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TRO Y -BIL T L LC, P .O . BOX 3 6 1 1 3 1 CLEVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 001 9 Print ed In USA O p e r a t O r ’ s M a n u a l Safe Ope ration Practices • Se t-Up • Operatio n • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roublesh ooting • Warranty WA R N I N G READ AND F OLLO W ALL S AFETY RULES A ND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MA NUA L BEFORE A T TEMPTING TO ...
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Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machine to the retaile r or dea ler without f irst contacting ou r Cust o mer Supp ort D epa rtme nt. If you h av e di f f ic ulty as sembl ing this prod uct or hav e an y q uesti ons regar ding the con trol s, ope ratio n, or mai nte nanc e of this machine , you can se ek help from the exp er ts. Choose ...
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Im por tant Sa fe Opera ti on Pra c tic es 2 3 T raining Read, un ders tand, an d follow all ins truc tions on th e 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) b efore at tempting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a s afe place fo r future an d regular re ference and f or order ing replacem ent par ts . Be famili ar with all controls and th eir ...
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4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safe Handling of G asoline T o avoid pers onal injur y or prop er t y damage us e ex treme c are in handling gas oline. Gas oline is ex tre mely f lammab le and the vapo rs are ex plosive. Ser ious per sonal injur y c an occur when gasolin e is spilled on you rsel f ...
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5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Maintena nce & Storage Never tamp er with s afet y devices . Check the ir prope r 1 . oper ation regul arly . R efer to the mai ntenance and adjustm ent sec tions of this m anual. Befo re cleaning, re pairing, o r inspec ting ma chine 2. disenga ge all control l ...
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6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y S y mbols This pa ge depic t s and describ es saf et y symb ols that may app ear on this pro duct . Read, un ders tand, an d follow all ins truc tions on th e machine b efore at tempting to ass emble and o perate. Sy m b o l Description READ T HE OPERA TOR ? ...
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Assembly Handle Place the shif t lever in th e Forw ard- 6 p osition 1 . Remove the lower p lastic win g nut and car riage bo lt from 2. each side of th e upper h andle; then ra ise the upp er handle assembl y until it snaps over the lower han dle. See Figur e 3 -1. Look ing be neath the handl e panel, ch eck that all of th e 3. cable s (steering, ...
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Place chute assembl y onto chute base and s ecure chute 2. control assemb ly to chute suppo r t bracket with cl evis pin and cot ter pin removed ear lier . S ee Se e Fig. 3-3. Finish secur ing chute control assemb ly to chute suppo r t 3. bracket wi th wing nut and h ex screw re moved earlier. See Fig. 3 - 4. Check that all c ables are pr operl y r ...
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Chute Cl ean-O ut T ool The chute cl ean- out to ol is fas tened to the top o f the auger housing wi th a mounting clip and a c able tie at th e fac tor y . Cut the cab le tie be fore op erating the snow thrower. See Fig. 3 - 7 . Fu el Recommendations Use automotive gaso line (unleaded o r low leade d to minimize combusti on chamber d eposit s ) w ...
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Checking Oil Lev el CAUTION: T he engin e is shippe d with oil in the engine. Y ou m ust, however , ch eck the oil l evel prior to oper ating the snow thrower. Running the engine with insuf f icie nt oil can cause s erious en gine damage an d void the engin e warrant y. NOTE: Be sure to ch eck the en gine on a level sur f ace with the engine s topp ...
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Auger C ontrol W AR NING ! Prior to op erating your snow thrower, caref ully read an d follow all the ins truc tions b elow. Perf orm all adjus tments to ver if y your snow thrower is oper ating safe ly and pro perly. Check the a djustme nt of the auger contro l as follows: When th e auger control is re lease d and in the dise ngage d 1 . “up” ...
