Section 3: Assembling Your Lawnmower - Troy-Bilt Series 959 Operator's Manual

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWNMOWER
IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil
in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline
and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual
before operating your mower.
NOTE:
Reference to right or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
Assembly
RemovingUnit FromCarton
Remove staples, break glue on top flaps or cut tape
at carton end and peel along top flap to open
carton.
Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
operator's manual, hardware pack etc.).
Cut corners and lay carton down flat. Remove
packing material.
Roll or slide unit out of carton thoroughly for loose
parts.
Disconnecting S parkPlug
Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug and ground against
the engine. See Figure 1.
Spark Plu!
Wire
Spark
Figure I
Setting UpYour Lawn Mower
Lift up and pull back on the upper handle to raise
the handle into the operating position. Make certain
the lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets, tighten the wing nuts on each
side of the handle (carriage bolts must be seated
properly into the handle). See Figure 2.
NOTE:
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the
higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of
the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.
Wing N_t
Handle
Bracket
Figure 2
Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the
weld pins on the handle mounting brackets. Using a
pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the mower handle
against the handle mounting bracket. Insert the
hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin.
Repeat on other side. See Figure 3.
After moving the hairpin clip, insert the carriage bolt
from hardware pack in the upper hole on the handle
mounting bracket and secure with plastic wing nut
from the hardware pack. Repeat on other side.
_.,_----Carriage Bolt
Lowe
Handle _lnner Hole
J _ _ _ _-Hairpin
BracketHandle Mountingf_Cli p
Figure 3
Fasten the cables to the lower handle with the two
cable ties found on the lower handle. Be sure to
insert the post on the cable ties into the holes
provided on the lower handle. These holes may be
found on either the inside or the outside of the
handles. Pull the cable ties tight and trim off the
excess. See Figure 4.
Cable Tie.
Lowq
Handle
Figure 4