Features and Controls, Gear Select Lever | Troy-Bilt F753B instruction

Section 3: Features and Controls

Operating Symbols Various symbols are used on the mower to indicate control settings (your model may not have all of the symbols). These symbols are shown below with a description of their meaning.

FAST	SLOW	CHOKE	ENGAGE	DISENGAGE	ENGINE	ENGINE	ENGINE
					STOP	START	RUN

Gear Select Lever

Use this lever (C, Figure 3-1) to select any of four forward ground speeds (1 - Slow, 2 and 3 - Medium, 4 - Fast), N (Neutral) and R (Reverse). The gear shift pattern is shown in Figure 3-2.

To avoid damaging the transmis- sion, do not shift gears when the mower is moving.

For forward travel, use one of the four numbered settings. To select reverse, shift to neutral and then pull up on the lever. Turn the lever to the R (reverse) position and release the lever.

Put the lever in N (neutral) to manu- ally push the mower and when the mower is not in use.

Figure 3-2: Shift pattern on console.

Wheel Drive Control

Use this lever (D, Figure 3-3) to en- gage and disengage drive to the wheels. To engage the wheels, first select a

forward or reverse gear with the Gear Select Lever and squeeze the Operator Presence Control (A, Figure 3-3). Then, squeeze the Wheel Drive Control lever

(D)against the handlebar grip. The

ground speed can be varied by increas- ing or decreasing pressure on the lever.

To avoid sudden acceleration, slowly squeeze the lever when first engaging the wheels.

Release the Wheel Drive Control to disengage the wheels. The wheels will gradually slow to a stop. NOTE: To stop the wheels quickly, release the Operator

Presence Control along with the Wheel Drive Control.

When starting the engine, the Wheel Drive Control should be disengaged (re- leased). This helps to ensure that the wheels will not start turning when the engine starts.

CAUTION

Do not engage the Wheel Drive Control without first engaging the Operator Presence Control. Doing so could result in wear or damage to the wheel brake mechanism.

A – OPERATOR

PRESENCE CONTROL

Disengage

Engage

Disengage

D – WHEEL

DRIVE CONTROL

Figure 3-3

Cutting Height Control Lever

Use this lever (E, Figure 3-4) to adjust the cutting height from 1 to 4 inches. Note that actual cutting heights will vary according to soil conditions.

Turn the lever clockwise to raise the height or counterclockwise to lower the height. A decal and pointer (not illus-

trated) on the right side of the mower deck show the cutting height settings ranging from A (highest) to G (lowest).

E – CUTTING HEIGHT

CONTROL LEVER

Figure 3-4

Mulcher Cover

The mulcher cover (F, Figure 3-5) is pre-installed at the factory. It must be kept in place when using the unit as a mulching mower. The mulcher cover is designed to keep the discharge chute raised up while you mow. When the cover is removed for side-discharge mowing, the discharge chute lowers.

Refer to “4. Select Mulching or Side- Discharge Mowing” in the Operation Section for mulcher cover installation instructions.

Figure 3-5