Troy-Bilt Horse - Manual (Page 41)

Troubleshooting
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Problem Cause Remedy
Wheels and tines do not
turn
1. Mis-adjusted drive belt and/or reverse disc
2. Loose bolt on transmission drive pulley
3. Worn worm gears
1. See Maintenance & Adjustments Section
2. Tighten bolt
3. See authorized service dealer
Wheels and tines turn on
top of ground, but stop or
hesitate in soil
1. Loose drive belt
2. Loose bolt on transmission drive pulley
1. Adjust drive belt (See Maintenance &
Adjustments Section)
2. Tighten bolt
Wheels turn, but tines do
not
1. Tines/PTO clutch lever not engage
2. Tines/PTO clutch lever out of adjustment
3. Dog clutch key missing
4. Worn worm gears
5. Missing or broken tines or tine hardware
1. Engage lever
2. See Maintenance & Adjustments Section
3. Contact authorized service dealer
4. Contact authorized service dealer
5. See Service Section
Tines turn, but wheels do
not
1. Missing Hi-Pro key inside wheel clutch
2. Worn gears
3. Drive dogs on wheel clutch worn out or
broken
1. Contact authorized service dealer
2. Contact authorized service dealer
3. Contact authorized service dealer
Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever
does not stay in forward
1. Drive belt too tight
2. Clutch Pawl spring overstretched
1. See Maintenance & Adjustments Section
2. Replace spring
Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever
hard to shift into reverse
1. Worn reverse disc
2. Motor mount bars sticking
1. Replace reverse disc
2. Lubricate mount bars
Tiller stays in reverse or
forward when Wheels/
Tines/PTO Lever is released
or lever is hard to shift
1. Motor mount bars sticking 1. Lubricate motor mount bars
Wheel Speed Lever is hard
to shift
1. Eccentric lever is sticking
2. Clutch inside transmission binding
1. Lubricate the eccentric lever and linkage to
wheel speed lever
2. Contact authorized service dealer
Wheel Speed Lever shifts
into FAST gear, but not
SLOW
1. Connecting rod at back of lever backwards or
bent in towards transmission and hitting it
2. Clutch inside transmission binding
1. Straighten or replace linkage
2. Contact authorized service dealer
Wheel Speed Lever moves
freely, but does not change
gears
1. Broken or worn eccentric shifting pin 1. Contact authorized service dealer
Tiller jumps while tilling 1. Depth Regulator Lever is too deep for soil
conditions
1. Use a shallower setting
Depth Regulator Lever
difficult to move
1. Depth Regulator Lever bent
2. Depth Regulator Lever sticking
1. Straighten lever
2. Lubricate lever