Troy Bilt Tb130 Xp 160cc With Honda Engine Review

Safe OperationPractices•Set-Up•Performance • Maintenance•Service•Troubleshooting• Warranty

Operator'due south Manual

Push Mower — Models TB110, TB120 & TB130

Alarm

READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS Transmission

Earlier ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.

TROY-BILT LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019

Printed In The states	Form No. 769-09192
	(October 1, 2013)

To The Owner

Cheers

Thank you for purchasing a Lawn Mower manufactured by Troy-Bilt. Information technology was advisedly engineered to provide excellent performance when properly operated and maintained.

Please read this entire manual prior to operating the equipment. It instructs yous how to safely and hands gear up up, operate and maintain your machine. Please be sure that you, and whatsoever other persons who will operate the automobile, carefully follow the recommended safety practices at all times. Failure to practice so could consequence in personal injury or holding impairment.

All information in this manual is relative to the nearly recent product information available at the time of printing. Review this manual frequently to familiarize yourself with the auto, its features and functioning. Please be aware that this Operator's

Manual may comprehend a range of product specifications for various models. Characteristics and features discussed and/or illustrated in this manual may not be applicative to all models. We reserve

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the correct to change product specifications, designs and equipment without notice and without incurring obligation.

If you have whatever bug or questions concerning the machine, telephone a authorized Troy-Bilt service dealer or contact u.s.a. directly.

Troy-Bilt'southward Customer Support telephone numbers, website accost and mailing accost can exist constitute on this page. Nosotros want to ensure your consummate satisfaction at all times.

Throughout this manual, all references to correct and left side of the machine are observed from the operating position

The engine manufacturer is responsible for all engine-related issues with regards to performance, power-rating, specifications, warranty and service. Please refer to the engine manufacturer'due south Owner'due south/Operator's Manual, packed separately with your motorcar, for more information.

Table of Contents

Prophylactic Operation Practices.........................................	three	Troubleshooting......................................................	eighteen
Associates & Set-Up...................................................	9	Replacement Parts..................................................	19
Controls & Features................................................	13	Attachments & Accessories...................................	20
Performance................................................................	fourteen	Warranty.................................................................	24
Maintenance & Adjustment..................................	sixteen	Spanish...................................................................	25
Service......................................................................	17

Record Product Information

Before setting upwardly and operating your new equipment, please locate the model plate on the equipment and record the information in the provided surface area to the right. You tin locate the model plate by continuing at the operator'due south position and looking downwardly at the rear of the deck. This information will be necessary, should you seek technical support via our web site, Customer Support Department, or with a local authorized service dealer.

Model Number

Serial Number

Customer Support

Please do Non return the machine to the retailer or dealer without first contacting the Client Back up Department.

If y'all have difficulty assembling this production or have whatever questions regarding the controls, operation, or maintenance of this machine, you lot tin seek aid from the experts. Choose from the options beneath:

◊ Visit us on the spider web at world wide web.troybilt.com

Run across How-to Maintenance and Parts Installation Videos at www.troybilt.com/tutorials

◊ Call a Client Support Representative at (800) 828-5500 or (330) 558-7220

◊ Write to Troy-Bilt LLC • P.O. Box 361131 • Cleveland, OH • 44136-0019

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Important Safe Operation Practices	2

WARNING: This symbol points out important safe instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this automobile. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury.

When you meet this symbol. Listen ITS WARNING!

CALIFORNIA Proposition 65

Warning: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and sure vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer and nascency defects or other reproductive damage.

WARNING: Battery posts, terminals, and related accessories contain lead and pb compounds, chemicals known to the State of California to crusade cancer and reproductive impairment. Wash hands after handling.

DANGER: This machine was congenital to exist operated co-ordinate to the prophylactic operation practices in this manual. Equally with whatever type of power equipment, carelessness or mistake on the part of the operator can result in serious injury. This auto is capable of amputating fingers, hands, toes and feet and throwing objects. Failure to observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury or death.

General Functioning

one. Read this operator's transmission advisedly in its entirety before attempting to get together this automobile. Read, sympathize, and follow all instructions on the machine and in the transmission(southward) before operation. Keep this manual in a safe identify for future and regular reference and for ordering replacement parts.

