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Safe Operation Practices.Set-Up. Operatkrn. Maintenance. Service. Troubleshooting. Warranty C)7FIa/,UBTLT \'Z - - --- MANUAL OpTRAToR's LawnTractor- Pony A wnnNrNG IN THISMANUAL READAND FOLLOW ALLSAFETY RULES ANDINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THISMACHINE. FAILURE IN PERSONAL INJURY. TOCOMPLY WITHTHESE INSTRUCTIONS MAYRESULT TROY-BILT LLC,P.O.BOX361131CLEVELAND, OHIO 44I36-0019 Printed ln USA FormNo.769-04345 (October 22,2008) 1 ToTheOwner You Thank T h a n ky o u f o r p u r c h a s i n ga I a w nt r a c t o rm a n u f a c t u r e db y T r o y - B i lLt L C .l t w a s c a r e f u l l ye n g i n e e r e dt o p r o v i d ee x c e l l e n t p e r f o r m a n c ew h e n p r o p e r l yo p e r a t e da n d m a i n t a i n e d . P l e a s er e a dt h l s e n t i r em a n u a lp r i o rt o o p e r a t i n gt h e e q u i p m e n t . 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B e a w a r eo f t h e m o w e r a n d a t t a c h m e n td i s c h a r g ed i r e c t i o n a n d d o n o t p o i n t i t a t a n y o n e .D o n o t o p e r a t et h e m o w e r w i t h o u t t h e d i s c h a r g ec o v e ro r e n t i r eg r a s sc a t c h e ri n l t s p r o p e rp l a c e . 1 1 . D o n o t p u t h a n d so r f e e t n e a rr o t a t i n gp a r t so r u n d e rt h e c u t t i n g d e c k .C o n t a c tw i t h t h e b l a d e ( sc) a n a m p u t a t e h a n d sa n d f e e t . A m i s s i n go r d a m a g e dd i s c h a r g ec o v e rc a n c a u s eb l a d e c o n t a c to r t h r o w n o b j e c t i n j u r i e s . , a l k s ,o r ) h e n c r o s s i n gg r a v e ld r i v e s w S t o pt h e b l a d e ( sw r o a d sa n d w h i l . en o t c u t t i n g9 r a s s . 14. W a t c hf o r t r a f fi c w h e n o p e r a t i n gn e a ro r c r o s s i n g r o a d w a y sT. h l sm a c h i n ei s n o t i n t e n d e df o r u s e o n a n y p u b l i cr o a d w a y . 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Y o u rm a c h i n ei s d e s i g n e dt o c u t n o r m a lr e s i d e n t i agl r a s so f a h e i g h t n o m o r e t h a n 1 0 " .D o n o t a t t e m p t t o m o w t h r o u g h u n u s u a l l yt a l l ,d r y g r a s s( e . g .p, a s t u r e o) r p i l e so f d r y l e a v e s D r y g r a s so r l e a v e sm a y c o n t a c tt h e e n g i n ee x h a u s ta n d / o r b u i l d u p o n t h e m o w e r d e c k p r e s e n t i n ga p o t e n t i a fl i r e 0peration Slope S l o p e sa r e a m a j o rf a c t o rr e l a t e dt o l o s so f c o n t r o la n d t i p - o v e r a c c i d e n t sw h i c h c a n r e s u l t n s e v e r ei n j u r yo r d e a t h .A l l s l o p e s r e q u i r ee x t r ac a u t i o n .i f - v o uc a n n o tb a c ku p t h e s l o p eo r i f y o u f e e l u n e a s yo n i t , d o n o t m o \ . 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U s es l o w s p e e d .C h o o s ea l o w e n o u g h s p e e ds e t t i n gs o t h a t y o u w i l l n o t h a v et o s t o p o r s h i f tw h i l e o n t h e s l o p e ' T i r e sm a y l o s et r a c t i o no n s l o p e se v e nt h o u g h t h e b r a k e s . l w a y sk e e p m a c h i n ei n g e a r a r ef u n c t i o n i n gp r o p e r l y A w h e n g o i n g d o w n s l o p e st o t a k e a d v a n t a g eo f e n g i n e b r a k i n ga c t i o n . 4. F o l l o wt h e m a n u f a c t u r e r 'rse c o m m e n d a t i o nfso r w h e e l w e i g h t so r c o u n t e r w e i g h t tso i m p r o v es t a b i l i t y . 5. 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BLADES DANGER- ROTATING To reducethe riskof injury,keep handsand feet away.Do not operateunlessdischargecover or grasscatcheris in its proper place.lf damaged,replaceimmediately' W A R N I N G -T O W I N G A v o i dj a c k - k n i f i n gw h e n t o w i n g ,g o s l o w a n d m a k ew i d e t u r n s 2Secrroru SnreOprnnrloNPRAcrtcEs lruponrnr,rr 7 z AE a_ *a o O v) o- o CD (r) .P Ir (') !- o I Ctr rts t- q) (- -+ -4, tz $r Sr = _o :c s/ s/ ,s/ ,s/ .F t- o) .Pl I Cu -c .9 cJ) I . 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H O T E : - ^ =p o s i t i v eb a t t e r yt e r m i n a li s m a r k e dP o s .( + ) T h e - : j a : , e c a t t e r yt e r m i n a li s m a r k e dN e g .( - ) . p o s r t i v ec a b l e( h e a v yr e d w i r e )i s s e c u r e dt o t h e b a t t e r yt e r m i n a l( + )w i t h a h e x b o l t a n d h e x n r r ta t 905r!ri'e : ^ e f a c t o r y .M a k ec e r t a i nt h a t t h e r u b b e rb o o t c o v e r st h e i g r m r n a lt o h e l p p r o t e c ti t f r o m c o r r o s i o n . Q e ' r o v et h e h e x b o l t a n d w i n g n u t f r o m t h e n e g a t i v ec a b l e ' . ^; -':"'.' ) €^9-' : W A R N I N G !M a k e s u r e t hrec a n c !:: :^. ::" - i k e y ' i g n i t i o n t h e ofl remove l€':' :: b r a k eb e f o r er e m o v i n gt h e s h i p p ' ^ : . ' a : = ' . 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R e m o v et h e b l a c kp l a s t i cc o v e r ,i f p r e s e n tf,r o m t h e n e g a t i v eb a t t e r yt e r m i n a la n d a t t a c ht h e n e g a t i v ec a b l e L h e a v yb i a c kw i r e )t o t h e n e g a t i v eb a t t e r yt e r m i n a l( - ) w i t h t h e b o l ta n dw i n g n u t . \ r a k e c e r t a i nt h e h o l d - d o w nr o d i s i n p o s i t i o no v e rt h e . a : l e ' ) ' s e c u r i n gi t i n p l a c ea n d m a k ec e r t a i nt h a t t h e r e d r u b b e r b o o t c o v e r st h e p o s i t i v eb a t t e r yt e r m i n a lt o h e l p protecl r! from corrosion. N O T El:f t h e b a t r e r yi s p u t i n t o s e r v i c ea f t e rt h e d a t e s h o w n o n t o p / s i d eo f b a t t e r y ,c h a r g et h e b a t t e r ya s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e S e r v i c es e c t r o no f t h i s m a n u a lp r i o r t o o p e r a t r n gt h e t r a c t o r ' P l a c et h e d e c k l i f t l e v e ri n t h e h i g h e s tc u t t i n g p o s i t i o n ' R e f e rt o S e t t i n gt h e C u t t i n gH e i g h ti n t h e O p e r a t i o n s e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a l . W h i l ep u s h i n gt h e d i s c h a r g ec h u t et o w a r d st h e m a c h i n e w i t h y o u r l e f t h a n d ,r e m o v et h e s h i p p i n gb r a c ew i t h y o u r r i g h t h a n d b y g r a s p i n gi t b e t w e e ny o u r t h u m b a n d i n d e x f i n g e ra n d r o t a t i n gi t c l o c k w l s e . W A R N I N G ! T h e s h i p p i n gb r a c e ,u s e df o r p a c k a g i n g p u r p o s e so n l y ,m u s t b e r e m o v e da n d d i s c a r d e d b e f o r eo p e r a t i n gy o u r r i d i n gm o w e r . W A R N I N G ! T h e m o w i n g d e c k i s c a p a b l eo f t h r o w i n g o b j e c t s .F a i l u r et o o p e r a t et h e r i d i n g m o w e rw i t h o u tt h e d i s c h a r g ceo v e ri n t h e p r o p e r o p e r a t i n gp o s i t i o nc o u l dr e s u l it n s e r i o u sp e r s o n a l i n i u r va n d' ' o rP r o p e r t yd a m a g e . 