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OPERATOR’S MANUAL
EDGER — Model 554
IMPORTANT
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATION
Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush-
covered or grass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester meeting applicable local or state laws (if any).
If a spark arrester is used, it should be maintained in effective working order by the operator. In the State of California the above is required by law
(Section 4442 of the California Public Resources Code). Other states may have similar laws. Federal laws apply on federal lands. A spark arrester
for the muffler is available through your nearest engine authorized service dealer or contact the service department, P.O. Box 361131 Cleveland,
Ohio 44136-0019.
Troy-Bilt LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019
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01/2006
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This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new Edger. It will help you assemble, prepare
and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says.
Table of Contents
1. Safety Labels .................................................. 3
2. Safe Operation Practices ............................ 4-5
3. Assembling Your New Edger ......................... 6
4. Know Your Edger ............................................ 7
5. Operation and Adjustment .......................8-10
Finding and Recording Model Number
BEFORE YOU START ASSEMBLING YOUR NEW EQUIPMENT,
please locate the model plate on the equipment and copy the
information to the sample model plate provided to the right. You
can locate the model plate by standing at the operating position
and looking down at the rear of the Edger/Trencher.
This information will be necessary to use the manufacturer’s
web site and/or help from the Customer Support Department
or an authorized service dealer.
6. Maintaining & Servicing Your Edger ........... 11
7. Off-Season Storage ...................................... 12
8. Troubleshooting ............................................ 13
9. Parts List ..................................................14-15
10. Warranty ...................................... Back Cover
Model Number Serial Number
TROY-BILT LLC
P.O. BOX 361131
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019
www.troybilt.com
330-558-7220
1-866-840-6483
Customer Support
Please do
If you have difficulty assembling this product or have any questions regarding control, operation, or maintenance, you can seek
help from the experts. Choose from the options below:
• Visit www.troybilt.com
• Phone a Customer Support Representative at 1-866-840-6483.
• The engine manufacturer is responsible for all engine-related issues with regard to performance, power-rating, specifications,
warranty, and service. Please refer to the engine manufacturer’s Owner’s/Operator’s Manual, packed separately with your
unit, for more information.
NOT
return the unit to the retailer from which it was purchased, without first
contacting Customer Support.
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Your Troy-Bilt Safety Labels
Please take a moment to review your safety labels.
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Safety
Labels
WARNING
This symbol points
out important safety
instructions which, if
not followed, could
endanger the personal
safety and/or property
of yourself and others.
Read and follow all
instructions in this manual before attempting to
operate this machine.
Failure to comply with
these instructions may
result in personal injury.
When you see this
symbol.
HEED ITS WARNING
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Your
Responsibility
Restrict the use
of this power machine
to persons who read,
understand
and follow the warnings
and instructions
in this manual
and on the machine.
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WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
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Safe
Operation
Practices
WARNING
This symbol points
out important safety
instructions which, if
not followed, could
endanger the personal
safety and/or property
of yourself and others.
Read and follow all
instructions in this manual before attempting to
operate this machine.
Failure to comply with
these instructions may
result in personal injury.
When you see this
symbol.
HEED ITS WARNING
Your
Responsibility
Restrict the use
of this power machine
to persons who read,
understand
and follow the warnings
and instructions
in this manual
and on the machine.
DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this
manual. As with any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can
result in serious injury. This machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing objects.
Failure to observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury or death.
Children
Tragic accidents can occur if operator is not alert to presence
of children. Children are often attracted to power equipment
such as lawn edgers. They do not understand the dangers.
Never assume that children will remain where you last saw
them.
1. Keep children out of the mowing area and under watchful
care of a responsible adult other than the operator.
2. Be alert and turn lawn edger off if a child enters the area.
3. Before and while moving backwards, look behind and down
for small children.
4. Use extreme care when approaching blind corners,
doorways, shrubs, trees, or other objects that may obscure
your vision of a child who may run into the lawn edger.
5. Keep children away from hot or running engines. They can
suffer burns from a hot muffler.
6. Never allow children under 14 years old to operate an
edger. Children 14 years old and over should read and
understand operation instructions and safety rules in this
manual and should be trained and supervised by a parent.
Operation
Safe Handling Of Gasoline:
1. To avoid personal injury or property damage use
extreme care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely
flammable and the vapors are explosive. Serious personal
injury can occur when gasoline is spilled on yourself or
your clothes which can ignite.
2. Wash your skin and change clothes immediately.
3. Use only an approved gasoline container.
4. Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer
bed with a plastic liner. Always place containers on the
ground away from your vehicle before filling.
5. Remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or
trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is not possible,
then refuel such equipment on a trailer with a portable
container, rather than from a gasoline dispenser nozzle.
6. Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or
container opening at all times until fueling is complete. Do
not use a nozzle lock-open device.
7. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources
of ignition.
8. Never fuel machine indoors because flammable vapors
will accumulate in the area.
9. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while engine is hot or
running. Allow engine to cool at least two minutes before
refueling.
10. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than ½ inch
below bottom of filler neck to provide for fuel expansion.
11. Replace gasoline cap and tighten securely.
12. If gasoline is spilled, wipe it off the engine and equipment.
Move unit to another area. Wait 5 minutes before starting
engine.
13. Never store the machine or fuel container near an open
flame, spark or pilot light as on a water heater, space heater,
furnace, clothes dryer or other gas appliances.
14. To reduce fire hazard, keep lawn edger free of grass,
leaves, or other debris build-up. Clean up oil or fuel spillage
and remove any fuel soaked debris.