2. Be completely familiar with the controls and the proper use of this machine before operating it.

3. This car is a precision piece of ability equipment, not a plaything. Therefore, exercise extreme caution at all

times. This machine has been designed to perform one job: to mow grass. Do not use it for any other purpose.

iv. Never allow children nether xiv years of age to operate this machine. Children 14 and over should read and understand the instructions and safe performance practices in this transmission and on the car and should exist trained and supervised past an developed.

5. Only responsible individuals who are familiar with these rules of rubber performance should be allowed to employ this automobile.

half dozen. Thoroughly audit the surface area where the equipment is to be used. Remove all stones, sticks, wire, bones, toys and other foreign objects, which could exist tripped over or picked up and thrown by the blade. Thrown objects can cause serious personal injury.

7. Programme your mowing pattern to avoid belch of cloth toward roads, sidewalks, bystanders and the similar. Also, avoid discharging textile confronting a wall or obstruction, which may crusade discharged material to ricochet back toward the operator.

8. To help avoid blade contact or a thrown object injury, stay in operator zone backside handles and continue children, bystanders, helpers and pets at to the lowest degree 75 feet from mower

while information technology is in functioning. Stop automobile if anyone enters expanse.

9. Always article of clothing safety glasses or prophylactic goggles during operation and while performing an adjustment or repair to protect your eyes. Thrown objects which ricochet can cause serious injury to the optics.

10. Wear sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and shut-plumbing fixtures slacks and shirts. Shirts and pants that cover the arms and legs and steel-toed shoes are recommended. Never

operate this machine in bare feet, sandals, slippery or lightweight (e.g. canvass) shoes.

11. Practice not put easily or feet near rotating parts or under the cutting deck. Contact with bract can amputate fingers, hands, toes and anxiety.

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12. A missing or damaged discharge comprehend tin can cause blade contact or thrown object injuries.

xiii. Many injuries occur every bit a result of the mower being pulled over the human foot during a fall caused by slipping or tripping. Practice not hold on to the mower if y'all are falling; release the handle immediately.

14. Never pull the mower back toward you lot while you are walking. If you must back the mower away from a wall or obstruction commencement expect down and behind to avoid tripping and then follow these steps:

a. Stride back from mower to fully extend your arms.

b. Be certain you are well balanced with sure basis.

c. Pull the mower back slowly, no more than one-half way toward you.

d. Repeat these steps as needed.

15. Do not operate the mower while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

16. Exercise non appoint the self-propelled machinery on machines so equipped while starting engine.

17. The bract control is a rubber device. Never attempt to bypass its performance. Doing and then makes the safe device inoperative and may result in personal injury through contact with the rotating blade. The blade command must operate easily in both directions and automatically return to the disengaged position when released.

18. Never operate the mower in moisture grass. Always exist sure of your basis. A slip and fall can crusade serious personal injury. If you experience you lot are losing your footing, release the blade control handle immediately and the blade will stop rotating within iii seconds.

xix. Mow only in daylight or expert artificial low-cal. Walk, never run.

twenty. Terminate the blade when crossing gravel drives, walks or roads.

21. If the equipment should beginning to vibrate abnormally, finish the engine and check immediately for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.

22. Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop before removing the grass catcher or unclogging the chute. The cut bract continues to

rotate for a few seconds after the blade control is released. Never place whatsoever part of the body in the blade area until you are sure the bract has stopped rotating.

23. Never operate mower without proper trail shield, belch cover, grass catcher, blade control or other safety protective devices in place and working. Never operate mower with damaged safety devices. Failure to do so tin outcome in personal injury.

24. Muffler and engine go hot and tin crusade a burn. Exercise non bear on.

25. Never endeavor to brand a wheel or cut superlative aligning while the engine is running.

26. Simply use parts and accessories made for this machine by the manufacturer. Failure to practice so can result in personal injury.

27. When starting engine, pull cord slowly until resistance is felt, and then pull rapidly. Rapid retraction of starter cord

(kickback) volition pull hand and arm toward engine faster than y'all can allow get. Cleaved bones, fractures, bruises or sprains could outcome.

28. If situations occur which are non covered in this transmission, use care and good sentence. Contact Customer Back up for assistance or the name of the nearest service dealer.