9 Wheel TheSteering Attaching l f t h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l f o r y o u r t r a c t o rd i d n o t c o m e a t t a c h e d t, h e h a r d w a r ef o r a t t a c h i n gi t h a sb e e n p a c k e dw i t h i n t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l ,b e n e a t ht h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l c a p .C a r e f u l l yp r y o f f t h e steeringwheel c'apand removethe hardware. '1. W i t h t h e w h e e l so f t h e t r a c t o rp o i n t i n gs t r a i g h tf o r w a r d , p l a c et h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l o v e rt h e s t e e r i n gs h a f t . 2. P l a c et h e w a s h e r( w i t ht h e c u p p e ds i d ed o w n ) o v e rt h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l a n d s e c u r ew i t h t h e h e x b o l t . S e eF i g .3 - 3 a F i g u r e3 - 4 TirePressure W A R N I N G ! M a x i m u mt i r e p r e s s u r eu n d e r a n y c i r c u m s t a n c ei s 3 0 p s i .E q u a lt i r e p r e s s u r es h o u l db e m a i n t a i n e da t a l l t i m e s .N e v e re x c e e dt h e m a x i m u m i n f l a t i o np r e s s u r es h o w no n t h e s i d e w a l ol f t h e t i r e T h e r e c o m m e n d e do p e r a t i n gt i r e p r e s s u r el s : F i g u r e3 - 3 3. P l a c et h e s t e e r i n gw h e e l c a p o v e rt h e c e n t e ro f t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e la n d p u s hd o w n w a r du n t i l i t " c l i c k s i"n t o p l a c e A p p r o x i m a t e l y1 0 p s if o r t h e r e a rt i r e s . Approximately14 psi for the front tires IMPORTANT Referto the tire sidewallfor exact tire m a n u f a c t u r e r 'rse c o m m e n d e do r m a x i m u m p s i .D o n o t o v e r i n f l a t eU. n e v e nt i r e p r e s s u r ec o u l d c a u s et h e c u t t i n g d e c kt o TheSeat Attaching mow unevenlv. lf the seatfor yoOrtractor was not attachedat the factory,refer t o t h e f o l l o w i n gs t e p s . Gas and0ilFill-up N O I E . ' F o sr h i p p i n gr e a s o n ss, e a t sa r e e i t h e rf a s t e n e dt o t h e t r a c t o rs e a t ' sp i v o t b r a c k e tw i t h a p l a s t i ct i e ,o r m o u n t e d backwardto the pivot bracket.In either case,free the seatfrom i t s s h i p p i n gp o s i t i o na n d r e m o v et h e a d j u s t m e n tk n o b f r o m t h e bottom of seat before proceedingwith the instructionsbelow. 10 . 1. P o s i t i o nt h e s h o u l d e rs c r e w s( f o u n do n t h e b a s eo f t h e s e a t )i n s i d et h e s l o to p e n i n g si n t h e s e a tp i v o t b r a c k e t . F i g .3 - 4 . 2. S l i d et h e s e a ts l i g h t l yr e a r w a r di n t h e s e a tp i v o t b r a c k e t , l i n i n gu p t h e c e n t e rr e a rs l o t i n t h e p i v o t b r a c k e tw i t h t h e r e m a i n i n gh o l e i n t h e s e a t ' sb a s e . 3. S e l e c td e s i r e dp o s i t i o nf o r t h e s e a t ,a n d s e c u r ew i t h t h e adjustmentknob removed earlier. 4. T o a d j u s tt h e p o s i t i o no f t h e s e a to n m o d e l ss o e q u i p p e d , l o o s e nt h e a d j u s t m e n tk n o b o n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e s e a t . ' etighten S l i d et h e s e a tf o r w a r do r b a c k w a r da s d e s i r e d R t h e a d j u s t m e n tk n o b . Secrron3 - AsseMalv & Ser-UP T h e g a s o l i n et a n k i s l o c a t e du n d e rt h e h o o d a n d h a sa c a p a c i t y o f 1 % g a l l o n so n m o s t u n i t sa n d 1 . 3 6g a l l o n so n u n i t so n l y s o l d w i t h i n C a l i f o r n i aD. o n o t o v e r f i l l . W A R N I N G ! U s ee x t r e m ec a r ew h e n h a n d l i n g g a s o l i n eG. a s o l i n ei s e x t r e m e l yf l a m m a b l ea n d t h e v a p o r sa r ee x p l o s i v eN. e v e rf u e l m a c h i n ei n d o o r so r w h i l et h e e n g i n ei s h o t o r r u n n i n g .E x t i n g u i s h , n d o t h e r s o u r c e so f i g n i t i o n . c i g a r e t t e sc,i g a r sp, i p e s a S e r v i c et h e e n g i n ew i t h g a s o l i n ea n d o i l a s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e r a n u a lp a c k e dw i t h y o u r s e p a r a t eE n g i n eO p e r a t o r / O w n eM t r a c t o r .R e a di n s t r u c t i o n sc a r e f u l l y . tractor is shipped with motor oil in the IMPORTANT:Your engine. However,you MUST check the oil level before o p e r a t i n g . B e c a r e f u ln o t t o o v e r f i l l . lI I i & Features Controls SpeedControl& ParkingBrakeLever C l u t c h / B r a k eP e d a l T h r o t t l e / C h o k eL e v e r lgnition Switch Shift Lever \ PTO (Blade Engage) Lever \ N O T E :S t e e r i n gw h e e l n o t s h o w n f o r c l a r i t y Figure4-1 pages. n F i g4 - 1a n dd e s c r i b eodn t h ef o l l o w i n g L a w nT r a c t ocr o n t r o las n df e a t u r easr ei l l u s t r a t ei d O p e r a t i o ns e c t i o n , W A R N I N G ! R e a da n d f o l l o w a l l s a f e t yr u l e sa n d i n s t r u c t i o n si n t h i s m a n u a l i, n c l u d i n gt h e e n t i r e i n s t r u c t i o n sm a y r e s u l ti n p e r s o n a l a n d r u l e s s a f e t y b e f o r ea t t e m p t i n gt o o p e r a t et h i s m a c h i n e .F a i l u r et o c o m p l yw i t h a l l Inturv. 11 Throttle / (hokeControl T h e t h r o t t l ec o n t r o ll e v e ri s l o c a t e do n t h e r i g h t s i d eo f t h e t r a c t o r ' sd a s hp a n e l ,s e eF i g .4 - ' 1. T h i sl e v e rc o n t r o l st h e s p e e d o f t h e e n g i n e ,a sw e l l a st h e c h o k ew h e n i t i s p u s h e da l l t h e w a y f o r w a r d .W h e n s ' e ti n a g i v e n p o s i t i o n t, h e t h r o t t l ew i l l m a i n t a i na u n i f o r me n g i n es p e e d . F i g u r e4 - 3 NOIE.'Theclutch-brakepedal must be depressedto start the e n g i n e .R e f e rt o S a f e t yI n t e r l o c kS w i t c h e si n t h e O p e r a t i o n s e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a l . ShiftLever F i g u r e4 - 2 I M P O R T A N T : W h e n o p e r a t i n gt h e t r a c t o rw i t h t h e c u t t i n gd e c k e n g a g e d ,b e c e r t a i nt h a t t h e t h r o t t l el e v e ri s a l w a y si n t h e F A S T ( r a b b i t )p o s i t i o n . M o v i n gt h e t h r o t t l eI e v e ra l l t h e w a y f o r w a r da c t i v a t e st h e e n g i n e ' sc h o k ec o n t r o l .S e eF i g u r e4 - 2 .A c t i v a t i n gt h e c h o k e r n d a i d si n c o n t r o lc l o s e st h e c h o k ep l a t eo n t h e c a r b u r e t o a s t a r t i n gt h e e n g i n e . T h e s h i f t l e v e ri s l o c a t e do n t h e l e f t s i d eo f t h e f e n d e ra n d h a s N,E U T R AaLn d R E V E R STEh. e b r a k e t h r e e p o s i t i o n sF, O R W A R D p e d a lm u s t b e d e p r e s s e da n d t h e t r a c t o rm u s t n o t b e i n m o t i o n when moving the shift lever.SeeFigure4 4. FT FOBWARII R e f e rt o S t a r t i n g i h e E n g i n ei n t h e O p e r a t i o ns e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a lf o r d e t a i l e ds t a r t i n qi n s t r u c t i o n s . lgnition Switch T h e i g n i t i o ns w i t c hi s a c t i v a t e dt o s t a r tt h e e n g i n e .I n s e r tk e y position i n t o t h e i g n i t i o ns w i t c ha n d t u r n c l o c k w i s et o t h e S T A R T f i r e d .S e e p o s i t i o n h a s e n g i n e o n c e i n t o t h e O N R e l e a s teh e k e y F i g . 