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    TROY:BILT° 
    4-Cycle 
    GasolineTrimmer 
    ModelTB475SS 
    IMPORTANT:READSAFETYRULESANDINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLY 
    NOTE:ForusersonU.S.ForestLandandinthestatesofCalifornia,Maine,OregonandWashington.AUU.S.ForestLandandthestateofCa_itornia 
    (PublicResourcesCodes4442and4443},OregonandWashingtonrequire,bylawthatcertaininternalcombustionenginesoperatedonforestbrush 
    and/orgrass-coveredareasbeequippedwithasparkarresto[,maintainedineffectiveworkingorder,ortheenginebeconstructed,equippedand 
    maintainedforthepreventionoffire.CheckwithyourstateorIocaIauthoritiesforregulationspertainingtotheserequirements.Failuretofollowthese 
    requirementscouldsubjectyoutoliabilityorafine.Thisunitisfactoryequippedwithasparkarrestor,tfitrequiresreplacement,AccessoryPart791- 
    180890SparkArrestorScreenisavailablebycontactingtheservicedepartmentatTroy-BiltLLC,P.O.Box361131Cleveland,Ohio44136-0019. 
    TROY-BILTLLC,P.O.BOX361131,CLEVELAND,OH44136-0019 
    PIN792-10827(11/01rev.P00) 
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    ContentPage 
    CallingCustomerSupport.................................................2 
    RulesforSafeOperation...............................................3 
    KnowYourUnit...........................................................7 
    AssemblyInstructions................................................8 
    OilandFuelInformation...........................................9 
    Starting/StoppingInstructions..............................................11 
    OperatingInstructions.....................................................12 
    MaintenanceandRepairInstructions.........................................14 
    AccessoriesandReplacementParts.........................................23 
    CleaningandStorage......................................................24 
    TroubleshootingChart.....................................................25 
    Specifications............................................................26 
    WarrantyInformation......................................................32 
    ThisOperatorsManualisanimportantpartofyournewTrimmer.Itwillhelpyouassemble,prepareandmaintain 
    theunitforbestperformance.Pleasereadandunderstandwhatitsays. 
    Beforeyoustartassemblingyournewequipment,pleaselocatethemodelplateontheequipmentandcopythe 
    informationfromitinthespaceprovidedbelow.Thisinformationisveryimportantifyouneedhelpfromour 
    CustomerSupportDepartmentoranauthorizeddealer. 
    •Youcanlocatethemodelnumberbylookingatthesideoftheenginehousing.Asamplemodelplateis 
    explainedbelow.Forfuturereference,pleasecopythemodelnumberandtheserialnumberoftheequipment 
    inthespacebelOW 
    SerialHumberModel/ParentPartNumber 
    Copythemode!/parentpart 
    numberhere: 
    IlllllllHIIllllHIllllHIllllll Copytheserialnumberhere: 
    Call1,(330)558-7220or1-(866)840-6483toreachaCustomerSupportrepresentative.Pleasehave 
    _.._yourunitsmodelnumberandserialnumberreadywhenyoucall.Seeprevioussectiont°locatethis 
    information.Youwillbeaskedtoentertheserialnumberinordertoprocessyourcall. 
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    Thepurposeofsafetysymbolsistoattractyour 
    attentiontopossibledangers.Thesafetysymbols,and 
    theirexplanations,deserveyourcarefulattentionand 
    understanding.Thesafetywarningsdonotby 
    themselveseliminateanydanger.Theinstructionsor 
    warningstheygivearenotsubstitutesforproper 
    accidentpreventionmeasures. 
    SYMBOLMEANING 
    SAFETYALERTSYMBOL:Indicates 
    danger,warning,orcaution.Attentionis 
    requiredinordertoavoidseriouspersonal 
    injury.Maybeusedinconjunctionwithother 
    symbolsorpictographs. 
    NOTE:Advisesyouofinformationorinstructionsvital 
    totheoperationormaintenanceoftheequipment. 
    CaliforniaProposition65Warning: 
    THEENGINEEXHAUSTFROMTHIS 
    PRODUCTCONTAINSCHEMICALS 
    KNOWNTOTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA 
    TOCAUSECANCER,BIRTHDEFECTS 
    OROTHERREPRODUCTIVEHARM. 
    READALLINSTRUCTIONS 
    BEFOREOPERATING 
    •Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe 
    controlsandproperuseoftheunit. 
    •Donotoperatethisunitwhentired,ill,orunderthe 
    influenceofalcohol,drugs,ormedication. 
    •Childrenandteensundertheageof15mustnotuse 
    theunit,exceptforteensguidedbyanadult. 
    •Inspecttheunitbeforeuse.Replacedamagedparts. 
    Checkforfuelleaks.Makesureallfastenersarein 
    placeandsecure.Replacecuttingattachmentparts 
    thatarecracked,chipped,ordamagedinanyway. 