Slope Functioning

Slopes are a major cistron related to slip and autumn accidents, which can upshot in astringent injury. Operation on slopes requires extra caution. If you feel uneasy on a slope, do not mow it. For your safety, utilise the gradient gauge included equally role of this manual to measure out slopes before operating this auto on a sloped or hilly expanse. If the slope is greater than 15 degrees, practice non mow it.

Do:

1. Mow across the face of slopes; never upwardly and down. Exercise extreme circumspection when irresolute management on slopes.

two. Lookout man for holes, ruts, rocks, hidden objects, or bumps which tin crusade you to slip or trip. Tall grass tin can hide obstacles.

three. E'er be sure of your footing. A sideslip and fall tin cause serious personal injury. If you feel you are losing your residue, release the blade command handle immediately and the bract volition finish rotating within three (3) seconds.

Do Non:

1. Practise not mow near drib-offs, ditches or embankments, you lot could lose your footing or balance.

2. Do non mow slopes greater than 15 degrees every bit shown on the slope guess.

3. Do not mow on wet grass. Unstable footing could cause slipping.

Children

Tragic accidents tin occur if the operator is not warning to the presence of children. Children are frequently attracted to the mower and the mowing activity. They do non understand the dangers. Never assume that children will remain where yous last saw them.

ane. Proceed children out of the mowing expanse and under watchful care of a responsible adult other than the operator.

2. Be warning and turn mower off if a child enters the area.

3. Before and while moving backwards, wait behind and down for small-scale children.

4. Use extreme care when approaching blind corners, doorways, shrubs, trees, or other objects that may obscure your vision of a child who may run into the mower.

5. Keep children abroad from hot or running engines. They can suffer burns from a hot muffler.

vi. Never allow children under 14 years of age to operate this machine. Children 14 and over should read and understand the instructions and condom functioning practices in this manual and on the motorcar and be trained and supervised by an developed.

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Service

Rubber Treatment Of Gasoline:

1. To avoid personal injury or property impairment use extreme care in treatment gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Serious personal injury tin occur when gasoline is spilled on yourself or your clothes, which can ignite. Wash your pare and change clothes immediately.

2. Use simply an canonical gasoline container.

3. Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always identify containers on the footing abroad from your vehicle before filling.

4. Remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel information technology on the ground. If this is not possible, so refuel such equipment on a trailer with a portable container, rather than from a gasoline dispenser nozzle.

5. Go along the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until fueling is complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-open device.

six. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.

7. Never fuel auto indoors because flammable vapors will accrue in the surface area.

8. Never remove gas cap or add together fuel while engine is hot or running. Let engine to cool at least 2 minutes before refueling.

9. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than than 1 inch below lesser of filler cervix to provide for fuel expansion.

x. Replace gasoline cap and tighten securely.

11. If gasoline is spilled, wipe it off the engine and equipment. Move machine to another area. Wait five minutes before starting engine.

12. Never shop the machine or fuel container near an open up flame, spark or pilot low-cal as on a water heater, infinite heater, furnace, wearing apparel dryer or other gas appliances.

13. To reduce fire hazard, proceed machine costless of grass, leaves, or other debris build-up. Clean upwardly oil or fuel spillage and remove whatever fuel soaked droppings.

xiv. Let car to cool at least 5 minutes earlier storing.

Full general Service:

1. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area. Engine frazzle contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas.

ii. Before cleaning, repairing, or inspecting, make sure the blade and all moving parts have stopped. Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground confronting the engine to prevent unintended starting.

three. Cheque the blade and engine mounting bolts at frequent intervals for proper tightness. Also, visually inspect blade for damage (eastward.g., bent, cracked, worn) Replace blade with the original equipment manufacture's (O.Eastward.M.) blade only, listed in this transmission. "Use of parts which do not meet the original equipment specifications may lead to improper performance and compromise safety!"

4. Mower blades are sharp and can cutting. Wrap the blade or wearable gloves, and use extra circumspection when servicing them.

5. Go on all basics, bolts, and screws tight to be certain the equipment is in safe working condition.

half-dozen. Never tamper with safety devices. Check their proper functioning regularly.

7. Subsequently striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine. Thoroughly inspect the mower for any damage. Repair the damage before starting and operating the mower.

viii. Never try to make a wheel or cutting height adjustment while the engine is running.