43 . N ilUEINAL W A R N I N G ! N e v e rl e a v ea r u n n i n gm a c h i n e , o v e s h i f tl e v e r u n a t t e n d e dA . l w a y sd i s e n g a g eP T O m i n t o n e u t r a lp o s i t i o n s, e t p a r k i n gb r a k e ,s t o p e n g i n e a n d r e m o v ek e yt o p r e v e n tu n i n t e n d e ds t a r t i n g . IMPORTANT Priorto operatingthe tractot referto both Safety and StartingThe Enginein the Operationsection InterlockSwitches regardingthe lgnitionSwitch of this manualfordetailedinstructions Module. (lutch-Brake Pedal The clutch-brakepedal is locatedon the left sideof the lawn tractor,along the running board.Depressthe clutch-brakepedal p a r t w a y d o w n w h e n s l o w i n gt h e t r a c t o rb y c h a n g i n gs p e e d s (Referto SpeedControlLever).Depressthe pedal all the way down t o e n g a g et h e d i s cb r a k ea n d b r i n gt h e t r a c t o rt o a c o m p l e t es t o p . 12 4Srcrroru & Fenrunrs Corvrnols F i g u r e4 - 4 IMPORTANT:Neverforcethe s h i f t l e v e r .D o l n g s o m a Yr e s u l ti n s e r i o udsa m a g et o t h et r a c t o r 'tsr a n s m i s s i o n . ' spe€dControlLever --; --e soeeo control lever,locatedon the left side of : ^ e l r a < t o rs d a s hc o n s o l ea, l l o w sy o u t o r e g u l a t e :re giound speed of the lawn tractor. p e d a la n d m o v e T o u s e c e o r e s st h e c l u t c h - b r a k e t h e l e r e r o u t o f t h e p a r k i n gb r a k en o t c h a n d f o r r v a r dt o I n c r e a s teh e t r a c t o r ' sg r o u n d s p e e d . W h e n a o e s r r e ds p e e dh a sb e e n r e a c h e d r, e l e a s e t h e l e v e rI n l o a n a p p r o p r i a t en o t c h t o m a i n t a i n t n a ts p e e d . T o s c . ' . : ^ = t r a c t o rs g r o u n d s p e e d ,d e p r e s st h e : - r : ^ - c r a k e p e d a la n d m o v e t h e s p e e dc o n t r o l 163r,.'rdrd and releaseit into a notch. "up. Brake Parking T o s e t r h e p a r k r n gb r a k e f, u l l y d e p r e s st h e c l u t c h b r a k ep e d a l .M o v e t h e s p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ra l l t h e w a y d o w n a n d I n t o t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ep o s i t i o n . p e d a lt o a l l o w t h e p a r k i n g R e l e a s teh e c l u t c h - b r a k e o ;I LiftLever Deck ': ?'e' F o u n do n y o u r t r a c t o r ' sr i g h t f e n d e r l h e : < : ' -' i s u s e dt o c h a n g et h e h e i g h to f t h e c u t t r n qo e ' ( use,move the leverto the left, then placein the notcr' b e s t s u i t e df o r Y o u ra P P l i c a t i o n . ;F 3l2l 1L (@) -t li 31 a Leuel Engoge) Pll (Blade Found on the tractor'sright fender,the PlO (blade engage)lever is used to engage power to the cutting deck.To operate,move the leverall the way forward' M o v i n gt h e l e v e ra l l t h e w a y r e a r w a r di n t o t h e P T OO F p o s i t i o nd i s e n g a g e sp o w e r t o t h e c u t t i n gd e c k ' NOIE;The PfO blade engagd levermust be in the d i s e n g a g e d( P T OO F F )p o s i t i o nw h e n s t a r t i n gt h e enqine. FAFX BN IE l2 e tr H3 ln z o D \4 V 3s b r a k et o e n g a g e . O zl 'l! p e d a la n d T o r e l e a s et h e p a r k i n gb r a k e ,d e p r e s st h e c l u t c h - b r a k e position p a r k i n g b r a k e o f t h e o u t l e v e r m o v e t h e s p e e dc o n t r o l pedal i n t o t h e d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n .R e l e a s teh e c l u t c h - b r a k e L,: l+ NOIE: The parking brake must be set if the operator leavesthe s e a tw i t h t h e e n g i n er u n n i n go r t h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y shut off. Secrton4 - Conrnols& FenruRes 13 7 0peration Brake theParking Engaging thepartingbrake: Toengage TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH . G0uP A]{DD0W1{ 1{0TACR0SS. SLoPES, . AVOID TURIIS. SUDDEN . DOiIOTOPERATE IT COUTD THEU]IITWHERE SLIP ORTIP. . IF MACHINE BTAOE(S) STOPS GOII{G UPHIII,STOP A1{D BACK DOWIIHITL StOWtY. . I(EEP (GUARDS, DEVICES SHIEIDS, SAFETY Al{DSWITCHES, ETC.}m PIACEAitDW0RKtl{G. . REMOVE BETHROWiI OBJECTS THAT COUTD BYTHEBrA0E(S). . KN0WtocATt0t{ A]{DFUNCTtoit 0FArr Cor{TRots. . BESURE BTADE(S) AI{DEI{GINE ARESTOPPED ]{EAR BLA0E(S). BEFoRE PrACrl{G HANDS 0RFEET . BEFORE TEAVII{G POSITIOI{, OPERATOR'S EI{GAGE PARKTNG BRAKE, DtsEl{GAGE BTADE(S), KEY. SHUT OFFAiIDREMOVE READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL 1. e e d a la n d h o l d i t d o w n w i t h F u l l yd e p . e s ;t h e c l u t c h - b r a k p y o ur f o o t 2. M o v e t h e s p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ra l l t h e w a y d o w n a n d i n t o t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ep o s i t i o n . 3. e e d a lt o a l l o wt h e p a r k i n gb r a k e R e l e a s ter r ec l u t c h - b r a k p to en9a9€. brake: Torelease theparking 1. the(uttingHeight Setting 1. . . T h e s a f e t yi n t e r l o c ks y s t e mp r e v e n t st h e e n g i n ef r o m c r a n k i n go r s t a r t i n gu n l e s st h e p a r k i n gb r a k ei s e n g a g e d , and the Pf O Bhde Engage)leveris in the disengaged(OFF) Dosition. T h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l sy h u t o f f i f t h e o p e r a t o rl e a v e s t h e s e a tb e f o r ee n g a g i n gt h e p a r k i n gb r a k e . . T h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l sy h u t o f f i f t h e o p e r a t o rl e a v e s the tractor'sseatwith the PTO(BladeEngage)lever in the e n g a g e d( O N )p o s i t i o n r, e g a r d l e sos f w h e t h e rt h e p a r k i n g b r a k ei s e n g a g e d . . T h e e n g i n ew i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l sy h u t o f f i f t h e P f O @ l a d e Engage)leveris moved into the engaged (ON)positionwith the shift lever in Reverse. W A R N I N G ! D o n o t o o e r a t et h e t r a c t o ri f t h e i n t e r l o c ks y s t e mi s m a l f u n c t i o n i n gT. h i ss y s t e mw a s designedfor your safetyand protection. 14 S e l e c t h e h e i g h t p o s i t i o no f t h e c u t t i n g d e c k b y p l a c i n g t h e d e c k l i f t l e v e ri n a n y o f t h e d i f f e r e n tc u t t i n g h e i g h t n o t c h e so n t h e r i g h t s i d eo f t h e f e n d e r . 1|. I \ WARNING! Keep hands and feet away from the d i s c h a r g oe p e n i n go f t h e c u t t l n gd e c k . r & Adjustments R e f e rt o L e v e l i n gt h e D e c ki n t h e M a i n t e n a n c e s e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a lf o r m o r e d e t a i l e di n s t r u c t i o n sr e g a r d i n g v a r i o u sd e c k a d j u s t m e n t s . theEngine Starting W A R N I N G ! D o n o t o p e r a t et h e t r a c t o ri f t h e i n t e r l o c ks y s t e mi s m a l f u n c t i o n i n gT. h i ss y s t e mw a s d e s i g n e df o r y o u r s a f e t ya n d p r o t e c t i o n . SafetyInterlocliSwitches T h i st r a c t o ri s e q u i p p e dw i t h a s a f e t yi n t e r l o c ks y s t e mf o r t h e p r o t e c t i o no f t h e o p e r a t o r l. f t h e i n t e r l o c ks y s t e ms h o u l de v e r m a l f u n c t i o nd, o n o t o p e r a t et h e t r a c t o r C . o n t a c ta n a u t h o r i z e d T r o y b i l ts e r v i c ed e a l e r . p e d a la n d m o v e t h e s p e e d D e p r e s st h e c l u t c h - b r a k e c o n t r o ll e v e ro u t o f t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ep o s i t i o na n d i n t o a d e s i r e ds p e e d . NOfE; Referto the Assembly& Set-Upsectionof this manual for g a s o l i n ea n d o i l f i l l - u pi n s t r u c t i o n s . '1. I n s e r t h e t r a c t o rk e y i n t o t h e i g n i t i o ns w i t c h , 2. Placethe PfO Blade Engage)lever in the disengaged(OFF) oosition. 