Troy-Bilt 31/2 HP User Manual
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EASY ASSEMBLY
this for the remaining three holes. Then tighten ail
four nuts.
DRIVE
Photo 2-7: Installing the cutter bar assembly
8. Place the forward (shorter) half of one of the height
adjusters beneath the rear of the cutter bar. Make sure
that the “hump” on the height adjuster faces up. Align
the two holes in this half of the height adjuster with
the two holes in the rear of the cutter bar. See Photo 2-8.
Photo 2-8: Installing the forward half of the height adjuster.
9. From underneath, insert two 8MM x 30MM car
riage bolts up through the holes in the height adjuster
and blade. Place an 8MM flat washer and an 8MM
lock nut on each of these carriage bolts. Use a 13MM
(or a Va-inch) wrench to evenly and securely tighten
both of these nuts.
NOTE
Use care to not use the 5/16-18 nuts on the
8MM carriage bolts. Although it is possibie to
make them fit, you will ruin the bolt.
10. Place the rear (longer) half of the height adjuster
(again, with its “hump” facing up) beneath the for
ward half of the height adjuster.
11. From underneath, insert a U-bolt through the two
holes in the height adjuster halves. Place a flat washer
and a locknut on each of the threaded ends of the U-bolt.
Use a Vainch wrench to evenly tighten the nuts.
Photo 2-9: Installing the rear half of the height adjuster.
12. Repeat Steps 8 through 11 for the remaining side
of the cutter bar and height adjuster halves.
13. Flave your assistant lower the nose of the mower.
NOTE
To adjust the height adjusters for blade cutting
height, piease refer to “Cutting Fleight Adjusters”
in Section 3 of this Manual.
Step 5: Attach the Tie Straps (Standard Start
Models Only)
NOTE
If you have an electric start model, the tie straps
wiil be installed in Step 9.
1. On the right-hand handlebar, loop a tie strap
(serrated side faces in) around the handiebar, the
biade drive lever control cable and the throttle cable.
Make sure that the strap is located ABOVE the adjuster
assembly on the control cable. See Figure 2-10.
Tighten the strap and trim off any excess iength.
2. Use a second tie to attach the wheel drive lever
control cable to the left-hand handlebar. Again, make
sure that the strap is located ABOVE the adjuster
assembly on the cable.
Figure 2-10: Attaching the tie straps (standard start models
only).