Troy-Bilt OG-4905 User Manual

Owner’s Manual

¨SET-UP ¨OPERATION ¨MAINTENANCE

IMPORTANT: Read
Safety Rules and
Instructions Carefully

PRINTED IN CANADA OG-4905

CALLING CUS TOMER SUP PORT

• LO CATE YOUR MODEL NUMBER AND SE RIAL NUMBER which ap pears on your unit and

re cord the in for ma tion in the space pro vided be low.

IM POR TANT: You must have these num bers, along with the date and proof of
pur chase to re ceive war ranty or ser vice.

• If you are hav ing dif fi culty as sem bling this prod uct or if you have any ques tions re gard ing the

con trols, op er a tion or main te nance of this unit, please call the Cus tomer Sup port De part ment.

• Cus tomer Sup port can be reached by di al ing: 1-800-668-1238

• Please have your model num ber and se rial num ber ready when you call.

NOTE: Al though both num bers are im por tant, you will be asked to en ter only your
se rial num ber be fore your call can be pro cessed.

This is where your model num ber will be,
re cord model num ber here:

This is where your se rial num ber will be,
re cord se rial num ber here:

TA BLE OF CON TENTS

CALLING CUS TOMER SUP PORT .............................................2

TA BLE OF CON TENTS .....................................................2

IM POR TANT SAFE OP ER A TION PRAC TICES ....................................3

SLOPE GAUGE...........................................................6

SET-UP IN STRUC TIONS....................................................7

CON TROLS .............................................................8

OP ER A TION .............................................................9

AD JUST MENT ..........................................................12

LU BRI CA TION ..........................................................13

MAIN TE NANCE..........................................................13

OFF SEA SON STOR AGE IN STRUC TIONS ......................................17

RE PLACE MENT PARTS/PIÈCES DÉTACHÉES...................................18

WAR RANTY: ............................................................29

TROU BLE SHOOTING ....................................................30

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This unit has been in spected against the man u fac tur ers qual ity check list. In case of a dis crep ­ancy, please call us. We will make ev ery ef fort to ship the part(s) by cou rier within one work ing
day of your call.

IM POR TANT SAFE OP ER A TION PRAC TICES

WARNING: This sym bol points out im por tant safety in struc tions which, if not fol ­lowed, could en dan ger the per sonal safety and/or prop erty of your self and oth ers.
Read and fol low all in struc tions in this man ual be fore at tempt ing to op er ate this
ma chine. Fail ure to com ply with these in struc tions may re sult in per sonal in jury.
When you see this sym bol— heed its warn ing.

DANGER: This ma chine was built to be op er ated ac cord ing to the rules for safe op ­er a tion in this man ual. As with any type of power equip ment, care less ness or er ror
on the part of the op er a tor can re sult in se ri ous in jury. This ma chine is ca pa ble of
am pu tat ing hands and feet and throw ing ob jects. Fail ure to ob serve the fol low ing
safety in struc tions could re sult in se ri ous in jury or death.

GEN ERAL OP ER A TION

• Read, un der stand, and fol low all in struc tions

on the ma chine and in the man ual(s) be fore
at tempt ing to as sem ble and op er ate. Keep
this man ual in a safe place for fu ture and
reg u lar ref er ence and for or der ing re place ­ment parts.

• Be fa mil iar with all con trols and their proper

op er a tion. Know how to stop the ma chine
and dis en gage them quickly.

• Never al low chil dren un der 14 years old to

op er ate this ma chine. Children 14 years old
and over should read and un der stand the
op er a tion in struc tions and safety rules in
this man ual and should be trained and su ­per vised by a par ent.

• Never al low adults to op er ate this ma chine

with out proper in struc tion.

• To help avoid blade con tact or a thrown ob -

ject in jury, keep by stand ers, help ers,
chil dren and pets at least 75 feet from the
ma chine while it is in op er a tion. Stop ma ­chine if any one en ters the area.

• Thor oughly in spect the area where the

equip ment is to be used. Re move all stones,
sticks, wire, bones, toys and other for eign
ob jects which could be trip ped over or
picked up and thrown by the blade. Thrown
ob jects can cause se ri ous per sonal in jury.

• Plan your mow ing pat tern to avoid dis -

charge of ma te rial to ward roads, side walks,
by stand ers and the like. Also, avoid dis ­charg ing ma te rial against a wall or
ob struc tion which may cause dis charged
ma te rial to ric o chet back to ward the op er a ­tor.

• Al ways wear safety glasses or safety gog -

gles dur ing op er a tion and while per form ing
an ad just ment or re pair to pro tect your eyes.
Thrown ob jects which ric o chet can cause
se ri ous in jury to the eyes.

• Wear sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and

close-fit ting slacks and shirts. Shirts and
pants that cover the arms and legs and
steel-toed shoes are rec om mended. Never
op er ate this ma chine in bare feet, san dals,
slip pery or light weight (e.g. can vas) shoes.