3. E n g a g et h e t r a c t o r ' sp a r k i n gb r a k e . 4. A c t i v a t et h e c h o k ec o n t r o l . 5. p o s i t r o nA . fter T u r nt h e i g n i t i o nk e y c l o c k w i s et o t h e S T A R T t h e e n g i n es t a r t s r, e l e a s et h e k e y .l t w i l l r e t u r nt o t h e O N posrtron. I M P O R T A N T : D o N O Th o l d t h e k e y i n t h e S T A R Tp o s i t i o nf o r l o n g e rt h a n t e n s e c o n d sa t a t i m e . D o i n g s o m a y c a u s ed a m a g e t o y o u r e n g i n e ' se l e c t r i cs t a r t e r . 6. , e a c t i v a t et h e c h o k ec o n t r o la n d A f t e rt h e e n g i n es t a r t s d p l a c et h e t h r o t t l ec o n t r o li n t h e F A S Tp o s i t i o n . N O f E . ' D oN O Tl e a v et h e c h o k ec o n t r o lo n w h i l e o p e r a t i n gt h e t r a c t o r .D o i n g s o w i l l r e s u l ti n a " r i c h "f u e l m i x t u r ea n d c a u s et h e e n g i n et o r u n p o o r l y . Stot-ttfie tngine WARNING! lf you strikea foreign object stop the i nd € r r g r n ed, i s c o n n e ctth e s p a r kp l u g w i r e ( s a g r o u n da g a i n s t h e e n g i n e .T h o r o u g h l yi n s p € ( tt h e m a c h i n ef o r a n y d a m a g e .R e p a i tr h e d a m a g eb e f o r e . e 5 ! a r t i n ga n d o p e r a t i n g . I 2. : i:tre br.des are engaged,placethe PTO(BladeEngage (OFFp ) osition. e v e r, n t h e d r s e n g a g e d 2. E n g a g et h e P a r k i n gb r a ^ * Shutengineoa f fn d r e m o , . : - . . = . -3. -l r-^-'3t'^ D o i n gs o w i l lm i n i m i z e t h pe o s s i b ir,, : ; " b r o w n e d "b y h o t e x h a u sftr o m y o r : r: ' 3 : : l ' > ' - - ^ - ; e ^ ; - = ' l f u n i t s t a l l sw i t h s p e e dc o n t r o li n h i g h s c : e : . ' - - : * not operatewith speed control lever in a 3r. s!+€€ ?at':r:r proceedas follows: 3. 1. P l a c es h i f t l e v e ri n N E U T R A L . T u r . l h e g n ' t i o n k e y c o u n t e r c l o c k w i steo t h e S T O P 2. R e s t a r et n g i n e . i-<: 3. P l a c es p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ri n h i g h e s ts p e e dp o s r t r o n 4. p e d a lf u l l y . R e l e a s ce l u t c h - b r a k e 5. D e p r e s sc l u t c h b r a k eP e d a l . 6. P l a c es p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ri n d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n . , x - c e s s i vseg e e d W A R N I N G ! A v o i d s u d d e ns t a r t s e a n d s u d d e ns t o o s . 7. Dr R E V E R SaEn,d f o l l o w P l a c es h i f t l e v e ri n e i t h e rF O R W A R o n o r m a lo p e r a t i n gp r o c e d u r e s . W A R N I N G ! D o n o t l e a v et h e s e a to f t h e t r a c t o r ,.irtnoutfirst placingthe PTO(BladeEngogellever in (OFFp ) o s i t i o nd , e p r e s s i n gt h e b r a k e :re drsengaged p e o a la n d e n g a g i n gt h e p a r k i n gb r a k e .l f l e a v i n g t h e ! r a c t o ru n a t t e n d e d a, l s ot u r n t h e i g n i t i o nk e y o f f a n d r e m o v et h e k e y . 0nSlopes Driving ::r :=-c.e:nekeyfromtheignitionswitchtoprevent - ^ , n t s n o € ds t a r t i n E . DrivingTheTractor G A U G Ei n t h e l m p o r t a n tS a f eO p e r a t i o n R e f e rt o t h e S L O P E P r a c t i c esse c t i o ni n t h e f r o n t o f t h i s m a n u a lt o h e l p d e t e r m i n e s l o p e sw h e r e y o u m a y o p e r a t et h e t r a c t o rs a f e l y . ^ W A R N I N G ! D o n o t n r o r norn i n c l i n e sr " i t h a s . 3 . ' 'ia: ' ' c : ' , .- e x c e s so f 1 5d e g r e e r o t t s eo t o D D ' o ' e v e r y1 0f e e t )T. h e t r a c t o rc o u l d o v e . i . r - 3 ^ 3 : a - s € s e r i o u si n j u r y . W A R N I N G ! A l w a y sl o o k d o w n a n d b e h i n d b e f o r e a n d r v h i l eb a c k i n gu p t o a v o i da b a c k - o v ear c c i d e n t . D e p r e s st h e b r a k ep e d a lt o r e l e a s et h e p a r k i n gb r a k ea n d l e t t h e p e d a lu p . . across M o w u p a n d d o w n s l o p e sN, E V E R 2. M o v e t h e t h r o t t l el e v e ri n t o t h e F A S T( r a b b i t )p o s i t i o n . . 3. Dr R E V E R S E P l a c et h e s h i f tl e v e ri n e i t h e rt h e F O R W A R o position. o r e c t l o no n E x e r c i seex t r e m ec a u t i o n\ v h e nc h a n q l n Q s lo p e s . . C A U T I O N : D o N O Tu s et h e s h i f tl e v e rt o c h a n g e t h e d i r e c t i o no f t r a v e lw h e n t h e t r a c t o ri s i n m o t i o n A l w a y l u s et h e b r a k ep e d a lt o b r i n g t h e t r a c t o rt o a c o m p l e t es t o p b e f o r es h i f t i n g . W a t c hf o r h o l e s r, u t s b u n r p sr.o c k so r c t h e rh i d d e n o b l e c t sU . n e v e nt e r r a i nc o u l do v e r t u r nt h e m a c h i n eT. a l l g r a s sc a n h r d eo b s t a c l e s . . A v o i dt u r n sw h e n d r i v i n go n a s l o p e .l f a t u r n m u s t b e m a d e ,t u r n d o w n t h e s l o p e .T u r n i n gu p a s l o p eg r e a t l y i n c r e a s etsh e c h a n c eo f a r o l l o v e r . . A v o i ds t o p p i n gw h e n d r i v i n gu p a s l o p e .l f i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o s t o p w h i l e d r i v i n gu p a s l o p e ,s t a r tu p s m o o t h l ya n d c a r e f u l l yt o r e d u c et h e p o s s i b i l i t yo f f l i p p i n gt h e t r a c t o r o v e rb a c k w a r d . 1. 4. R e l e a s teh e p a r k i n gb r a k eb y d e p r e s s i n gt h e c l u t c h - b r a k e p e d a la n d p o s i t i o n i n gt h e s p e e dc o n t r o ll e v e ri n d e s i r e d Dosition. o p e r a t o r ss h o u l du s e s p e e dp o s i t i o n s1 IMPORTANT: First-time o r 2 . B e c o m ec o m p l e t e l yf a m i l i a rw i t h t h e t r a c t o r ' so p e r a t i o na n d c o n t r o l sb e f o r eo p e r a t i n gt h e t r a c t o ri n h i g h e rs p e e dp o s i t i o n s . 5. Release c l u t c h - b r a k ep e d a ls l o w l yt o p u t u n i t i n t o m o t i o n 6. T h e l a w n t r a c t o ri s b r o u g h tt o a s t o p b y d e p r e s s i n gt h e c l u t c h - b r a kpee d a l . theBlades Engaging Engagingthe PTO(BladeEngage)transferspower to the cutting , r o c e e da sf o l l o w s : d e c k .T o e n g a g et h e b l a d e s p 1. / V O f E ' W h e no p e r a t i n gt h e u n i t i n i t i a l l yt,h e r e w i l l b e l i t t l e d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e nt h e h i g h e s tt w o s p e e d su n t i l a f t e rt h e b e l t s h a v es e a t e dt h e m s e l v e si n t o t h e p u l l e y sd u r i n g t h e b r e a k - i n period. W A R N I N G ! B e f o r el e a v i n gt h e o p e r a t o r ' sp o s i t i o n , l a c et h e s h i f t f o r a n y r e a s o n d, i s e n g a g et h e b l a d e s p l e v e ri n n e u t r a l ,e n g a g et h e p a r k i n gb r a k e ,s h u t engine off and removethe key. I M P O R T A N T : W h e n s t o p p i n gt h e t r a c t o rf o r a n y r e a s o nw h i l e o n a g r a s ss u r f a c ea, l w a y s : 1. M o v e t h e t h r o t t l ec o n t r o ll e v e rt o t h e F A S T( r a b b i t ) position. Graspthe PfO @ladeEngage)leverand pivot it all the way f o r w a r di n t o t h e e n g a g e d( O N )p o s i t i o n . 