9. Grass catcher components, discharge embrace, and trail shield are subject area to wear and damage which could expose moving parts or let objects to be thrown. For safety protection, frequently cheque components and supplant immediately with original equipment manufacturer'southward (O.E.K.) parts but, listed in this transmission. "Use of parts which do not meet the original equipment specifications may pb to improper functioning and compromise safe!"

x. Do not change the engine's governor setting or over-speed the engine. The governor controls the maximum rubber operating speed of the engine.

11. Check fuel line, tank, cap, and fittings frequently for cracks or leaks. Replace if necessary.

12. Do not crank engine with spark plug removed.

xiii. Maintain or replace safety and instruction labels, equally necessary.

fourteen. Observe proper disposal laws and regulations. Improper disposal of fluids and materials tin harm the surround.

15. According to the Consumer Products Safe Committee (CPSC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Bureau (EPA), this product has an Average Useful Life of seven (seven) years,

or 140 hours of functioning. At the stop of the Average Useful Life take the car inspected annually by an authorized service dealer to ensure that all mechanical and safety systems are working properly and not worn excessively. Failure to exercise so tin event in accidents, injuries or death.

Practice non alter engine

To avoid serious injury or decease, practice not modify engine in whatever manner. Tampering with the governor setting tin can pb to a runaway engine and crusade it to operate at unsafe speeds. Never tamper with factory setting of engine governor.

Southection 2 — Important Southwardafe Operation Practices		5

Notice Regarding Emissions

Engines which are certified to comply with California and federal

EPA emission regulations for SORE (Small Off Road Equipment) are certified to operate on regular unleaded gasoline, and may include the following emission command systems: Engine

Modification (EM), Oxidizing Catalyst (OC), Secondary Air

Injection (SAI) and 3 Way Goad (TWC) if so equipped.

Spark Arrestor

WARNING: This auto is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used

on or near whatever unimproved wood-covered, castor covered or grass-covered land unless the engine'southward exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrestor meeting applicable local or state laws (if any).

If a spark arrestor is used, it should be maintained in effective working gild by the operator. In the State of California the to a higher place is required by law (Section 4442 of the California Public Resource Code). Other states may have similar laws. Federal laws apply on federal lands.

A spark arrestor for the muffler is bachelor through your nearest engine authorized service dealer or contact the service department, P.O. Box 361131 Cleveland, Ohio 44136-0019.

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Safety Symbols

This folio depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this production. Read, sympathise, and follow all instructions on the auto before attempting to get together and operate.

READ THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL(Due south)

Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(southward) before attempting to assemble and operate

DANGER — ROTATING BLADES

To reduce the risk of injury, go along hands and feet away. Practice not operate unless belch cover or grass catcher is in its proper place. If damaged, replace immediately.

DANGER — BYSTANDERS

Do not mow when children or others are around.

DANGER — HAND/ FOOT Cutting

Keep hands and feet away from rotating parts.

DANGER — THROWN Debris

Remove objects that tin be thrown by the blade in any management. Article of clothing prophylactic glasses.

DANGER — SLOPES

Use extra caution on slopes. Do not mow slopes greater than 15°.

Alarm—GASOLINE IS FLAMMABLE

Allow the engine to absurd at to the lowest degree two minutes before refueling.

WARNING— CARBON MONOXIDE

Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area. Engine frazzle contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas.

Warning— HOT SURFACE

Engine parts, specially the muffler, become extremely hot during operation. Let engine and muffler to cool before touching.

Warning: Your Responsibleness—Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read, empathise and follow the warnings and instructions in this transmission and on the machine.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!

Section 2 — Important Safe Operation Practices		7

racticesP perationO afeDue south mportantI — 2 ectionSouth 8

Slope Gauge

15° Slope

(OK)

xv°

dashed line

Utilise THIS SLOPE Guess TO DETERMINE

IF A SLOPE IS TOO STEEP FOR Rubber OPERATION!

