Lg. 3 7 10- 0 654A Self- T app ing Sems Sc rew 4 787 - 01 278 21 ” D eck 3 in 1 SP 5 7 10- 059 9 T T Screw 1/ 4-20 x 0.5 6 736 - 0270 Bell Washer 7 687 - 0 2055 Hinge d Mulc h Plug Assembl y 8 1 7032 A Chute Defle ctor[...]

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    16 Model Series V560 16 22 3 15 14 5 4 10 13 39 37 37 19 19 26 40 36 25 24 21 20 27 30 31 34 2 7 42 41 29 29 33 33 35 38 38 32 23 28 17 18 6 1 12 11 9 8[...]

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    17 8 P ar ts List IMPORT ANT Fo r a proper w orking machine , use Fa ctory Appro ved P ar ts. V - BEL TS are specially designed t o engage and disen gage saf ely . A substit ute (non OEM) V -Belt can be danger - ous b y not disen gaging complet ely . F or parts and / or acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 0 0 - 82 8 - 5 50 0, o r 1 - 33 0 - 5 58 - 7 22[...]

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    MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 100 0 20 R E V . A Th e limi te d wa rr an t y s et f or t h be low i s giv en by T ro y- Bil t LL C wi th re spe c t to ne w mer ch and ise p urc ha se d and u se d in th e Uni te d St a te s an d / or i ts t er ri tor ie s an d pos se ss ion s, an d by M TD P rod uc ts L imi te d wi th r es pe ct t[...]

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    Seguridad-Ensamblaje-Operación-Ajustes-Mantenimiento-Solución de pr oblemas-Lista de P artes-Garantías Adver tencia : Esta uni dad está e quipada c on un motor de c ombust ión interno y no d ebe ser uti lizada en o cerc a de un terreno agre ste cubier to por bos que, malezas o hier ba excepto que el siste ma de esc ape del motor e sté equipad[...]

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    20 Búsqueda y registr o del númer o de modelo P or fav or , NO devuelv a la unidad al minorista a quien se la adquirió sin contactar primero con el Departamento de Asistencia al Cliente. Índice ANTE S DE COMENZAR A MONT AR SU NUEV O EQUIP O , por fa vor , localice la pla ca del modelo en el equipo y copie la inf ormación en la pl aca del model[...]

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    21 1 Indica- dor de pendien- te ADVER- TENCIA No pode en incl ina- ciones mayores a 1 5 grados ( elevación aproximada de 2 1/2 pies por c ada 10 pies) . Una podadora en movimi ento podría voltears e y ca usar lesiones sever as. Si en una pendiente oper a una podadora ubicado det rás d e la misma, es ex tre mada - mente difíci l ma ntener el equ[...]

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    22 2 Prácticas de seguridad en la operación Niños Pueden ocurrir accidentes trágicos si el operador no está atento a la presencia de niños. Por lo general a los niños les atraen las podadoras y la actividad de podar el césped. No entienden los riesgos ni los peligros. Nunca dé por sentado que los niños permanecerán en el mismo lugar dond[...]

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    23 10. Mu ch as l e sion es o c urr en c om o re su lt ad o de p a sa r la c or t a dor a so br e los p ie s dur a nte u na c a íd a pro voc a da p or d er ra p es o t ro pie zo s. No s e so st en ga d e la p od ad or a si s e es t á c aye nd o, su el te l a ma nija inm e dia t am en te . 11 . N un c a tir e ha cia u st ed l a po da dor a mi en t[...]

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    24 3 Configuración y ajustes 1 . Retire el materia l de empaque q ue pudier a estar entre las manija s superior e infer ior . a. Tire y retroce da la manij a superior c omo se mues tra en la Figur a 3- 1. Asegúrese que la man ija inferior esté asentad a firmemente en l os sopor tes de m ontaje de l a manija . b. Apri ete las perilla s estrella [...]

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    25 AL T URA DE COR T E T odas las ruedas deben ser coloca das en la misma po sición rela tiva. COL EC T OR DE CÉSPED Asegú rese que la bo lsa para r ecor te s está con el lado der echo hacia a fuera an tes de ensambla r (la etiqueta de adv ertencia estará hacia a fuera). 3 Configuración y ajustes Figura 3-5 Figura 3-7 Nunca opere la podadora[...]

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    26 4 Funcionamien- to de la poda- dora Ahora que y a ha ajustado su podadora para su funciona- miento , f amiliarícese con sus controles y caracter ísticas. Estos se describen y se ilustran en esta página. Este conocimiento le permitirá utilizar su nuev o equipo a su máxima capacidad. Control de cuc hilla La manija de control de la cuchilla es[...]

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    27 4 Funcionamien- to de la poda- dora AD VER TENCIA Al operar una poda - dora puede ser que objetos e x traños sean arrojados a los ojos, lo cual puede dañarlos gra vemente. Utilice s iempre gafas de seguridad durant e la operación de la podadora o mientras la ajusta o la repara. Asegúrese que ningu na persona aparte d el operador permanezca c[...]

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    28 5 Mantenimiento de la podadora AD VER TENCIA Detenga siempre el motor , d esconecte la bujía y ha ga masa contra el mot or antes de limpiar , lubri car o hacer llev ar a cabo cualquier cla se de mantenim iento en su máquina. No recomendam os el uso de la v adoras a presi ón ni mangue ras de jard ín pa ra lim- piar su u nidad. É stas pueden [...]

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    29 5 Mantenimiento de la podadora AD VER TENCIA Cuando saque la cuchi lla para afilar la o reemplaz arla, o cuando deslice la correa alrededor de la misma, protéjase las manos usando un par de guantes para trabajo pesado o un trapo grueso para sostener la cuch illa. Si la cuchi lla está desequilibrada generará vibraciones ex c esiv as cuando rot[...]

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    30 Si de be realizar reparacion es más importantes qu e las enunciad as aquí, comuníque se con el distribuidor loc al autorizado. 6 Solución de pr oblemas Causa Pr oblema Remedio El mo tor no a rranca 1 . El cont rol de l ámina s e retiró. 2. Ala mbre d e bujía des cone cta do. 3. De pósi to de co mbust ibl e com bust ible vacío o añej o.[...]

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    31 7 AD VER TENCIA: NO retire las etiquetas de seguridad de la podadora. T O N O D , Y R U J N I F O K S I R E H T E C U D E R O T S S E L N U E T A R E P O R O R E V O C E G R A H C S I D A C S S A R G . E C A L P R E P O R P S T I N I S I R E H C T . Y L E T A I D E M M I E C A L P E R , D E G A M A D F I Y A W A T E E F d n a S D N A H P E E K P[...]

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    L a gar an tía limit a da qu e se ex t iend e a co ntinu ación e s otor gad a por la em pre sa T roy -Bilt L LC y cubr e mer c ade ría s nue va s co mpr ad as y u tiliza da s en lo s Es ta dos U nidos, s us pos e sione s y ter rito rios. “ T roy -Bilt ” g ar an tiz a es te pr oduc to po r def ec tos d e ma te riale s y de f ab ric ación por[...]