3. K e e pt h e t h r o t t l e l e v e ri n t h e F A S T( r a b b i t )p o s i t i o nf o r t h e m o s t e f f i c i e n tu s eo f t h e c u t t i n gd e c k . f MPORTANT: The PTO(BladeEngage)levermust be in the ) o s i t i o nw h e n s t a r t i n gt h e e n g i n e ,w h e n d i s e n g a g e d( O F F p travelingin reverse,and if the operator leavesthe seat. Referto S a f e t yI n t e r l o c kS w i t c h e si n t h e O p e r a t i o ns e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a l P l a c et h e s h i f t l e v e ri n n e u t r a l , 5Secrroru OpeRnrtoru 15 theDeckLiftlever Using Headlights T o r a i s et h e c u t t i n g d e c k ,m o v e t h e d e c k l i f t l e v e rt o t h e l e f t ,t h e n o l a c ei t i n t h e n o t c h b e s t s u i t e df o r y o u r a p p l i c a t i o nR e f e rt o S e t t i n gT h e C u t i i n g H e i g h te a r l i e ri n t h i s s e c t i o n ' . T h e H e a d l t g n t sa r eO N w h e n e v e rt h e t r a c t o r ' se n g i n ei s r u n n in g . . T h e l a m P s l i l ' ' O F Fw h e n t h e i g n i t i o nk e y i s m o v e d t o t h e S T O PP o s i t r o n Mowing W A R N I N G ! T o h e l p a v o i db l a d ec o n t a c to r a t h r o w n o b i e c t i n j u r y ,k e e p b y s t a n d e r sh, e l p e r s , c h i l d r e na n d p e t s a t l e a s t7 5 f e e t f r o m t h e m a c h i n e . t o pm a c h i n ei f a n y o n e w h i l e i t i s i n o p e r a t i o nS e n t e r st h e a r e a . T h ef o l l o w i n gi n f o r m a t i o nw i l l b e h e l p f u lw h e n u s i n gt h e c u t t l n g d e c kw i t h y o u r t r a c t o r : W A R N I N G ! P l a ny o u r m o w i n g p a t t e r nt o a v o r d d i s c h a r g eo f m a t e r i a l st o w a r d r o a d s s, i d e w a l k s , b y s t a n d e r sa n d t h e l i k e .A l s o ,a v o i dd i s c h a r g i n g m a t e r i aal g a i n s ta w a l l o r o b s t r u c t i o nw h i c h m a y d a t e r i a l t or i c o c h ebt a c kt o w a r d c a u s ed i s c h a r g em the operator. D o n o t m o w a t h i g h g r o u n d s p e e d ,e s p e c i a l l iyf a m u l c h k i t o r g r a s sc o l l e c t o ri s i n s t a l l e d . F o rb e s t r e s u l t si t i s r e c o m m e n d e dt h a t t h e f i r s tt w o l a p sb e . f t e rt h e c u t w i t h t h e d i s c h a r g et h r o w n t o w a r d st h e c e n t e r A f i r s tt w o l a p s ,r e v e r s et h e d i r e c t i o nt o t h r o w t h e d i s c h a r g e t o t h e o u t s i d ef o r t h e b a l a n c eo f c u t t i n g .T h i sw i l l g i v e a to the lawn. b e t t e ra p p e a r a n c e D o n o t c u t t h e g r a s st o o s h o r t .S h o r tg r a s si n v i t e sw e e d g r o w t h a n d y e l l o w sq u i c k l yi n d r y w e a t h e r . M o w i n g s h o u l da l w a y sb e d o n e w i t h t h e e n g i n ea t f u l l th rottle. U n d e rh e a v i e rc o n d i t i o n si t m a y b e n e c e s s a rtyo g o b a c k o v e rt h e c u t a r e aa s e c o n dt i m e t o g e t a c l e a nc u t . D o N O Ta t t e m p tt o m o w h e a v yb r u s ha n d w e e d sa n d . o u rt r a c t o ri s d e s i g n e dt o m o w l a w n s , e x t r e m e l yt a l l g r a s sY N O Tc l e a rb r u s h . K e e pt h e b l a d e ss h a r pa n d r e p l a c et h e b l a d e sw h e n w o r n . R e f e rt o C u t t i n gB l a d e si n t h e S e r v i c es e c t i o no f t h i s m a n u a lf o r p r o p e rb l a d es h a r p e n i n gi n s t r u c t i o n s . 16 5Secrtoru Opennrtoru nce&Adjustments Maintena AirCleaner Maintenance er t { A R N I N G : B e f o r ep e r f o r m i n ga n y m a i n t e n a n c o r e p a i r sd, i s e n g a g eP T O ,m o v e s h i f t l e v e ri n t o n e u t r a l p o s i t i o n s, e t p a r k i n gb r a k e ,s t o p e n g i n ea n d r e m o v e k e yt o p r e v e n tu n i n t e n d e ds t a r t i n g . Engine : e ; e ' : o I . e E n g r n eO p e r a t o r / O w n eM r a n u a lf o r e n g i n e 1 ' a ^ I e n a . c eI n S t r u c t i o n S C h e c Ke n g . r eo r l l e v e lb e f o r ee a c hu s ea s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e E n g r n eO p e r a t o rO w n e r M a n u a lp a c k e dw i t h y o u r u n i t . F o l l o w t h e r n s t r u c t r o nc sa r e f u l l y . Servicethe pre-cleanerand cartridge/aircleaner€{€{ilrl a1 instructedin the EngineOperator/OwnerManualpa<tro r':yourunit. Plug Spark T h e s p a r kp l u g s h o u l db e c l e a n e da n d t h e g a p r e s e to n c e a s e a s o nS. p a r kp l u g r e p l a c e m e nits r e c o m m e n d e da t t h e s t a r t of each mowing season.Referto the EngineOperator/Owner M a n u a lf o r c o r r e c tp l u g t y p e a n d g a p s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . 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Engine L u b r i c a t et h e e n g i n ew i t h m o t o r o i l a s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e E n g l n e O w n e r M a n u a lp a c k e dw i t h y o u r u n i t , & Linkage PivotPoints L u b r i c a t ea l l t h e p i v o t p o i n t so n t h e d r i v es y s t e n rp a r k r n go r a k e a n d l i f t l i n k a g ea t l e a s to n c e a s e a s o nw i t h l i g h t o Wheels Rear T h e r e a rw h e e l ss h o u l db e r e m o v e df r o m t h e a x l e so n c ea s e a s o nL. u b r i c a t teh e a x l e sa n d t h e r i m sr v e l l ! v i t ha n a l l - p u r p o s e ge m . g r e a s eb e f o r er e - i n s t a l l i nt h AndDeck theEngine Cleaning A n y f u e l o r o i l s p i l l e do n t h e m a c h i n es h o u l db e w i p e d o f f p r o m p t l y .D o N O Ta l l o wd e b r i st o a c c u m u l a t ea r o u n dt h e c o o l i n g f i n s o f t h e e n g i n eo r o n a n y o t h e r p a r t o f t h e m a c h i n e . I M P O R T A N T : T h e u s eo f a p r e s s u r ew a s h e rt o c l e a ny o u r t r a c t o ri s N O Tr e c o m m e n d e dl.t m a y c a u s ed a m a g et o e l e c t r i c a l c o m p o n e n t ss, p i n d l e sp, u l l e y s b, e a r i n g so r t h e e n g i n e . System" Wash Deck A hex plug can be found on your tractor'sdeck surface.SeeFig.6-2 on the next Page. F i g u r e6 - 1 3. R e m o v ed r a i n p l u g a n d d r a i n o i l i n t o a s u i t a b l ec o n t a i n e r w i t h a c a p a c i t yo f n o l e s st h a n 6 4 o z . P e r f o r mt h e a b o v es t e p si n t h e o p p o s i t eo r d e r a f t e ro i l h a s f i n i s h e dd r a r n i n g . 