Troy-Bilt 420 - Manual (Page 6)

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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