Mtd OEM-290-254 owners guide

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Bumper/
Guard for your tiller. The Bumper/Guard is
designed to help protect the engine and
tiller from costly impact damage.

Check that you have received the parts
listed below. Contact your authorized
dealer or the factory if any parts are miss­ing or damaged.

Kit Contents

Part No. Description Qty.

1918749 Bumper ......................1

1918781 Hardware Pack ............1

710-3073 Hex Hd. Screw,

5/16-18 x 2-1/4 ........4

736-0119 Lockwasher, 5/16 ........4

712-0267 Hex Nut, 5/16-18 ........4

Preparation

• Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts
to stop and disconnect the spark plug
wire. Allow the muffler to cool.

• Tools: Two 1/2-in. wrenches.

• References to “Left” and “Right” are given
from the operator’s position behind the
handlebars.

• The engine shown in the pictures may
not look like the one on your tiller.

Installation Steps

1. Park the tiller on a level surface and
raise or lower the Depth Regulator
Lever until the base of the engine is
level. Keep the tiller and engine level

to help prevent the engine from falling
off the tiller when the engine mounting
screws are removed.

IMPORTANT: When removing the

engine mounting screws in Step 3, do
not allow the engine to move out of
position on the left and right side
engine support brackets. It is critical

to proper belt alignment that the same
mounting holes in the engine support
brackets be used when installing the
bumper mounting screws.

2. Loosen (do not remove) the hex nuts
on the four screws that secure the
engine to the left and right side engine
support brackets. Note the position of
the screws in the support brackets.

3. Without moving the engine, remove
the four screws, lockwashers and hex
nuts. This hardware will not be used
with the bumper.

4. On the left side of the engine, loosely
attach the bumper with the two new
screws, lockwashers and hex nuts
provided in the kit (lockwashers go
next to hex nuts). See Figure 1. The
screws can be installed in either direc­tion, but facing downward is preferred,
if room allows.

5. Loosely attach the bumper on the right
side, as shown in Figure 2. The rear­most screw must face upward.

6. Tighten all four screws and nuts very
securely.

Tiller Bumper/Guard

OEM-290-254 / 290-254-081

Figure 1: Loosely attach bumper to left side
engine support bracket and base of engine.

Figure 2: Loosely attach bumper to right side
engine support bracket and base of engine.
Tighten all four screws securely.

TO PREVENT INJURY FROM

MOVING PARTS OR HOT SURFACES:

• Stop the engine and wait for all moving
parts to stop.

• Disconnect the spark plug wire from
the spark plug and allow the muffler to
cool.

TO PREVENT PERSONAL

INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ENGINE:

When the four engine mounting screws
are removed during the installation
steps, the engine will not be secured to
the tiller. Use extreme care not to let
the engine fall off the tiller!

For customer assistance, visit www.troybilt.com, contact your nearest authorized dealer or:

TROY-BILT LLC, P.O. BOX 361131, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019, 1-866-840-6483

Printed in U.S.A. Form 769-00137 (02/02)

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