4. R e f i l tl h e e n g i n ew i t h n e w m o t o r o i l a s i n s t r u c t e di n t h e E n g r n eO p e r a t o r / O w n eM r a n u a lp a c k e dw i t h y o u r u n i t . T h i sp l u g c a n b e r e p l a c e dw i t h a w a t e r p o r t t o b e u s e da s p a r t o f a s e p a r a t e l y - a v a i l a bdleec kw a s h s y s t e m . T h e D e c kW a s hS y s t e m ' i"s u s e dt o r i n s eg r a s sc l i p p i n g sf r o m t h e d e c k ' su n d e r s i d ea n d p r e v e n tt h e b u i l d u po f c o r r o s i v ec h e m i c a l s . sectionof this NOIE: Referto the Attachments& Accessories o t h e rs e p a r a t e l y t h i s a n d r e g a r d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n m a n u a lf o r s r yourtractor. a v a i l a b l ea t t a c h m e n t s& a c c e s s o r i ef o r anual I M P O R T A N T : R e f e rt o t h e E n g i n eO p e r a t o r / O w n eM p a c k e dw i t h y o u r u n i t f o r i n f o r m a t i o nr e g a r d i n gt h e q u a n t i t ya n d p r o p e rv i s c o s i t yo f m o t o r o i l . l" Adjustments W A R N I N G : N e v e ra t t e m P tt o m a K ea n Y a d j u s t m e n t sw h i l e t h e e n g i n ei s r u n n i n g 'e x c e p t w h e r e s p e c rife d i n t h e o p e r a t o r ' sm a n u a l ' theDeck Leveling a o p e r f o r m i n ga n y N O I E ; C h e c kt h e t r a c t o r ' st i r e p r e s s u r eb e f o r e S e r v i c es e c t i o no f t h e i n T i r e s t o R e f e r d e c k l e v e l i n ga d J U s t m e n t s . p r e s sure' t i r e r e g a r d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n f o r thismanual ToRear Front s t a b i l i z ebr a r t h a t T h e f r o n t o f t h e c u t t i n gd e c k i s s u p p o r t e db y a The front of rear' to front from deck the level to can be adjusted l o w e rt h a n t h e and%-inch t h e d e c k s h o u l db e b e t w e e n7 + - i n c h f o l l o w s : a s r e a ro f t h e d e c k .A d j u s ti f n e c e s s a r y / / 1. HexPlug F i g u r e6 - 2 2. Battery e 'c i d l e v e l sc a n n o t T h e b a t t e r yi s s e a l e da n d i s m a i n t e n a n c e - f r e A checked. be . A l w a y sk e e pt h e b a t t e r yc a b l e sa n d t e r m i n a l sc l e a na n d . . p l a c et h e W i t h t h e t r a c t o rp a r k e do n a f i r m , l e v e ls u r f a c e ' rotate deck lift leverin the top norch (highestposition)and p a rallel i t i s t h a t s o c h u t e t h e b l a d en e a r e s t h e d i s c h a r g e with the tractor. to M e a s u r et h e d i s t a n c ef r o m t h e f r o n t o f t h e b l a d et i p ground' t h e g r o u n d a n d t h e r e a ro f t h e b l a d et i p t o t h e 1/+" and The first measurementtaken should be between 3/s"lessthan the second measurement'Determinethe and a p p r o x i m a t ed i s t a n c en e c e s s a rfyo r p r o p e ra d j u s t m e n t step' to the next proceed,if necessary, L o c a t et h e J a mn u t a n d l o c k n u t o n t h e f r o n t s i d eo f t h e jam nut: . e eF i g '6 - 3 ' A f t e r l o o s e n i n gt h e s t a b i l l z ebr r a c k e tS T i g h t e nt h e l o c k n u t t o r a i s et h e f r o n t o f t h e d e c k ; free of corrosivebuild-uP. 3. A f t e rc l e a n i n gt h e b a t t e r ya n d t e r m i n a l sa, p p l y a l i g h t c o a t o f p e t r o l e u mj e l l y o r g r e a s et o b o t h t e r m i n a l s ' Alwayskeep the rubber boot positionedover the positive L o o s e nt h e l o c kn u t t o l o w e rt h e f r o n t o f t h e d e c k ' t e r m i n a lt o P r e v e n ts h o r t i n g . :l;6; IMPORTANT: lf removingthe battery for any reason' (Black)wire from it's terminalfirst' disconnectthe NEGATIVE R e d )w i r e 'W h e n r e - i n s t a l l i ntgh e f o l l o w e db y t h e P O S I T I V(E (Red)wire its terminal battery,alwaysdonnectthe POSITIVE (Black) wire' Be certainthat the NEGATIVE the by first,followed w i r e sa r e c o n n e c t e dt o t h e c o r r e c tt e r m i n a l sr;e v e r s i n gt h e m c o u l d c h a n g et h e p o l a r i t ya n d r e s u l ti n d a m a g et o y o u r e n g i n e ' s '.. : "'i 4.1 ; : a l t e r n a t i n gs y s t e m . - BatterY Cleaning washing C l e a nt h e b a t t e r yb y r e m o v i n gi t f r o m t h e t r a c t o ra n d s c r a p et h e n e c e s s a r y , l f s o l u t i o n ' w a t e r w i t h a b a k i n gs o d aa n d Coat deposits' remove to brush wire a with terminals battery j e l l yt o t e r m i n a l sa n d e x p o s e dw i r i n gw i t h g r e a s eo r p e t r o l e u m i. +/ prevent corrosion. Failures Battery S o m ec o m m o n c a u s e sf o r b a t t e r yf a i l u r ea r e : . l n c o r r e c it n i t i a la c t i v a t i o n . Overcharging . Freezing . Undercharging . C o r r o d e dc o n n e c t i o n s 18 Secttot't6- F i g u r e6 - 3 A Thesefailuresare NOTcoveredby your tractor'swarranty' & ADJUsTMENTS Mntr,rrennNcE -gl r h e np r o p e r R e t i g h t etnh ej a m n u t l o o s e n eeda r l i ew a d j u s t m e ni st a c h i e v e d . q Adjustment Seat 5idetoSide f t h e c u t t i n gd e c k a p p e a r st o b e m o w i n g u n e v e n l ya' s r d et o : r d e a d J U s t m e ncta n b e p e r f o r m e d 'A d j u s ti f n e c e s s a ray sf o l f a s With the tractpr parked on a firm, level surface,placetle deck lift leverin the top notch (highestposition.and rocte both bladesso that they are perpendicularwith the ractor Measurethe distancefrom the outside of the left blade t i p t o t h e g r o u n d a n d t h e d i s t a n c ef r o m t h e o u t s r d eo t t h e r i g h t b l a d et i p t o t h e g r o u n d .B o t h m e a s u r e m e n ttsa k e r r s h o u l db e e q u a l .l f t h e y ' r en o t , p r o c e e dt o t h e n e x t t t e p ' Loosen,but do NOT remove,the hex cap screwon the left . e eF i g . 6 - 4 . d e c k h a n g e rb r a c k e t S Referto the Set-Upand Assemblysectionof thrs adjustmentinstructions. -'anua tc' i€:: BrakeAdiustment Parking WARNING: Neverattempt to adjust the brakes w h i l e t h e e n g i n ei s r u n n i n g .A l w a y sd i s e n g a g eP T O m o v e s h i f t l e v e ri n t o n e u t r a lp o s i t i o n s, t o p e n g i n e and remove key to prevent unintended starting' lf the tractor does not come to a complete stop when the brake p e d a li s c o m p l e t e l yd e p r e s s e do, r i f t h e t r a c t o r ' sr e a rw h e e l s c a n r o l lw i t h t h e p a r k i n gb r a k ea p p l i e d ,t h e b r a k ei s i n n e e d o f a d j u s t m e n tS . e ea n a u t h o r i z e dT r o y b i l tS e r v i c eD e a l e rt o h a v e your brakesproPerlYadjusted. F i g u r e6 - 4 B a l a n c et h e d g c k b y u s i n ga w r e n c ht o t u r n t h e a d j u s t m e n t gear (found immediatelybehind the hex cap screwiust loosened ) clockwise/upor counterclockwise/down' T h e d e c k i s p r o p e r l yb a l a n c e dw h e n b o t h b l a d et i p m e a s u r e m e n ttsa k e ne a r l i e ra r e e q u a l . R e t i g h t e nt h e h e x c a p s c r e wo n t h e l e f t d e c k h a n g e r b r a c k e tw h e n p r o p e ra d j u s t m e n ti s a c h i e v e d . Srcrron6 - MnrlreHnnce& Aolustmeltrs 19 =--- Schedule Maintenance EverY 10Hours Every 25Hours Every 50Hours EverY 100Hours Prior toStoling Louvers Hood/Dash Clean 0il Level Engine Check Parts orDamaged AirFilterfor Dirty,Loose Check Precleaner Foam (leanandRe-oil AirFilter's AirFilterElement Replace ( h a n gten g i n 0 e i la n dR e p l a0c ielt i l t e t (leanBatterY Ierminals andRims LubetrontAxles tins Cooling Engine Clean PivotPoints LubePedal Plug(ondition& GaP Spark Check tueltilter Replace engrne d i t ht h i sm a c h i n feo r d e t a i l e d ' s a n u airn c r u d ew t th e s p e c i f iecn g i n eo p e r a t o r m c o n s u r t o i m p o r t a n t i s i t TMpoRTANT: m a i n t e n a n cper o c e d u r easn di n t e r v a l s ' Secrtor6- Mnrnrelnnce& AorusrmEHrs s.,ui,. I (uttingDeck Removal To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows: Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)lever in the disengaged'OFF) 1. p o s r t i o na n d e n g a g et h e p a r k i n gb r a k e ' 2. 