• Many in ju ries oc cur as a re sult of the mower

be ing pulled over the foot dur ing a fall
caused by slip ping or trip ping. Do not hold
on to the mower if you are fall ing; re lease
the han dle im me di ately.

• Never pull the mower back to ward you while

you are walk ing. If you must back the
mower away from a wall or ob struc tion first
look down and be hind to avoid trip ping and
then fol low these steps:

a) Step back from the mower to fully ex tend

your arms.

b) Be sure you are well bal anced with sure

foot ing.

c) Pull the mower back slowly, no more than

half way to ward you.

d) Re peat these steps as needed.

• Do not op er ate the mower while un der the

in flu ence of al co hol or drugs.

• Do not put hands or feet near ro tat ing parts

or un der the cut ting deck. Con tact with the
blade can am pu tate hands and feet.

• A miss ing or dam aged dis charge cover can

cause blade con tact or thrown ob ject in ju ­ries.

• Do not en gage the self-pro pelled mech a -

nism on units so equipped while start ing
en gine.

• Never at tempt to make a wheel or cut ting

height ad just ment while the en gine is run ­ning.

• The blade con trol han dle is a safety de vice.

Never at tempt to by pass its op er a tion.
Doing so makes the safety de vice in op er a -

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tive and may re sult in per sonal in jury
through con tact with the ro tat ing blade. The
blade con trol han dle must op er ate eas ily in
both di rec tions and au to mat i cally re turn to
the dis en gaged po si tion when re leased.

• Never op er ate the mower in wet grass. Al -

ways be sure of your foot ing. A slip and fall
can cause se ri ous per sonal in jury. If you feel
you are los ing your foot ing, re lease the
blade con trol han dle im me di ately and the
blade will stop ro tat ing within three sec onds.

• Mow only in day light or in good ar ti fi cial

light. Walk, never run.

• Stop the blade when cross ing gravel drives,

walks or roads.

• If the equip ment should start to vi brate ab -

nor mally, stop the en gine and check
im me di ately for the cause. Vi bra tion is gen ­er ally a warn ing of trou ble.

• Shut the en gine off and wait un til the blade

co mes to a com plete stop be fore re mov ing
the grass catcher or un clog ging the chute.
The cut ting blade con tin ues to ro tate for a
few sec onds af ter the en gine is shut off.
Never place any part of the body in the
blade area un til you are sure the blade has
stopped ro tat ing.

• Never op er ate mower with out proper trail

shield, dis charge cover, grass catcher, blade
con trol han dle or other safety pro tec tive de ­vices in place and work ing. Never op er ate
mower with dam aged safety de vices. Fail ure
to do so, can re sult in per sonal in jury.

• Muf fler and en gine be come hot and can

cause a burn. Do not touch.

• Only use parts and ac ces so ries made for

this ma chine by the man u fac turer. Fail ure to
do so, can re sult in per sonal in jury.

• If sit u a tions oc cur which are not cov ered in

this man ual, use care and good judg ment.
Con tact your cus tomer sup port de part ment.

SLOPE OP ER A TION

Slopes are a ma jor fac tor re lated to slip and
fall ac ci dents which can re sult in se vere in ­jury. Op er a tion on slopes re quires ex tra
cau tion. If you feel un easy on a slope, do
not mow it. For your safety, use the slope
gauge in cluded as part of this man ual to
mea sure slopes be fore op er at ing this unit on
a sloped or hilly area. If the slope is greater
than 15 de grees, do not mow it.

DO:

• Mow across the face of slopes; never up

and down. Ex er cise ex treme cau tion when
chang ing di rec tion on slopes. Watch for
holes, ruts, bumps, rocks, or other hid den
ob jects which can cause you to slip or trip.
Tall grass can hide ob sta cles. Al ways be
sure of your foot ing. A slip and fall can
cause se ri ous per sonal in jury. If you feel you
are los ing your bal ance, re lease the blade
con trol han dle im me di ately, and the blade
will stop ro tat ing within 3 sec onds.

DO NOT:

• Do not mow near drop-offs, ditches or em -

bank ments, you could lose your foot ing or
bal ance.

• Do not mow slopes greater than 15 de grees

as shown on the slope gauge.

• Do not mow on wet grass. Un sta ble foot ing

could cause slip ping.

CHILDREN

• Tragic ac ci dents can oc cur if the op er a tor is

not alert to the pres ence of chil dren. Children
are of ten at tracted to the mower and the
mow ing ac tiv ity. They do not un der stand the
dan gers. Never as sume that chil dren will re ­main where you last saw them.

a) Keep chil dren out of the mow ing area

and un der the watch ful care of a re spon ­si ble adult other than the op er a tor.

b) Be alert and turn mower off if a child en -

ters the area.

c) Be fore and while mov ing back wards, look

be hind and down for small chil dren.

d) Use ex treme care when ap proach ing

blind cor ners, door ways, shrubs, trees, or
other ob jects that may ob scure your vi ­sion of a child who may run into the
mower.

e) Keep chil dren away from hot or run ning

en gines. They can suf fer burns from a hot
muf fler.