To check the slope, proceed equally follows:

1. Remove this page and fold along the dashed line.

2. Locate a vertical object on or behind the slope (e.grand. a pole, building, argue, tree, etc.)

3. Align either side of the slope approximate with the object (Run into Figure 1 and Effigy ii ).

4. Adapt estimate upwardly or downwards until the left corner touches the gradient (See Effigy 1 and Effigy two).

5. If there is a gap below the gauge, the slope is too steep for prophylactic functioning (Run into Figure 2 above).

Alarm! Slopes are a major factor related to tip-over and gyre-over accidents which can result in severe injury or death.

Do not operate automobile on slopes in excess of 15 degrees. All slopes require extra caution.

Always mow beyond the face of slopes, never up and down slopes.

Assembly & Set-Up	3
Contents of Carton

•	One Backyard Mower	•	One Grass Catcher	•	One Bottle of Oil
•	One Lawn Mower Operator's Manual	•	I Engine Operator's Manual	•	I Side Discharge Chute

NOTE: Please be aware that this Operator'southward Manual covers both the low and high bicycle models of this mower. While this manual illustrates the low wheel model, the instructions and features are every bit applicable to the high wheel model besides, unless otherwise noted.

Assembly

Note: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill upwardly with gasoline and oil equally instructed in the accompanying engine manual BEFORE operating your mower.

Handle

1. Remove whatever packing material which may be between upper and lower handles.

a. Remove wing basics and carriage bolts from handle as shown in Effigy 3-1. Exercise non loosen or remove adjacent hex head screws.

A

b. While stabilizing mower and so it doesn't movement, pin upper handle up as shown in Figure three-two. Practice not crimp cable while lifting the handle up.

B

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2. Remove the T-bolts from the handle brackets as shown in Figure 3-3.

C

C

Effigy 3-iii

3. Follow the steps below to complete handle associates:

a. Pull up on the handle until holes in lower handle (shown in Figure three-3 deck cutaway) line upward with holes in handle bracket. Run into Figure 3-4.

Figure 3-v

4. The rope guide is fastened to the correct side of the upper handle. Loosen the wing knob which secures the rope guide. See Figure three-half dozen.

A

D

Figure 3-4

Note: When pulling upward on handle, make sure to not pull handle all the way out.

b. Insert the T-bolts removed before through the handle brackets and lower handle and tighten securely to secure the handle in place. See Effigy

three-4.

c. Reattach fly basics and carriage bolts removed earlier into lower holes of handle equally shown in Effigy 3-5.

Figure 3-6

a. Hold bract control against upper handle.

b. Slowly pull starter rope handle from engine and slip starter rope into the rope guide. See Figure 3-6.

c. Tighten rope guide wing knob.

d. Employ cable necktie(s) to secure cable(s) to lower handle.

Grass Catcher

one. Follow steps beneath to assemble the grass catcher (if needed). Brand certain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside).

a. Place bag over frame and then that its black plastic side is at the bottom.

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b. Slip plastic aqueduct of grass bag over hooks on the frame. See Figure 3-seven.

B

Side Discharge Chute

Your mower is shipped equally a mulcher. To convert to side discharge, brand certain grass catcher is off of the unit and rear discharge door is closed.

1. On the side of the mower, lift the side mulching plug every bit shown in Figure 3-ix.

Side Mulching

Plug

1

A

Figure 3-vii

2. Follow steps below to adhere grass catcher:

a. Elevator rear belch door.

b. Identify grass catcher into the slots in the handle brackets as shown in Effigy iii-eight. Let go of belch door and then that it rests on the grass catcher.

Figure three-9

2. Slide ii hooks of side discharge chute under hinge pivot on mulching plug assembly. Lower the mulching plug. Practise not remove side mulching plug at whatsoever time, even when you are not mulching.

A

B

Figure 3-8

To remove grass catcher, lift rear discharge door on the mower. Lift grass catcher up and off the slots in the handle brackets. Release rear discharge door to let information technology to close rear opening of mower.

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Adjustments

Cut Height

There is a cut peak adjustment lever located above the front end and rear right wheel.

ane. Pull the top adjustment lever towards wheel (unit will tend to fall when lever is moved outward).

ii. Motility lever to desired position for a change in cutting height. Run across Figure three-ten and Figure iii-11.

Lower

Of import: Both the forepart and rear wheels must be placed in the same relative position. For rough or uneven lawns, move the height adjustment levers to a college position. This will stop scalping of grass.