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Ign iti on Key Oil Fil l Prime r Gasoline Cap Electric Starter Outlet Recoil Starter Oil D rain Cho ke Cont ro l Throttle Cont ro l Electric Starter Button Muffler T rack D rive Contr ol/Auger Contr ol Lo ck Headlight Chut e Asse mbl y Chute Cleanout T ool Aug er Sk id Sh oe Shi ft L ever Chut e Dire c tion al Cont rol Auge r Contr ol T rack St eer ...
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T rack Drive C ontrol / Auger Clutch Lock* The tr ack drive control is lo cated on th e right handle. S queez e the control gri p against the han dle to engag e the track dri ve. Releas e to stop. Note : Always releas e the drive control b efore chan ging spe eds. F ailure to d o so will result in incre ased wear on you r machine’s drive sys tem. ...
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Oil Fil l Engine oil leve l can be che cked and oil a dded thro ugh the oil f ill. Oil Drain Engine oil c an be draine d through th e oil drain. Muf f ler Engine ex haust ex ists th e engine v ia the muf f ler. W AR NING ! Do not touch t he muf f ler wh ile the engine is h ot or running. T he muf f le r is hot and can cause a severe b urn. Electr i ...
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Starting the Engine W AR NING ! Always keep hands a nd feet cl ear of moving p art s. Do n ot use a pressuri zed st ar ting f luid. Vapors a re fl ammable. NOTE: Allow th e engine to war m up for a few minutes af te r star tin g. The en gine will not d evelop full p ower until it reache s oper ating tempe ratures. Electric Starter W AR NING ! The e ...
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Recoil S tar ter CAUTION ! Do not pull th e star ter han dle while th e engine r unning. W AR NING ! T o avoid unsuper vise d engine oper ation, never l eave the engine unat tende d while running. T ur n the engine o f f af ter use and rem ove ignition key Inser t the ign ition key fully into the sl ot, Fig. 5 - 1 . Make 1 . sure it snaps into plac ...
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Maintenance Engi ne Refe r to the Engine Maintenan ce sec tion. Sha ve Plat e and Skid Shoes The shave plate and sk id sho es on the b ottom o f the snow thrower are subjec t to wear. They should b e checked p erio dically and repl aced when n ecessar y. T o remove the sk id shoes: Remove the fo ur carriag e bolt s and he x f lange nut s which 1 . ...
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NOTE: Wh en lubric ating the he x shaf t, be c areful n ot to get any oil on the aluminum dr ive plate or the rub ber fr ict ion whe el. Doin g so will hinde r the snow thrower ’ s dr ive sys tem. Wip e of f any excess or spille d oil. Auger S haf t At least once a seas on, remove the sh ear pins fro m the auger shaf t. Spr ay lubricant inside th ...
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Drive Con trol When th e drive control is rel eased an d in the disenga ged “up” positio n, the cab le should have ver y lit tle slack . It shou ld NOT be tight. NOTE: If e xcessive slack is present in the drive cab le or if the snow thrower’s drive is diseng aging intermit tently dur ing oper ation, the cab le may be in ne ed of adjus tment. ...
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Maintena nce Sc hedule Ta sk sF irst 5 Hrs .E ach Use or Ev er y 5 Hr s. Ev er y Season or 25 Hrs. Ev er y Season or 5 0 Hr s. Ev er y Season or 1 00 H rs . Se rv ic e Dates Che ck engine oil Change engine oil Che ck spark plug Se rv ic e spark plug Clean ex haust area W AR NING ! T o prevent accidental s tar t-up, shut of f the engin e and remove ...
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Reinst all the oil f ille r cap/ dips tick secure ly . 6. CAUTION ! Thorou ghly wash your han ds with soa p and water as so on as possib le af ter handling used oi l. NOTE: Please d ispose of us ed motor oil in a ma nner that is frie ndly to the environm ent. T ake it to a rec yling center o r other collec tion center. Spark Plug W AR NING ! DO NOT ...