    Makesurethecuttingattachmentisproperlyinstalled 
    andsecurelyfastened.Besurethecuttingattachment 
    shieldisproperlyattached,andpositionedas 
    recommended.Failuretosocanresultinpersonal 
    injurytotheoperatorandbystanders,aswellas 
    damagetotheunit. 
    •Useonly0.095inch(2.41mm)diametergenuine 
    manufacturersreplacementline.Neverusemetal- 
    reinforcedline,wire,orrope,etc..Thesecanbreakoff 
    andbecomeadangerousprojectile. 
    •Beawareoftheriskofinjurytothehead,handsand 
    feet. IA DANGER:Failuretoobeyasafetywarning 
    willresultinseriousinjurytoyourselforto 
    others.Alwaysfollowthesafetyprecautions 
    toreducetheriskoffire,electricshock,and 
    personalinjury. 
    WARNING:Failuretoobeyasafetywarning 
    canresultininjurytoyourselfandothers. 
    Alwaysfollowthesafetyprecautionsto 
    reducetheriskoffire,electricshock,and 
    personalinjury. 
    CAUTION:Failuretoobeyasafetywarning 
    mayresultinpropertydamageorpersonal 
    injurytoyourselfortoothers,Alwaysfollow 
    thesafetyprecautionstoreducetheriskof 
    fire,electricshock,andpersonalinjury, 
    •Cleartheareatobecutbeforeeachuse.Removeall 
    objectssuchasrocks,brokenglass,nails,wire,or 
    stringwhichcanbethrownorbecomeentangledin 
    thecuttingattachment.Cleartheareaofchildren, 
    bystanders,andpets.Ataminimum,keepallchildren, 
    bystandersandpetsoutsidea50feet(15m.)radius; 
    therestillmaybearisktobystandersfromthrown 
    objects.Bystandersshouldbeencouragedtowear 
    eyeprotection.Ifyouareapproached,stoptheengine 
    andcuttingattachmentimmediately. 
    •Squeezethethrottlecontrolandcheckthatitreturns 
    automaticallytotheidleposition.Makealladjustments 
    orrepairsbeforeusingunit. 
    •Thisunitwasnotdesignedtobeusedasa 
    brushcutter.Donotattachoroperatethisunitwithany 
    typeofbrushcuttingbladeorbrushcuttingattachment. 
    SAFETYWARNINGSFORGASTRIMMERS 
    WARNING:Gasolineishighlyflammable,anditsvapors 
    canexplodeifignited.Takethefollowingprecautions: 
    •Storefuelonlyincontainersspecificallydesignedand 
    approvedforthestorageofsuchmaterials. 
    •Alwaysstoptheengineandallowittocoolbefore 
    fillingthefueltank.Neverremovethecapofthefuel 
    tank,oraddfuel,whentheengineishot.Never 
    operatetheunitwithoutthefuelcapsecurelyinplace. 
    Loosenthefueltankcapslowlytorelieveanypressure 
    inthetank. 
    •Addfuelinaclean,well-ventilatedareaoutdoors 
    wheretherearenosparksorflames.Slowlyremove 
    thefuelcaponlyafterstoppingengine.Donotsmoke 
    whilefuelingormixingfuel.Wipeupanyspilledfuel 
    fromtheunitimmediately. 
    •Avoidcreatingasourceofignitionforspilledfuel.Do 
    notstarttheengineuntilfuelvaporsdissipate. 
    •Movetheunitatleast30feet(9.1m)fromthefueling 
    sourceandsitebeforestartingtheengine.Donot 
    smoke.Keepsparksandopenflamesawayfromthe 
    areawhileaddingfueloroperatingtheunit. 
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    WHILEOPERATING 
    •Neverstartorruntheunitinsideaclosedroomor 
    building.Breathingexhaustfumescankill.Operate 
    thisunitonlyinawellventilatedareaoutdoors. 
    •Wearsafetyglassesorgogglesthataremarkedas 
    meetingANSIZ87.1-1989standards,andear/hearing 
    protectionwhenoperatingthisunit.Wearafaceor 
    dustmaskiftheoperationisdusty.Longsleeveshirts 
    arerecommended. 
    •Wearheavy,longpants,bootsandgloves.Donot 
    wearlooseclothing,jewelry,shortpants,sandalsor 
    gobarefoot.Securehairaboveshoulderlevel. 
    •Thecuttingattachmentshieldmustalwaysbeinplace 
    whileoperatingtheunit.Donotoperateunitwithout 
    bothtrimminglinesextended,andtheproperline 
    installed.Donotextendthetrimminglinebeyondthe 
    lengthoftheshield. 
    •Thisunithasaclutch.Thecuttingattachmentremains 
    stationarywhentheengineisidling.Ifitdoesnot,have 
    theunitadjustedbyanauthorizedservicetechnician. 
    •AdjusttheD-Handletoyoursizetoprovidethebest 
    grip. 
    •Besurethecuttingattachmentisnotincontactwith 
    anythingbeforestartingtheunit. 
    •Usetheunitonlyindaylightorgoodartificiallight. 
