Troy-Bilt F753B manual Assembly, Attach Control Rods

Section 2: Assembly

STEP 3 ATTACHING THE BATTERY CABLES (MODEL F753B)

The positive battery terminal is marked Pos. (+). The negative battery terminal is marked Neg. (–).

The mower is shipped with the positive (Red) cable secured to the positive ter- minal (+) on the battery. Attach the ground (Black) cable to the negative ter- minal (–) on the battery, as follows:

1.Remove the plastic battery cover (G, Figure. 2-3) by unthreading the two wing nuts (H, Figure. 2-3) which secure it to the battery hold-down rods (I, Figure. 2- 3)

2.Remove the hex bolt and hex nut from the ground cable / heavy black wire (E, Figure. 2-3).

3.Secure the ground cable to the nega- tive battery terminal (–) with the bolt and hex nut just removed.

4.Resecure the battery cover.

IMPORTANT:

•If the battery is put into service after the date shown on top of battery, charge the battery as instructed in the Maintenence section of this manual prior to operating the mower.

STEP 4: Attach Control Rods

A. Attach Wheel Drive Control Rod

1.Locate the wheel drive control rod (F, Figures 2-4A & 2-7) and remove the an- gled end from the left handlebar by re- moving the hairpin clip which secures it to the Wheel Drive Control lever (V, Figure 2-4A)

2.At left side of engine deck, insert swivel block (H, Figures 2-4 & 2-5) on wheel drive control rod into wheel drive control arm (U, Figure 2-4).

3.Add a 5/16" washer (A, Figure 2-4) and secure with a hairpin clip (B).

4.At upper end of control rod, re-insert the angled end into the Wheel Drive Control lever (V, Figure 2-4A) and re- attach with hairpin clip (BB) removed earlier.

B. Attach Operator Presence Control

Rod

1.Locate the Operator Presence Control rod (E, Figures. 2-4 and 2-5).At bottom of control rod, insert swivel block (G, Figures 2-4 & 2-5) into control arm (T, Figure 2-4).

WARNING

Control rods are adjusted at the fac- tory and should not require additional adjustment during assembly. After as- sembling unit, control rod adjustment should be checked (and re-adjusted, if necessary) according to information in Maintenance Section.

Failure to follow this instruction could result in severe personal injury or property damage.

2.Add one 5/16" washer and secure with hairpin clip.

C. Attach Blade Drive Control Rod

1.Locate the blade drive control rod (C, Figure 2-5). Insert one end of control rod into blade drive bracket (D, Figure 2-5).

Add one 5/16" washer and attach with hairpin clip (CC).

2.Insert the other end of rod into bot- tom end of Blade Drive Control lever (J, Figure 2-5). Add one 5/16" washer and attach with hairpin clip (AA).

D. Attach and Adjust Gear Select Lever

H	Black
	(Negative Cable)
G
H
I
Red
(Positive Cable)

Figure 2-3: Connect wire terminals to battery terminals.

NOTE: The retaining plate (N, Figure 2-5) mentioned in the following steps is se- cured to the rear of the mower with two screws (O, Figure 2-5) and 1/4”-20 lock- nuts. Remove the retaining plate and save it, along with the two screws, be- fore proceeding with assembly.

			W
			E
	U
F
H	A, B	T	G

Figure 2-4: Left-hand control rods detail.

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