Troy-Bilt 12A-463E500, Owner'S Manual

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ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: DO NOT AT ANY TIME
MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT TO
LAWNMOWER WITHOUT FIRST
STOPPING THE ENGINE AND
DISCONNECTING THE SPARK
PLUG WIRE
Adjusting Cutting Height
•
Stop mower and dis con nect spark plug ca -
ble be fore chang ing mower cut ting height.
•
The wheel ad just ers give you nine (9) dif fer -
ent cut ting po si tions.
Me dium is the best for
most mow ers.
•
To change the height
of cut, squeeze ad
-
juster le ver to ward the
wheel, mov
ing up or
d o w n t o s e l e c t e d
height. See Fig ure 11.
NOTE: All wheels
must be in the same
height of cut.
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When cut ting in heavy or moist grass, the
rear of lawnmower may be raised higher to
al low better dis charge of the grass.
Ad justing Drive Clutch
The drive clutch ad just ment wheel is lo cated
on the lower right han
dle and is used to
tighten or loosen ten sion on the drive ca ble.
Ad just this ca ble if:
a) the mower does not pro pel it self; or
b) the wheels hes i tate with the drive con trol
han dle pushed for ward.
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To ad just, ro tate the ad just ment wheel with
your fin gers, see Fig ure 12. Turn the wheel
to the left to tighten the drive ca ble. Turn the
wheel to the right to loosen the drive ca ble.
LUBRICATION
CAUTION: DISCONNECT SPARK
PLUG WIRE BEFORE SERVICING
WHEELS - Lu bri cate the ball bear ings (if so
equipped) in each wheel at least once a sea -
son with a light oil. Also, if the wheels are
re
moved for any rea son, lu bri cate the sur -
face of the axle bolt and the in ner sur face of
the wheel with light oil. En gine oil may also
be used.
ENGINE - Fol low en gine man ual for lu bri ca -
tion in struc tions.
BLADE CON TROL - Lu bri cate the pivot
points on the blade con trol han dle and the
brake ca ble at least once a sea son with light
oil. The blade con trol must op er ate freely in
both di rec tions.
DIS CHARGE DOORS - The tor sion springs
and pivot points should be lu bri cated pe ri od -
i
cally with light oil to pre vent any rust or
bind ing. Door must work freely.
TRANS MIS SION - The trans mis sion is
pre-lu bri cated and sealed at the fac tory and
does not re quire lu bri ca tion on a reg u lar ba -
sis as part of main te nance.
MAINTENANCE
For best re sults your blade should be sharp.
The blade may be resharpened by re mov ing it
and ei
ther grind ing or fil ing the cut ting edge
keep ing as close to the orig i nal bevel as pos si -
ble.
Im proper blade bal ance will re sult in ex ces sive
vi
bra tion caus ing even tual dam age to the en -
gine and mower. Be sure to care fully bal ance
blade af ter sharp en ing.
Af ter pro longed use, es pe cially in sandy soil
con di tions, the blade will be come worn and
lose some of the orig i nal shape. Cut ting ef fi -
ciency will be re duced and the blade should be
re placed. Re place with an ap proved fac tory re -
place
ment blade only. Pos si ble dam age
re sult ing from blade un bal ance con di tion is not
the re spon si bil ity of the man u fac turer.
NOTE: Tip mower as spec i fied in sep -
a rate en gine man ual. If not spec i fied
tip with car bu re tor up.
CUTTING BLADE
CAUTION: Cutting grass in sandy
soil condition causes abrasive wear
to the blade.
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Fig ure 12
Drive Clutch
Adjustment
Fig ure 11