Troy-Bilt OG-4904 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASOLINE
or OIL. After assembly, service engine with
gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate
engine manual packed with your unit.
NOTE: Reference to right or left
hand side of the mower is observed
from the operating position.
HOW TO SET-UP YOUR LAWN MOWER
Refer to Illustration Below
Disconnect the spark plug wire and move it
away from spark plug as instructed in the
separate engine manual packed with your
unit.
Remove the carton inserts (if any). Remove
the loose parts which are in the carton, lift
the mower from the carton, or cut the cor
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ners of the carton and roll the mower out.
Pull up and back on the upper handle to
raise the handle into the operating position.
See Figure 1. Make certain the lower handle
is seated securely into the handle mounting
brackets. Tighten the wing nuts on each side
of the handle. See Figure 2.
Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole
in the weld pins on the handle mounting
brackets. Place the hairpin clips in the inner
hole. See Figure 2.
Place one carriage bolt (found in the hard
-
ware pack included with your unit) in the
upper hole of the right handle mounting
bracket from the inside outward. Secure
with one plastic wing nuts. Repeat process
on other side. See Figure 2.
NOTE: Make certain the drive cable is
routed around the outside and above
the lower handle so it does not interfere
with attaching the grass bag.
The rope guide (pigs tail) is part of the grass
catcher support rod attached to the lower
handle. See Figure 3. With the spark plug
wire disconnected and grounded as in
-
structed in the separate engine manual,
hold the blade control handle against the up
-
per handle, and pull the starter rope out of
the engine slowly until it extends past the
rope guide (pigs tail).
Guide the starter rope around the rope guide
(pig tail) until the rope is securely in the cen-
ter.
Make certain all nuts and bolts are tightened
securely.
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SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
Figure 1
Upper
Handle
Rope Guide
Lower Handle
Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Wing Nut
Shift Lever
Drive Clutch
Control
Handle Mounting
Bracket
Blade Control Handle