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Troy-Bilt 2690 - page 22
Of f- S eason S torage Engines s tored over 30 days nee d to be drain ed of fu el to prevent deter ioration an d gum from fo rming in the f uel sys tem or on esse ntial carbure tor par ts . If the gaso line in your engine d eterior ates during stor age, you may nee d to have the carbur etor , and oth er fue l syste m compone nts, ser v iced or repl ...
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Belt Replac ement Auger Belt NOTE: It is not n ecessar y to rem ove both belt s in orde r to change either o ne. If changin g just one b elt, b e cer tain to check th e condition o f the other b elt. Remove the p lastic be lt cover at the front of the e ngine by 1 . removing th e two s elf-tapp ing screws . See Fig. 7- 1 . Drain th e gasoline f rom ...
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Unhook t he idler sp ring from th e hex b olt on the au ger 6. housing. S ee Fig. 7-4. Lif t the aug er belt f rom the aug er pulley, and slip belt 7 . bet wee n the suppo rt b racket and th e auger pull ey . Rep eat this step fo r the front aug er belt . See Fig. 7-5. Repla ce auger drive be lt by followin g instruc tio ns in 8. reverse o rder . D ...
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Slip the drive b elt of f the p ulley and be twe en fri ctio n 6. whe el and drive pull ey . Se e Fig. 7 -7 . Remove and rep lace belt in th e reverse or der . 7 . NOTE: Engag ing the drive control w ill ease re -assemb ly of the be lt. F ric tion Wheel Remov al The r ubber on t he fric tion w heel is subj ec t to wear and shoul d be checked a f te ...
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If repa cing the entire asse mbly, put the new fric tio n whee l 6. assembl y in place and fo llow the steps in rever se to re - assembl e. If you only w ant to replace the f ric tion whe el rubb er continue with s tep 7 . Remove the fo ur screws fro m the fric tio n whee l assembl y . 7 . See Fig. 7- 1 1 . Remove the f ric tion whe el rubb er fro ...
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T r oubleshooting 9 27 Problem Cause Remedy Engine fa ils to star t Fuel tank empt y, or stale f uel. 1. Blocke d fuel lin e. 2. Choke not in the O N position . 3. F ault y sp ark plug. 4. Safet y key not in ig nition sw itch on engine. 5. Spark plu g wire disconne cte d. 6. Primer bu tton n ot being us ed prop erly. 7. Fil l tank with c lean, fre ...
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Component P art Number a nd Descr iptio n 9 29 - 0 0 71 Ex tension Cord, 1 1 0V 954- 0 4050 Auger Drive Belt 954- 036 7 Whe el Drive Belt 684 - 04 1 59 F ric tion Whe el Assembly 93 5- 0 4054 F ric tion Whe el Rubber 725- 1 6 29 Lamp, 1 1 4 1 738- 04 1 2 4A Shear Pin, 1 .50 7 1 4 - 04 04 0 Bow-tie Co t ter Pin 784 -5 580 Sk id Shoe, Standard 790 - ...
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T ro y-Bilt LLC (T r oy-Bilt) and The United States Envir onment Protection Agency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect Warranty Rights and Ob ligations) The U. S. E P A an d T roy-B ilt are pleas ed to explain the em issio ns control system warrant y on your mod el year 2005 a nd later small of f-road engin e ...
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(7) The eng ine manufac turer is liabl e for damages to other e ngine co mpone nts proximately caused by a failure un der warrant y of any warranted par t. ( 8 ) Throughou t the engin e’ s warrant y period d efined in Sub secti on (a ) (2 ) , T roy- Bilt will mai ntain a sup ply of warranted par ts suf fic ient to meet the expec ted deman d for s ...
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MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C - 10016 6 RE V. A Th e limi te d wa rr an t y s e t for th bel ow is g iv en by T r oy- Bil t LLC w i th re spe c t to ne w mer ch an dis e purc ha se d an d use d in t he Uni te d S t at es and / or it s t err i tor ie s and p os se ssi ons , and b y M TD P rod uc ts L imi te d wi th r es pe ct t o ne ...
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