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Setup and adjustment – Troy-Bilt 420 User Manual

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Setup and

Adjustment

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 operat-
ing your mower.

1. Remove any packing material which may be between

upper and lower handles.
a. 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. Do not
crimp cable while lifting the handle up.

b. Tighten star knobs securing upper handle to lower

handle. See Figure 3-1. Make sure that each
carriage bolt is seated properly in the handle.

2. Locate the hairpin clip on the weld pin on each side

lower handle.
a. Remove hairpin clip from this hole. Using a pair

of pliers, insert hairpin clip into the hole on pin
closest to the bracket. See Figure 3-2. Repeat on
other side.

b. Insert a carriage bolt from the hardware pack into

the upper hole on the handle mounting bracket as
shown in Figure 3-2. Secure with one plastic wing
nut, also included in the hardware pack. Repeat on
other side.

3. The rope guide is attached to the right side of the

upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the
rope guide. See Figure 3-3.
a. Hold blade control against upper handle.
b. Pull starter rope out of the engine. Release blade

control handle.

c. Slip starter rope into rope guide.
d. Tighten wing nut.

4. Insert post on cable ties into holes provided on the

lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess. See
Figure 3-4.

Figure 3-1: Unfold handle and tighten hardware.

Figure 3-2: Secure lower handle to mounting brackets.

Figure 3-3: Pull recoil starter through rope guide and tighten.

Figure 3-4: Secure cable to handle using cable ties.

NOTE: Stand behind

the mower as if you

were going to operate

it. Your right hand

corresponds to the right

side of the mower; your

left hand corresponds

to the left side of the

mower.

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.

NOTE: Each end of

the lower handle must

be placed in the same

relative position.

NOTE: Your mower

is shipped with the

handle in the higher

height position.

NOTE: This Operator’s

Manual covers several

models. Lawn Mower

features vary by

model. Not all features

discussed (or engines

pictured) in this manual

are applicable to all

Lawn Mower models.

Wing Nuts (2)

Hardware Pack

Carriage Bolts (2)

A

B

A

B

A

C

D

B