Troy-Bilt AST TB75SS Operator's Manual page 7

INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING THE D-HANDLE
Install
1. Remove the screws and bottom clamp piece that
were installed on the D-handle for shipping.
2. Place D-handle the over the shaft housing and onto
the bottom clamp (Fig. 1). Place it a minimum of 6
inches (15.24 cm) from the end of the shaft grip.
3. Start screws with a large Flat-head or T-25 Torx
screwdriver. Do not tighten until you make the
handle adjustment.
Adjust
4. If the D-handle was pre-installed, loosen the screws
on the handle just enough to move it.
Shaft Grip (4) Screws_
Shaft _-_!
Housing !
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On/Off Stop Control
Minimum 6 inches
(15.24 cm)
D-Handh
Bottom Clamp
Fig, 1
5. While holding the unit in the operating position,
manuever the D-handle to the location that provides
you the best grip.
6. Tighten the clamp screws evenly, until the D-handle
is secure.
INSTALLING THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT SHIELD
Use the following instructions if the cutting attachment
shield on your unit is not installed or if you ever need to
re-install it.
WAPIti
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Never operate the 1
u'_mI mm i_=._, trimmer without the I
cutting attachment shield in place to
_revent serious personal injury. J
Install on a Straight Shaft (TB75SS)
1. Slide the cutting attachment shield into the shield
mount on the cutting attachment. Align the screw
holes in the shield with the holes in the cutting
attachment (Fig. 2).
2. Place a hex lock nut into one of the three recessed
holes on the top of the cutting attachment shield (Fig 3).
3. Install a screw into the hole from the bottom of the
cutting attachment shield and screw it into the nut
installed in step 2 (Fig 3). Do not tighten.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all three screws have
been started, then tighten securely.
Shaft Housing
_ Cutting
Attachment
Shield
Shield Mount
Cutting Attachment
Fig. 2
_ Hex Lock
Nut
_- Recessed Holes
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__ Screws (3)
Fig. 3
Install on a Curved Shaft (TB25CS)
1. Place the cutting attachment shield onto the shaft
housing above the clamp assembly (Fig. 4).
2. Push the cutting attachment shield down to the top of
the cutting attachment assembly and then rotate the
cutting attachment shield until the screw holes align
and the guard fits into the recessed pocket (Fig. 4).
3. Install the screws with a Phillips screwdriver (Fig. 5).
Clamp
Assembly \_
Recessed
Pocket _
Cutting
Attachment
Assembly
Cutting
Attachment Shield
Fig. 4
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(4) Screws
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F
Fig. 5
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