Troy-Bilt 5521 manual

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an internal c ombu stion en gine and s hould not be u sed on or near any unim proved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaust system[...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without fir st contacting Customer Suppor t. T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU S T ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipmen t and copy the inf ormation t o the sample model pla te prov id[...]

3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is sym bol po int s ou t i mporta nt s af ety in st ruc tio ns wh ich, i f no t f oll ow ed , c ou ld en dan ger th e p erso nal sa fe ty a nd /or p rope r ty of y our se lf an d o the rs . Re ad and f ollo w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be fo re at - t emp tin g t o op er at e th is ma chi ne . F ai lur e t[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1. Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) bef ore attempting to assemble and oper ate. K eep this manual in a safe place f or future and regular ref erence and for ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be f amiliar with all controls and their proper operation. Know ho w t[...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut han ds or feet n ear rot ating p ar ts, in t he auger / i mpel ler ho usin g or chu te asse mbl y . C onta ct wi th th e rotat ing par t s can a mpu tate han ds an d feet. 2. The aug er / imp elle r cont rol lever is a s afety d evic e. Never bypas s its o perat ion. D oing s o makes th e mach ine un safe and may c ause [...]

6 NOTE: This O perator ’ s Manu al covers several model s. Snow thrower features var y by model. Not al l features disc ussed in t his manua l are appli cabl e to all snow thrower mode ls. NOTE: All referen ces to lef t or rig ht side of t he snow thrower is from the o peratin g posit ion only Contents of Car ton Car ton contents are l isted belo[...]

7 4 Kno w Y our Snow Thr ower Cho ke Le ver Activ ating chok e contr ol clo ses the cho ke plat e on carbu reto r an d aid s in starting engin e. Ref er to t he en gine manu al pa cked with unit fo r mo re de tailed i nstruction s. Pri mer Depre ssing prime r f orces fuel dir ectly i nto engin e’ s carbu retor to aid in col d-wea ther starting. R[...]

8 Bef ore Star ting W ARN I NG : Rea d, und erst and , and follow all ins truct ions an d warnings o n the m achine a nd in this m anual b efor e ope rati ng. IM POR T ANT: For comp lete and detai led engi ne star tin g, stoppi ng and stori ng instru cti ons, it is re com - mende d that you read the en gine manua l also inc lude d with th is unit. [...]

9 Operating Tips 1 . Disc harge sn ow downwind when ever possible. Slight ly overlap each previo usly cl eared path. 2. Lif ting up o n the hand le will al low the ru bber on t he augers to pro pel the s now thrower for ward. Pushing downward on the ha ndle wi ll raise th e augers of f the ground an d stop for ward motio n. NOTE: Exc essive upward [...]

10 W ARN I NG : Disc onne ct th e spark pl ug wire an d ground i t again st the e ngine to prevent unin tend ed st ar ting. W ARN I NG : NEV ER at temp t to make any adjust ment s while t he eng ine is running , except whe re sp ecifi ed in th e ope rator ’ s manu al. Shave Plate 1 . T o chec k the adjus tment of the s have plate , plac e the uni[...]

11 Before servicing, repairing, or in spect- ing, disengage the control bail an d stop engine. W ait until all mo ving parts have come to a complete stop. Disc onnect spark plug w ire and ground it a gainst the engine to pre vent unin tended star ting. W ARNING 6 A d j u s t m e n t s & M a i n t e n a n c e Figure 9 IMPORT ANT : Do NO T allow [...]

12 4. Remove the spark p lug and pour o ne (1 ) ounc e of engine o il throug h the spar k plug hol e into the cylind er . Cover spark p lug hole wi th a rag and c rank the eng ine several times to di strib ute the oil. Rep lace spark pl ug. NOTE: Refer to the eng ine manua l for more informati on on prepar ing the sn ow thrower engine for storag e.[...]

13 P le as e d o N O T r et ur n t he un it to t h e r et ai l er f r o m wh i ch it w as p u r ch a se d, w it ho u t fir st c o n t a c t i n g C us to m er S u pp or t. Log onto www .tro ybilt.com or call a customer service representative at 1(866) 840-6483 or (330) 558-7220. 8 T r ouble- Shooting Note: Y ou will need the model numbe r and seri[...]

14 18 17 7 32 39 40 23 24 11 3 13 47 19 21 35 41 22 42 28 50 31 29 30 38 29 4 45 43 36 33 29 48 27 8 14 1 12 2 7 44 49 34 46 9 25 6 15 26 37 20 5 10 16 53 52 54 51 Y ou can determine which drive pulley system your unit has by measuring this hole. Units with a 3/8” hole use these par t numbers. Y ou can determine which drive pulley system your uni[...]

15 REF NO. P ART N o. DESCRIPTI ON Qt y . 1 629 - 0 071 Ex tens ion C ord 1 2 71 0 - 0 40 9 Hex Sc rew, 5/16-24 x 1 .75 4 3 71 0 - 0 627 Hex Sc rew, 5/16-24 x .75 1 4 71 0 - 0 65 4A Self T ap ping S crew, 3 / 8 - 16 x 1 2 5 71 0 - 075 1 H ex Screw, 1/ 4-20 x .6 2 1 6 71 0 - 1003 Scr ew , #10- 16 x .625 2 7 71 2- 04 0 64 Hex Flan ge Lo ck Nut , 1/ 4[...]

16 9 F or parts and / or acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 6 6 - 840 - 648 3 , or 1 - 33 0 - 55 8 -7 22 0. ww w . tr o y bi l t. co m P ar t Li st : Sno w Th ro wer 17 28 28 30 29 31 32 30 40 38 3 4 16 8 5 6 37 25 18 36 7 2 39 14 23 24 35 22 27 34 20 33 30 32 10 11 41 12 19 4 15 21 26 4 13 9 1[...]

17 9 REF NO. P ART NUM BER DESCRIPTION Qt y . 1 68 4- 0 4 1 27 Chute Assemb ly 1 2 71 0 - 04 07 1 Carriage Bo lt 5 /16- 18 x 1 .0” 1 3 71 0 - 04 5 1 Carriage B olt 5 /1 6 - 1 8 x 0. 750” 1 4 71 2-0 40 63 Flange Lo ck Nut , 5 /1 6 - 1 8 6 5 720 - 0284 Chute Kno b Assemb ly 1 6 73 1-0 438 8A Chute Handl e 1 7 73 1 - 04 426A Up per Chute 1 8 736 -[...]

18 F or parts and / or acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 6 6 - 840 - 648 3 , or 1 - 33 0 - 55 8 -7 22 0. ww w . tr o y bi l t. co m 10 A ccessor ies & Kits The fol lowing a ccessories and kits a re av ailable f or single-stage sn ow thro wers. See the r etaile r from w hich you pu rchased y our sno w thro wer , an authori zed T ro ybilt Ser vice [...]

19 11 F or parts and / or acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 6 6 - 840 - 648 3 , or 1 - 33 0 - 55 8 -7 22 0. ww w . tr o y bi l t. co m NOTE S : Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]

The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by T roy- Bilt LLC with re spec t to new merchan dise purc hased a nd used in t he United St ates, its pos ses- sions an d territori es. “T roy- Bilt ” warrants thi s produ ct agains t defect s in material an d workman - ship for a per iod of t wo ( 2) years c ommen cing o n the date of orig ina[...]