15. Allow a lawn edger to cool at least 5 minutes before storing.
General Operation:
1. Read this operator’s manual carefully in its entirety before
attempting to assemble this machine. Read, understand,
and follow all instructions on the machine and in the
manual(s) before operation. Be completely familiar with
the controls and the proper use of this machine before
operating it. Keep this manual in a safe place for future and
regular reference and for ordering replacement parts.
2. This machine is a precision piece of power equipment, not a
plaything. Therefore, exercise extreme caution at all times.
Your unit has been designed to perform one job: to edge
lawn. Do not use it for any other purpose.
3. Never allow children under 14 years old to operate this
machine. Children 14 years old and over should read and
understand the instructions in this manual and should
be trained and supervised by a parent. Only responsible
individuals who are familiar with these rules of safe operation should be allowed to use this machine.
4. To help avoid blade contact or a thrown object injury, stay in
operator zone behind handles and keep children, bystanders, helpers and pets at least 75 feet from lawn edger while
it is in operation. Stop machine if anyone enters area.
5. Thoroughly inspect the area where the equipment is to be
used. Remove all stones, sticks, wire, bones, toys and other
foreign objects which could be tripped over or picked up
and thrown by the blade. Thrown objects can cause serious
personal injury.
6. Always wear safety glasses or safety goggles during operation and while performing an adjustment or repair to protect
your eyes. Thrown objects which ricochet can cause serious
injury to the eyes.
7. Wear sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and close-fitting
slacks and shirts. Shirts and pants that cover the arms and
legs and steel-toed shoes are recommended. Never operate
this machine in bare feet, sandals, slippery or light weight
(e.g. canvas) shoes.
8. Never attempt to make any adjustments while the engine
is running, except where specifically recommended in the
operator’s manual.
9. To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme
care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable
and the vapors are explosive. Serious personal injury can
occur when gasoline is spilled on yourself or your clothes
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which can ignite. Washer your skin and change clothes
immediately.
10. Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts. Contact with
the rotating blade can amputate hands and feet.
11. The blade control handle is a safety device. Never bypass
its operation. Doing so, makes the machine unsafe and may
cause personal injury.
12. Never operate without blade guard, debris shield and blade
control handle in place and working.
13. Never operate with damaged safety devices. Failure to do
so, can result in personal injury.
14. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area.
Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and
deadly gas.
15. Do not operate machine while under the influence of alcohol
or drugs.
16. Muffler and engine become hot and can cause a burn. Do
not touch.
17. Never operate this machine without good visibility or light.
Always be sure of your footing and keep a firm hold on the
handles. Walk, never run.
18. Do not operate this machine if it has been dropped or damaged. Return machine to your nearest authorized servicing
dealer for examination and repair.
29. Do not operate this machine with a damaged or excessively
worn cutting blade.
20. Never attempt to clear material from the blade guard while
the engine is running. Shut the engine off, disconnect the
spark plug wire and ground against the engine to prevent
unintended starting.
21. Do not overload machine capacity by attempting to edge at
too fast of a rate.
22. Stay alert for uneven sidewalks, terrain etc. Always push
slowly over rough sur faces. Do not use this machine on
gravel surfaces.
23. Do not operate machine in rain or wet soil conditions.
Always operate machine from behind the handles and
position yourself where the direct line of sight to cutting
blade is blocked by guards.
24. Always stop engine when edging or trimming is delayed or
when transporting machine from one location to another.
Never leave a running machine unattended. Stop the
engine, disconnect spark plug wire and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended starting.
25. Only use parts and accessories made for this machine by
the manufacturer. Failure to do so, can result in personal
injury.
26. If situations occur which are not covered in this manual,
use care and good judgment. Contact your dealer for
assistance. Telephone 1-866-520-5520 to locate the dealer
nearest you.
Service
1. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area.
Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and
deadly gas.
2. Before cleaning, repairing, or inspecting, make certain the
blade and all moving parts have stopped. Disconnect the
spark plug wire and ground against the engine to prevent
unintended starting.
3. Check the blade and engine mounting bolts at frequent
intervals for proper tightness. Also, visually inspect blade
for damage (e.g., bent, cracked, worn) Replace blade with
the original equipment manufacture’s (O.E.M.) blade only,
listed in this manual. “Use of parts which do not meet the
original equipment specifications may lead to improper
performance and compromise safety!”
4. Lawn edger blades are sharp and can cut. Wrap the blade
or wear gloves, and use extra caution when servicing them.
5. Keep all nuts, bolts, and screws tight to be sure the equipment is in safe working condition.
6. Never tamper with safety devices. Check their proper
operation regularly.
7. After striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine.
Thoroughly inspect the lawn edger for any damage. Repair
the damage before starting and operating the lawn edger.
8. Never attempt to make a wheel or cutting height adjustment while the engine is running.
9. Many components on your new edger can wear with
continued use. For safety protection, frequently check
all edger components and replace immediately with
original equipment manufacturer’s (O.E.M.) parts only,
listed in this manual. “Use of parts which do not meet the
original equipment specifications may lead to improper
performance and compromise safety! ”
10. Do not change the engine governor setting or overspeed
the engine. The governor controls the maximum safe
operating speed of the engine.
11. Maintain or replace safety labels, as necessary.
12. Observe proper disposal laws and regulations. Improper
disposal of fluids and materials can harm the environment.
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Safe
Operation
Practices
WARNING
This symbol points
out important safety
instructions which, if
not followed, could
endanger the personal
safety and/or property
of yourself and others.
Read and follow all
instructions in this manual before attempting to
operate this machine.
Failure to comply with
these instructions may
result in personal injury.
When you see this
symbol.
HEED ITS WARNING
Your
Responsibility
Restrict the use
of this power machine
to persons who read,
understand
and follow the warnings
and instructions
in this manual
and on the machine.
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