Setup And Adjustment - Troy-Bilt 836 Serie Manual Del Operador

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Setup and
Adjustment
Stand behind the
mower as if you were
going to operate it.
Your right hand cor-
responds to the right
side of the mower; your
left hand corresponds
to the left side of the
mower.
For shipping purposes
your mower is set with
the wheels in a low
cutting height position.
For best results raise
the cutting position
until it is determined
which height is best
for your lawn, refer to
Adjustment section for
instructions.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT crimp the
cables when lifting the
handle up.
IMPORTANT
This unit is shipped
without gasoline or
oil in the engine. Fill
up gasoline and oil
as instructed in the
accompanying engine
manual BEFORE
operating your mower.
A
B
Handle Mounting Bracket
Figure 3-1: Unfold handle and tighten hardware.
Figure 3-2: Secure handle to handle mounting brackets.
B
C
Figure 3-3: Pull recoil starter through rope guide and tighten.
1. Remove grass catcher and any packing material
which may be between upper and lower handles.
a. Remove hand knobs from handle mounting
brackets and pull up and back on upper handle
as shown in Figure 3-1. Make certain the lower
handle is seated securely into the handle mounting
brackets.
b. Tighten hand knobs securing upper handle to
lower handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is
seated properly in the handle.
2. Replace and tighten hand knobs removed earlier
securing lower handle to handle brackets, Figure 3-2.
3. The rope guide is attached to the right side of the
upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the
rope guide, Figure 3-3.
a. Hold the blade control against upper handle.
b. Pull starter rope out of the engine. Release the
blade control.
c. Slip starter rope into rope guide.
d. Tighten wing nut.
4. Secure cables to the lower handle using the cable tie.
Pull cable tie tight and cut off excess.
5. To assemble the grass catcher (if needed), place bag
over frame with the black plastic side at the bottom.
Slip plastic channel over hooks on frame. All channels
except for center top of bag attach from the outside.
The center of bag attaches from the inside.
6. Before attaching the grass catcher, the mulching
baffle must be removed, Figure 3-5.
a. Lift rear discharge door.
b. Remove mulching baffle.
7. To attach grass catcher, Figure 3-4.
a. Lift rear discharge door.
b. Place grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go
of discharge door so that it rests on the grass
catcher.
A
D
Figure 3-4: Lift discharge door and place grass catcher on rod.
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A
B