3. L o w e rt h e d e c k b y m o v i n gt h e d e c k l i f t l e v e ri n t o t h e bottom notch on the right fender' R e m o v et h e b e l t - k e e p erro d ,f r o m a r o u n dt h e t r a c t o rs A e n g i n ep u l l e y ,b y r e m o v i n gt h e s e l f - t a p p i n gs c r e w t h a t s e c u r e si t . S e eF i g '7 - 1 . Note.'Makea mental note what hole the other end of the beltk e e o e rr o d i s i n s e r t e di n f o r r e i n s t a l l a t i opnu r p o s e s Ji - / Figure 7-2 '' (;) A Figure 7-1 4. 5. R e m o v et h e b e l t ( C )f r o m a r o u n dt h e t r a c t o r ' se n g i n e p u l l e ya n d r d l e rp u l l e y ( s )S. e eF i g .7 - 1 ' L o o k i n ga t t h e c u t t i n gd e c k f r o m t h e l e f t s i d eo f t h e t r a c t o r ' l o c a t ei h e c o t t e rp i n t h a t s e c u r e st h e d e c k s u p p o r tr o d o n t h e r e a rl e f t s i d eo f t h e d e c k ' S e eF i g '7 - 2 'R e m o v et h e c o t t e r p i n t h a t s e c u r e st h e d e c k s u p p o r tr o d ,a n d c a r e f u l l y r e m o v et h e d e c k s u p p o r tf r o m t h e d e c k l i f t a r m ' R e p e a t h e a b o v es t e p so n t h e t r a c t o r ' sr i g h t s i d e ' is NOIE.'Thedeck attachment pin on the right side of the tractor you s e c u r e du s i n gh a i r p i n c l i p a s o p p o s e dt o a c o t t e rp i n ' w h i c h m i g h t h a d n & i c e d w a s u s e do n t h e l e f t s i d e T h i si s n o r m a la n d i n t h e s a m em a n n e ra s r e m o v e o ' s h o u l db e r e i n s t a l l e d 7. M o v e t h e d e c k l i f t l e v e ri n t o t h e t o p n o t c h o n t h e r i g h t f e n d e rt o r a i s et h e d e c k l i f t a r m su p a n d o u t o f t h e w a y ' 6. 8. Figure 7-3 g. of the Carefullyremovethe PTOcablefrom the rear w h i c h s e c u r e si t ' p i n c l i p h a i r t h e r e m o v i n g b y c u t t i n gi e c k S e eF i g '7 - 4 ' R e m o v et h e s p r i n gf r o m t h e d e c k i d l e rb r a c k e t from Gently slidethe cutting deck(fromthe left side)out tractor. underneaththe R e m o v et h e b o w - t i ec o t t e r p i n s e c u r i n gt h e d e c k l i f t r o d t o t h e d e c k .S l i d et h e d e c k l i f t r o d f r o m t h e m o u n t i n g w e l d m e n t o n t h e d e c k a s s e e ni n F i g T - 3 ' 21 -) C o n n e c tt h e s e c o n dc a b l e( n e g a t i v e t o t h e o t h e r p o s t o f thejumperbatterY. M a k et h e f i n a lc o n n e c t i o no n t h e e n g i n eb l o c ko f t h e part tractor,away from the battery.Attach to a unpainted q o o d c o n n e c t l o n . a a s s u r e to A a/ N C A U T I O N :l f t h ej u m p e rb a t t e r yi si n s t a l l eodn a v e h i c l ei i . ec. a rt,r u c k )d, o N O Ts t a r t h ev e h i c l e ' s y o u rt r a c t o r ' e n g i n ew h e nj u m ps t a r t i n g # 6. S t a r tt h e t r a c t o ra s I n s t r u c t e di n t h e O p e r a t i o ns e c t i o no f t h i sm a n u a l . jumper S e tt h e t r a c t o r ' sp a r k i n gb r a k eb e f o r er e m o v i n gt h e o f c o n n e c t i o n ' o r d e r r e v e r s e i n cables, (harging W A R N I N G ! B a t t e r i e sg i v e o f f a n e x p l o s i v eg a s . h a r g et h e b a t t e r yi n a w e l l w h i l ec h a r g i n gC v e n t i l a t e da r e aa n d k e e pa w a yf r o m a n o p e n f l a m e o r p i l o t l i g h t a s o n a w a t e r h e a t e r s, p a c eh e a t e r , f u r n a c ec, l o t h e sd r y e ro r o t h e r g a s a p p l i a n c e s ' F i g u r e7 - 4 C A U T I O N : W h e n c h a r g i n gy o u r t r a c t o r ' sb a t t e r y , u s eo n l y a c h a r g e rd e s i g n e df o r 1 2 Vl e a d - a c i d b a t t e r r e sR. e a dy o u r b a t t e r yc h a r g e r ' sO w n e r ' s M a n u a lp r i o r t o c h a r g i n gy o u r t r a c t o r ' sb a t t e r y ' A l w a y sf o l l o w i t s i n s t r u c t i o n sa n d h e e d i t s w a r n i n g s Tires A W A R N I N G ! N e v e re x c e e dt h e m a x i m u mi n f l a t i o n p r e s s u r es h o w no n t h e s i d e w a lol f t h e t i r e . T h e r e c o m m e n d e do p e r a t i n gt i r e p r e s s u r el s : . A p p r o x i m a t e l y1 0 p s if o r t h e r e a rt i r e s . A p p r o x i m a t e l yl 4 p s if o r t h e f r o n t t i r e s IMPORTANT: Referto the tire sidewallfor exact tire m a n u f a c t u r e r 'rse c o m m e n d e do r m a x i m u mp s i ' D o n o t overinflate.Uneventire pressurecould causethe cutting deck to mow unevenly. Battery C A L I F O R N I A P R O P O S I T I O N6 5 W A R N I N G ! B a t t e r yp o s t s ,t e r m i n a l sa, n d r e l a t e da c c e s s o r i e s c o n t a i nl e a da n d l e a dc o m p o u n d s c, h e m i c a l sk n o w n t o t h e S t a t eo f C a l i f o r n i tao c a u s ec a n c e ra n d r e p r o d u c t i v eh a r m .W a s hh a n d sa f t e r h a n d l i n g ' CAUTION: lf removing the battery,disconnectthe (Black)wire from it's terminal first, NEGATIVE (Red)wire. When refollowed by the POSITIVE i n s t a l l i n gt h e b a t t e r y ,a l w a y sc o n n e c tt h e P O S I T I V E ( R e d )w i r e i t s t e r m i n a lf i r s t ,f o l l o w e db y t h e (Black)wire. NEGATIVE JumpStarting W A R N I N G ! N e v e rj u m p s t a r ta d a m a g e do r f r o z e n b a t t e r y .B e c e r t a i nt h e v e h i c l e sd o n o t t o u c h ,a n d i o n i t i o n sa r eo f f . D o n o t a l l o w c a b l ec l a m p st o t o u c h Connectpositive(+)cableto positivepost (+)of your tractor'sdischargedbatterY. Connectthe other end ofthe cable to the (positive+) post of the jumper batterY. period l f y o u r t r a c t o rh a sn o t b e e n p u t i n t o u s ef o r a n e x t e n d e d o f t i m e ,c h a r g et h e b a t t e r ya s f o l l o w s : '10 '1. amperes' S e ty o u r b a t t e r yc h a r g e rt o d e l i v e ra m a x o f l f y o u r b a t t e r yc h a r g e ri s a u t o m a t i cc, h a r g et h e b a t t e r yu n t i lt h e isnot c h a r g e ri n d i c a t e st h a t c h a r g i n gi s c o m p l e t e 'l f t h e c h a r g e r a u t o m a t i cc, h a r g ef o r n o f e w e rt h a n e i g h t h o u r s ' Fuse O n e 2 0 A M Pf u s ei s i n s t a l l e di n y o u r t r a c t o r ' sw i r i n g h a r n e s st o by orotect the tractor'selectricalsystemfrom damage caused amperage. exceSslve l f t h e e l e c t r i c asl y s t e md o e s n o t f u n c t i o n ,o r y o u r t r a c t o r ' se n g i n e w i l l n o t c r a n k ,f i r s tc h e c kt o b e c e r t a i nt h a t t h e f u s e h a s n o t b l o w n .l t c a n b e f o u n d a t t h e r e a ro f t h e u n i t ,u n d e r n e a t ht h e fender located bY the battery. W A R N I N G ! A l w a y su s e a f u s e w i t h t h e s a m e a m p e r a g ec a p a c i t yf o r r e p l a c e m e n t . CuttingBlades W A R N I N G ! S h u tt h e e n g i n eo f f a n d r e m o v e i g n i t i o nk e y b e f o r er e m o v i n gt h e c u t t i n g b l a d e ( sf)o r s h a r p e n i n go r r e p l a c e m e n tP. r o t e c ty o u r h a n d sb y u s i n gh e a v yg l o v e sw h e n g r a s p i n gt h e b l a d e ' W A R N I N G ! P e r i o d i c a l liyn s p e c tt h e b l a