Troy-Bilt 12A-463E500, Owner'S Manual

ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION: DO NOT AT ANY TIME
MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT TO
LAWNMOWER WITHOUT FIRST
STOPPING THE ENGINE AND
DISCONNECTING THE SPARK
PLUG WIRE 

Adjusting Cutting Height

•

Stop mower and dis con nect spark plug ca -
ble be fore chang ing mower cut ting height.

•

The wheel ad just ers give you nine (9) dif fer -
ent  cut ting  po si tions.
Me dium is the best for
most mow ers. 

•

To change the height
of cut, squeeze ad 

-

juster le ver to ward the
wheel, mov 

ing up or

d o w n   t o  s e  

l e c t e d

height. See Fig ure 11.

NOTE:

All wheels

must be in the same
height of cut.

•

When cut 

ting in heavy or moist grass, the

rear of lawnmower may be raised higher to
al low better dis charge of the grass.

Ad justing Drive Clutch 

The drive clutch ad just ment wheel is lo cated
on the lower right han 

dle and is used to

tighten or loosen ten sion on the drive ca ble.
Ad just this ca ble if:
a) the mower does not pro pel it self; or 
b) the wheels hes i tate with the drive con trol

han dle pushed for ward.

•

To ad 

just, ro 

tate the ad 

just 

ment wheel with

your fin gers, see Fig ure 12. Turn the wheel
to the left to tighten the drive ca ble. Turn the
wheel to the right to loosen the drive ca ble.

LUBRICATION 

CAUTION: DISCONNECT SPARK
PLUG WIRE BEFORE SERVICING

WHEELS -

 Lu bri cate the ball bear ings (if so

equipped) in each wheel at least once a sea -
son with a light oil. Also, if the wheels are
re 

moved for any rea 

son, lu 

bri 

cate the sur 

-

face of the axle bolt and the in ner sur face of
the wheel with light oil. En gine oil may also
be used.

ENGINE -

 Fol low en gine man ual for lu bri ca -

tion  in struc tions.

BLADE CON 

TROL -

 Lu 

bri 

cate the pivot

points on the blade con trol han dle and the
brake ca ble at least once a sea son with light 
oil. The blade con trol must op er ate freely in
both  di rec tions. 

DIS CHARGE  DOORS

 - The tor sion springs

and pivot points should be lu bri cated pe ri od -
i 

cally with light oil to pre 

vent any rust or

bind ing.  Door must work freely. 

TRANS MIS SION 

- The trans 

mis 

sion is

pre-lu bri cated and sealed at the fac tory and
does not re quire lu bri ca tion on a reg u lar ba -
sis as part of main te nance. 

MAINTENANCE

For best re 

sults your blade should be sharp.

The blade may be resharpened by re mov ing it
and ei 

ther grind 

ing or fil 

ing the cut 

ting edge

keep ing as close to the orig i nal bevel as pos si -
ble.

Im proper blade bal ance will re sult in ex ces sive
vi 

bra 

tion caus 

ing even 

tual dam 

age to the en 

-

gine and mower. Be sure to care fully bal 

ance

blade  af ter  sharp en ing. 

Af 

ter pro 

longed use, es 

pe 

cially in sandy soil

con 

di 

tions, the blade will be 

come worn and

lose some of the orig 

i 

nal shape. Cut 

ting ef 

fi 

-

ciency will be re duced and the blade should be 
re placed. Re place with an ap proved fac tory re -
place 

ment blade only. Pos 

si 

ble dam 

age

re sult ing  from  blade  un bal ance  con di tion  is  not
the  re spon si bil ity  of  the  man u fac turer.

NOTE:

Tip mower as spec i fied in sep -

a 

rate en 

gine man 

ual.  If not spec 

i 

fied

tip  with  car bu re tor  up.

CUTTING BLADE

CAUTION: Cutting grass in sandy
soil condition causes abrasive wear 
to the blade.

12

Fig ure  12

Drive Clutch

Adjustment

Fig ure  11