Step 9: connecting the wiring harness, Step 10: charge the battery – Troy-Bilt 31/2 HP User Manual

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EASY ASSEMBLY

Step 9: Connecting the Wiring Harness

1. Unwrap the wiring harness from the mower.

2. Route the wiring harness beneath the left-hand
handlebar tube. Plug the connector at the top of the
wiring harness into the back of the keyswitch. (You can
attach the connector to the two keyswitch terminals
either way.)

3. For now, leave the plug on the lower end of the
wiring harness disconnected. You’ll connect it later,
after you’ve charged the battery.

Photo 2-13: Attaching the Wiring Harness to the Keyswitch.

4. Insert the narrow plastic tie strap into the hole in
the bracket that is located on the front part of the
engine housing (to the left of the oil fill tube).
See Figure 2-14.

5. Move the lower part of the wiring harness to the
right and secure it to the engine’s bracket with the tie
strap as shown in Figure 2-14. Make sure that the
large connector on the wiring harness is ABOVE the tie
strap. Be certain that the battery connector wires are

NOT secured to the engine’s bracket with the tie strap.

. Secure the upper part of the wiring harness to the

left-hand handlebar tube (above the lock clamp) with
a wide tie strap as shown in Figure 2-15. Make sure

that the serrated side of the strap faces in when you

loop it around the handlebar. After tightening the strap,
snip off any excess length.

7. Use another wide tie strap to secure the Wheel
Drive Cable and the wiring harness to the left-hand
handlebar tube below the handlebar’s control panel
as shown in Figure 2-15. Make sure that the tie strap
is located ABOVE the cable adjuster.

. Use another wide tie strap to secure the Blade

Drive Cable and the throttle cable to the right-hand
handlebar tube as shown in Figure 2-15. Make sure

that the tie strap is located ABOVE the cable adjuster.

Handlebar

Figure 2-14: Secure the lower end of the wiring harness to
the engine bracket (electric start models).

Figure 2-15: Attaching the tie straps (electric start models).

Step 10: Charge the Battery

Charge the mower’s battery by following the battery

charging instructions given on Page 40 of this Manual.

After you’ve charged the battery, you’ve finished

assembling the mower. Before operating the mower,
be sure to review Section 1: Safety, and read Sec

tions 3 and 4 to make sure that you know how to

properly and safely operate your new mower.