d es p i n d l e s for cracksor damage,especiallyif you strikea f o r e i g no b j e c t .R e p l a c ei m m e d i a t e l yi f d a m a g e d ' The bladesmay be removed as follows' '1. (referto Cutting Removethe deck from beneaththe tractor, flip the deck gently then section) this in earlier Removal Deck over to exPoseits underside' 22 Secrton7- Senvtce Placea block of wood between the center de<k hqrl19 baffle and the cuttlng bladeto act as a stabilizerS€"Fq! 7-5 C't'nc o}frF Testthe blade s balanceueng. be Crrlirt 1 batxt' -'!'' srce heavy the from metal ^ :NOfE: When replacing the blade o€ 1]r? ro t!g'l d!' Ds')' rrttt' grn rf ' or the side of the blade marked Botlorr frl*? s n d\c stamped in it) facing the ground when tF€ 5. o p e r a t i n gP o s i t i o n . C A U T I O N : U s ea t o r q u e w r e n c F : oD g l G r t ! blade spindle hex flange nut to o€t*€i!rr tO b{t and 90 lbs-ft. Belt theDeck Changing A A Figure7-5 3. J R e m o v et h e h e x f l a n g en u t t h a t s e c u r e st h e b l a d et o t h e s p i n d l ea s s e m b l Y5.e e F i g .7 - 5 . To properlysharpenthe cuttingblades,removeequalamounts of metalfromboth endsof the bladesalongthe cuttingedges' paraltelto the trailingedge,at a 25"to 30'angle' IMPORTANT: lf the cuttingedge of the bladehasalreadybeen sharpenedto within 1s/s"fromthe edge,or if any metalseparationis present,replacethe bladeswith new ones.SeeFig'7-6' WARNING! Be sureto shut the engine off remove i g n i t i o nk e y ,d i s c o n n e ctth e s p a r kp l u g w i r e t s a n d g r o u n d a g a i n s t h e e n g i n et o p r e v e n tu n i n t e n d e d starting before removingthe belt' W A R N I N G ! A l l b e l t o n y o u r t r a c t o ra r e s u b j e c t o w e a r a n d s h o u l db e r e p l a c e di f a n y s i g n so f w e a r a r e oresent. I M P O R T A N T : T h e V - b e l tf o u n d o n y o u r t r a c t o ra r e s p e c i a l l y d e s i g n e dt o e n g a g ea n d d i s e n g a g es a f e l yA s u b s t i t u t ef n o n O E M )V - b e l tc a n b e d a n g e r o u sb y n o t d i s e n g a g i n gc o m p l e t e l ' ' belts F o r a p r o p e rw o r k i n g m a c h i n e u, s ef a c t o r ya p p r o v e d p r o c ' e ca s ' : : r ' s T o c h a n g e o r e p l a c e t h e d e cbke l t o ny o u r t r a c t o r L o w e rt h e d e c k b y m o v i n gt h e d e c k f t e r e ' r ! c : t e 1. b o t t o m n o t c h o n t h e r r g h tf e ^ d e r ' t n e s e{ ' i a p p n g R e m o v et h e b e l tg u a r d sb y r e m o v r n g 2. s c r e w st h a t f a s t e nt h e m t o I h e d e c k 3. pulley R e m o v et h e b e l t k e e p e r o d f r o m a r o u n dI h e e n g i n e will L o o s e nb u t d o n o t r e m o v et h e i d l e rp u l e yn u l s T h i s p u lleys' i d l e r f r o m t h e r e m o v e d e a s i l y t o b e b e l t e n a b l et h e S e eF i g .7 - 7 ldler Pulleys Figure7-6 l ye e n C A U T I O N :l f t h e c u t t i n ge d g eo f t h e b l a d eh a sp r e v i o u s b t h e p r e s e n r t , e p l a c e i s s e p a r a t i o n m e t a l i f a n y o r sharpened, b l a d e sw i t h n e wo n e s . W A R N I N G ! A p o o r l y b a l a n c e db l a d ew i l l c a u s e e x c e s s i v vei b r a t i o n ,m a y d a m a g et o t h e t r a c t o ra n d / o r r e s u l ti n p e r s o n a il n j u r Y . l d l e r P u l l e YN u t s Figure 7-7 W A R N I N G I A v o i dt h e p o s s i b i l i t yo f a p i n c h ' n g i n j u r y .D o n o t p l a c ey o u r f i n g e r so n t h e r d l e rs p r i n g o i b " t * u " n t h e b e l t a n d a p u l l e y\ ' 'h r l er e m o v i n gt h e belt. Secron 7 - Senvtcr 23 6. a l l p u l l e y s i' n c l u d i n g R e m o v et h e d e c k b e l t f r o m a r o u n d t h e d e c k i d l e rP u l l e Y ' 7-8' Routethe.new belt as shown in Fig' 7. earlier' R e m o u n t h e b e l t g u a r d sr e m o v e d 5. Belt Drive theTransmission Changing N o T E : S e v e r a I c o m p o n e n t s m u s t b e r e m o v e d a n ddsrpi veecbi ae Il tt o o | s the tractor's ( i . ea . i r l i m p a c tw r e n c h r n o r d e rt o c h a n g e t o h a v ey o u r d r i v eb e l t D e a l e r t ervice S e ea n a u t h o r i z e dT r o y b r l S i n s t r u c t e do n p a g e 2 f o r a s S u p p o r t r e p l a c e do r p h o n e C u s t o m e r Manual' i n f o r m a t i o no n o r d e r i n ga S e r v i c e 42-lnchDeck E n g i n eP u l l e Y 1 -..'t /<:\ ldler Bracket Deck ldler PulleYs Figure7-8 ,ol Secrtot7- Senvtce r8 Troubleshooting Cause Problem Enginefails to start engaged. 1 . PTO/Blade Sparkplugwirediscorrxted. a E n g i n er u n se " a t r c l. Placeblade engage leverirfuq;ld ( O F Fp) o s i t i o n . 2. Connectwire to sParkPlug. 3. Fueltankempty,or stdefuel. 3. Filltank with clean,fresh(lessthan trqt o l d )g a s . 4. Chokenot activated. 4. Placethe throttle control in cHoKE positin 5 . F a u l t sy p a r kp l u g . 5. Clean,adjustgap or replaceplug. fuelline. 6. Blocked 6. Cleanfuel line and replacefuel filter' 7. Engineflooded. 7. Crankenginewith throttle in FASTposition. brakenotengaged 8. Parking B. Engageparkingbrake. 9. Throttlecontrollevernot in correctstarting position. 9. Placethrottle leverto FASTposltion. 1 . u n i t r u n n i n gw i t h c H o K Ea c t i v a t e d . 1 . M o v et h e t h r o t t l ec o n t o lo L r to t t h e C H L ) Posltron. '. C o n n e c t a n d t g t l t e r rs D a r \ i l - , : i " : 2 . S p a r kp l u g w i r e sl o o s e . 2. 3 . B l o c k e df u e l l i n eo r s t a l ef u e l 3 . C l e a n f u e|,' o ' =-1'''a'' ir"" ,1 t'.= t :=' g a s o l i n ea n d r e P a c e ' : P ' o .- - t i t : 1 - ' : ' : : ' 4 . V e n ti n g a sc a p P l u g g e d . 4 C ' o a ' v o " to ' 5 . Wateror dirt in fuel systen.) 5 D r a r nf r ' l e t a n k . i : ' : t . l 5 a, ' r ; 6 . D i r t ya i rc l e a n e r . : , ' ,: - : a : - " a ! ^ ael; ::e 3 r i €cl^€'i---la:': =-'ent or clean foan'prec eaner Engineoverheats 1 . Engineoil levellow. z. Air flow restricted. with properamountano 1. Fillcrankcase weightof oil. anddebrisfromaround 2. Cleangrassclippings coolingfinsandblowerho!:'ng theengine's E n g i n eh e s i t a t east h i g h RPM 1 . S p a r kp l u g g a Pt o o c l o s e . l . R e m o v es p a r kp l u g a n d r e s e t h e g a p . E n g i n el d l e sr o u g h 1 . Sparkplug fouled,faulty or gap too wide. s p a r kp l u g .S e tp l u g g a p . 1. Replace 2 . Dirty air cleaner. 2. Replaceair cleanerelementand/or clean pre-cleaner. t . C u t t i n gb l a d el o o s eo r u n b a l a n c e d blade 1 . T i g h t e nb l a d ea n d s p i n d l e .B a l a n c e 2. D a n . r a g eodr b e n t c u t t i n gb l a d e . blade. 2. Replace '1. 1. Placethrottle in FAST(rabbit)position. E x c e s s i vver b r a t r o n Mower will not mulch grass u n e v e nc - Enginespeedtoo low. 2. Wet grass. 2. Do not mulch when grassis wet. high grass. 3. Excessively 3. Mow once at a high cutting height'then mow againat desiredheight or makea narrowercutting swath. 4. Dull blade. 4. Sharpenor rePlaceblade. 1 . D e c kn o t l e v e l e dP r o P e r l Y 1 . P e r f o r ms i d e - t o - s i ddee c ka d j L r ' ' t n l e n t ' 2 . D u l lb l a d e blade 2 . S h a r p e no r r e P l a c e 3 . U n e v e nt r r eP r e s s u r e . '' 3 . 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