Troy-Bilt 466 manual Knowyourlawnmower, Starter Rope, Recoil Starter, Primer, Blade ControlHandle

SECTION4: KNOWYOURLAWNMOWER

Read this owner'smanual and safety rules befere operating your lawn mower. Compare the illustrations tn Figure "11 with your lawn mewer te familiarize yourself with the location of various contrels and adiustments.

Lower Bail Handle

Starter Rope

Oil Plug

Gasoline Fill

_-- Spark Plug

Bag*Fili

Indicator

* Fourth I_._r not shown

Plug	=gHeight
MulCh _
Side Discharge	Adjustment Lever*
Chute Deflector

Figure 11

Recoil Starter

The recoil starter ls attached to the handle. Stand behind the unit and pull the starter rope to start the unit.

Primer

The primer is used te pump gas inte the carburetor. Use it to assist in starting a cold engine, but do not use it when restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown. Refer to engine manual for location of the primer.

Blade ControlHandle

The blade control handle ls located on the upper handle of the mower. The blade control handle must be

depressed in order to operate the unit. Release the blade control handle to stop the engine and the blade.

l'L WARNING: The blade control handle is a

Asafety'=== device. Never attempt to bypass its

............ operations. The blade wl]] be rotating whenever

the engine is running.

Lnwer Ball Handle

The lower bail handle ls located on the upper hand]e and is used to engage the drive. Squeeze the bail hand]e against the upper handle to engage the drive; release tt to slow down or stop the mower from prepelfing.

Throttle Cnntr01

The engine is equipped with a constant speed throttle which ts set at ful] throttle for maximum engine and cutting performance.

GrassBag!Bag-FillIndicator

The grass bag ls equipped with a bag-fill indicator to add convenience to your work. While the mower ls running, air will flow through the bag and trite the "sail." If the grass catcher ls empty, air flows through easily pushing the sail up. If the grass catcher ls full, air does net flow through tt allowing the sat] to fall So the position of the sail acts as a bag-fill indicator signifying when to empty the grass bag.

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