Handle Pitch

For convenience of operation, you lot may adjust the pitch of the handle as follows:

1. Remove fly basics and wagon bolts from handle. See

Figure 3-12.

1

Higher

three

Higher
i	Lower
Low Bicycle	3
Figure 3-x

Higher

i

Lower

iii

Higher
1	Lower
High Bike	iii

Effigy 3-eleven

NOTE: For mowers with low wheels, the height aligning levers motility in the contrary direction to adjust; for those with high wheels, the levers move in the same direction.

iii. Release lever towards deck.

Figure 3-12

2. Position the handle in one of the three positions that is most comfortable. Run across Effigy 3-12 inset.

3. Secure into position with fly basics and carriage bolts removed earlier.

Set-Upward

Gas and Oil Fill-Up

Refer to the dissever engine owner'south manual for additional engine information.

1. Add oil provided before starting unit of measurement for the first fourth dimension out of the box.

2. Service the engine with gasoline as instructed in the separate engine owner's manual.

WARNING: Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the car indoors or while the engine is hot or running. Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.

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Controls and Features	4
	Blade Command

Recoil Starter

Grass Catcher

Cut Height

Adjustment

Lever

Side Discharge	Cutting Tiptop
Chute	Adjustment
	Lever

Mulch Plug

Figure 4-1

Bract Control

The blade command is attached to the upper handle of the mower. Depress and squeeze it against the upper handle to operate the unit of measurement. Release it to stop engine and blade.

WARNING: This blade command is a safety device. Never try to featherbed its operations.

Cutting Acme Aligning Lever

One adjustment lever is located almost the right rear bicycle and one is located virtually the correct front end cycle. Both levers have to be at the same relative position to ensure a compatible cut. To arrange the cut summit, refer to the "Assembly & Gear up-Up" Department.

Grass Catcher

The grass catcher, located at the rear of the mower, is used to handbag the grass clippings for disposal at some other site. In one case the pocketbook is full, remove it upward through the handles using the strap provided and empty information technology earlier whatsoever further mowing.

Mulch Plug

The mulch plug is used for mulching purposes. Instead of collecting the grass clippings in a grass catcher or using the side discharge chute, some mower models have the pick of recirculating the clippings back to the lawn. This is called mulching.

Side Discharge Chute

Your mower is shipped as a mulcher. To belch the grass clippings to the side instead, follow the instructions in the "Associates & Set-Up" department to adhere the side discharge chute.

WARNING: Keep hands and feet away from the chute surface area on cutting deck. Refer to warning label

on the unit.

Recoil Starter

The recoil starter is attached to the correct upper handle. Stand up behind the unit and pull the recoil starter rope to start the unit.

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Operation	5
Starting Engine

WARNING: Exist sure no ane other than the operator
is standing virtually the lawn mower while starting
engine or operating mower. Never run engine
indoors or in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas.
Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an
odorless and deadly gas. Keep hands, feet, hair and
loose habiliment away from whatever moving parts on	ane
engine and lawn mower.

Follow the set of instructions pertaining to your unit of measurement. Refer to engine manual for assist with the engine.

Briggs & Stratton Engine:

1. Standing behind the mower, squeeze the blade control

against upper handle. See Figure 5-i.

2. Holding these two handles together firmly, grasp recoil starter handle and pull rope out with a rapid, continuous,

full arm stroke. Run into Figure 5-1. Keeping a business firm grip on the 2 starter handle, let the rope rewind slowly. Repeat until

engine cranks. Let the rope rewind each fourth dimension slowly.

Honda Engine:

one. Place the fuel valve lever constitute on the left side of the engine into the ON (OPEN) position. Come across Figure 5-2.

2. Continuing behind the mower, squeeze the bract control against upper handle.

3. Property these two handles together firmly, grasp recoil starter handle and pull rope out with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke. Run into Effigy 5-2. Keeping a firm grip on the starter handle permit the rope rewind slowly. Repeat until engine cranks. Let the rope rewind each time slowly.

	Stopping Engine	3	OFF
	1. Release blade control to stop the engine and bract.		ane
		ON
	WARNING: Wait for the blade to stop completely
	before performing whatever work on the mower or to
	remove the grass catcher.

Effigy 5-two

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