• Never al low chil dren un der 14 years old to

op er ate a power mower. Children 14 years
old and over should read and un der stand
the op er a tion in struc tions and safety rules in
this man ual and should be trained and su ­per vised by a par ent.

SER VICE SAFE HAN DLING OF GAS O LINE:

• To avoid per sonal in jury or prop erty dam age

use ex treme care in han dling gas o line. Gas ­o line is ex tremely flam ma ble and the va pors
are ex plo sive. Se ri ous per sonal in jury can
oc cur when gas o line is spilled on your self or

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your clothes which can ig nite. Wash your

skin and change clothes im me di ately.
a) Use only an ap proved gas o line con tainer.
b) Never fill con tain ers in side a ve hi cle or on

a truck or trailer bed with a plas tic liner.
Al ways place con tain ers on the ground
away from your ve hi cle be fore fill ing.

c) When prac ti cal, re move gas-pow ered

equip ment from the truck or trailer and
re fuel it on the ground. If this is not pos si ­ble, then re fuel such equip ment on a
trailer with a por ta ble con tainer, rather
than from a gas o line dis penser noz zle.

d) Keep the noz zle in con tact with the rim of

the fuel tank or con tainer open ing at all
times un til fuel ing is com plete. Do not
use a noz zle lock-open de vice.

e) Ex tin guish all cig a rettes, ci gars, pipes

and other sources of ig ni tion.
f) Never fuel ma chine in doors.
g) Never re move gas cap or add fuel while

the en gine is hot or run ning. Al low en -

gine to cool at least two min utes be fore

re fu el ing.
h) Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no

more than ½ inch be low bot tom of filler

neck to pro vide space for fuel ex pan sion.
i) Re place gas o line cap and tighten se -

curely.
j) If gas o line is spilled, wipe it off the en gine

and equip ment. Move unit to an other

area. Wait 5 min utes be fore start ing the

en gine.
k) Never store the ma chine or fuel con tainer

in side where there is an open flame,

spark or pi lot light as on a wa ter heater,

space heater, fur nace, clothes dryer or

other gas ap pli ances.
l) To re duce fire haz ard, keep ma chine free

of grass, leaves, or other de bris build-up.

Clean up oil or fuel spill age and re move

any fuel soaked de bris.
m) Al low ma chine to cool at least 5 min utes

be fore stor ing.

GEN ERAL SER VICE:

• Never run an en gine in doors or in a poorly

ven ti lated area. En gine ex haust con tains car ­bon mon ox ide, an odor less and deadly gas.

• Be fore clean ing, re pair ing, or in spect ing,

make cer tain the blade and all mov ing parts
have stopped. Dis con nect the spark plug
wire and ground against the en gine to pre ­vent un in tended start ing.

• Check the blade and en gine mount ing bolts

at fre quent in ter vals for proper tight ness.
Also, vi su ally in spect blade for dam age
(e.g., bent, cracked, worn) Re place blade
with the orig i nal equip ment man u fac turer’s
(O.E.M.) blade only, listed in this man ual.
“Use of parts which do not meet the orig i nal
equip ment spec i fi ca tions may lead to im ­proper per for mance and com pro mise
safety!”

• Mower blades are sharp and can cut. Wrap

the blade(s) or wear gloves, and use ex tra
cau tion when ser vic ing them.

• Keep all nuts, bolts, and screws tight to be

sure the equip ment is in safe work ing con di ­tion.

• Never tam per with safety de vices. Check

their proper op er a tion reg u larly.

• Af ter strik ing a for eign ob ject, stop the en -

gine, dis con nect the spark plug wire and
ground against the en gine. Thor oughly in ­spect the mower for any dam age. Re pair the
dam age be fore start ing and op er at ing the
mower .

• Grass catcher com po nents, dis charge cover,

and trail shield are sub ject to wear and
dam age which could ex pose mov ing parts
or al low ob jects to be thrown. For safety
pro tec tion, fre quently check com po nents
and re place im me di ately with orig i nal equip ­ment man u fac turer’s (O.E.M.) parts only,
listed in this man ual. “Use of parts which do
not meet the orig i nal equip ment spec i fi ca ­tions may lead to im proper per for mance
and com pro mise safety!”

• Do not change the en gine gov er nor set ting

or overspeed the en gine. The gov er nor con ­trols the max i mum safe op er at ing speed of
the en gine.

• Main tain or re place safety and in struc tion la -

bels, as nec es sary.

• Ob serve proper dis posal laws and reg u la -

tions. Im proper dis posal of flu ids and
ma te ri als can harm the en vi ron ment.

SI-102

7.23.03

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OWNER'S
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SAFETY LA BEL

WARNING - Your Re spon si bil ity:

Re strict the use of this power ma chine to per sons who
read, un der stand and fol low the warn ings and in struc ­tions in this man ual and on the ma chine.

SLOPE GAUGE

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