    •Avoidaccidentalstarting.Beinthestartingposition 
    wheneverpullingthestarterrope.Theoperatorand 
    unitmustbeinastablepositionwhilestarting.See 
    Starting/StoppingInstructions. 
    •Usetherighttool.Onlyusethistoolforthepurpose 
    intended. 
    •Donotoverreach.Alwayskeepproperfootingand 
    balance. 
    •Alwaysholdtheunitwithbothhandswhenoperating. 
    Keepafirmgriponboththefrontandrearhandleor 
    grips. 
    •Keephands,face,andfeetatadistancefromall 
    movingparts.Donottouchortrytostopthecutting 
    attachmentwhenitisrotating. 
    •Donottouchtheengineormuffler.Thesepartsget 
    extremelyhotfromoperation.Whenturnedoffthey 
    remainhotforashorttime. •Ifyoustrikeorbecomeentangledwithaforeign 
    object,stoptheengineimmediatelyandcheckfor 
    damage.Donotoperatebeforerepairingdamage.Do 
    notoperatetheunitwithlooseordamagedparts. 
    •Stopandswitchtheenginetooffformaintenance, 
    repair,orforchangingthecuttingattachmentorother 
    attachments. 
    •Useonlygenuinemanufacturersreplacementparts 
    whenservicingthisunit.Thesepartsareavailablefrom 
    yourauthorizedservicedealer.Donotuseparts, 
    accessoriesorattachmentsnotauthorizedbythe 
    manufacturerforthisunit.Doingsocouldleadto 
    seriousinjurytotheuser,ordamagetotheunit,and 
    voidyourwarranty. 
    •Keepunitcleanofvegetationandothermaterials. 
    Theymaybecomelodgedbetweenthecutting 
    attachmentandshield. 
    •Toreducefirehazard,replacefaultymufflerandspark 
    arrestor,keeptheengineandmufflerfreefromgrass, 
    leaves,excessivegreaseorcarbonbuildup. 
    OTHERSAFETYWARNINGS 
    •Neverstoretheunit,withfuelinthetank,insidea 
    buildingwherefumesmayreachanopenflameor 
    spark. 
    •Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringortransporting. 
    Besuretosecuretheunitwhiletransporting. 
    •Storetheunitinadryarea,lockeduporuphigh 
    topreventunauthorizeduseordamage,outofthe 
    reachofchildren. 
    •Neverdouseorsquirttheunitwithwateroranyother 
    liquid.Keephandlesdry,cleanandfreefromdebris. 
    Cleanaftereachuse,seeCleaningandStorage 
    instructions. 
    •Keeptheseinstructions.Refertothemoftenanduse 
    themtoinstructotherusers.Ifyouloansomeonethis 
    unit,alsoloanthemtheseinstructions. 
    SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS 
    •Donotoperatetheenginefasterthanthespeed 
    neededtocut,trimoredge.Donotruntheengineat 
    highspeedwhennotcutting. 
    •Alwaysstoptheenginewhencuttingisdelayedor 
    whenwalkingfromonecuttinglocationtoanother. 
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    SAFETYANDINTERNATIONALSYMBOLS 
    Thisoperatorsmanualdescribessafetyandinternationalsymbolsandpictographsthatmayappearonthisproduct. 
    Readtheoperatorsmanualforcompletesafety,assembly,operatingandmaintenanceandrepairinformation. 
    SYMBOLMEANING 
    •SAFETYALERTSYMBOL 
    Indicatesdanger,warning,orcaution.Maybeusedinconjunctionwithother 
    symbolsorpictographs. 
    i 
    e •WARNING-READOPERATORSMANUAL 
    ReadtheOperatorsManual(s)andfollowallwarningsandsafetyinstructions. 
    Failuretodosocanresultinseriousinjurytotheoperatorand/orbystanders. 
    •FORSERVICEINFORMATION,CALL: 
    1-866-840-6483or 
    1-330-558-7220 
    •WEAREYEANDHEARINGPROTECTION 
    WARNING:Thrownobjectsandloudnoisecancausesevereeyeinjuryandhearingloss. 
    WeareyeprotectionmeetingANSIZ87.1-1989standardsandearprotectionwhen 
    operatingthisunit. 
    5-7x •KEEPBYSTANDERSAWAY 
    WARNING:Keepallbystanders,especiallychildrenandpets,atleast50feet(15m.) 
    fromtheoperatingarea. 
    •PRIMERBULB 
    Pushprimerbulb,fullyandslowly,5to7times. 
    •UNLEADEDFUEL 
    Alwaysuseclean,freshunleadedfuel. 
    •OIL 
    Refertooperatorsmanualforthepropertypeofoil. 
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    SYMBOLMEANING 
    •THROWNOBJECTSANDROTATINGCUTTERCANCAUSESEVEREINJURY 
    WARNING:Donotoperatewithoutthecuttingattachmentshieldinplace. 
    Keepawayfromtherotatingcuttingattachment. 
    •ON/OFFSTOPCONTROL 
    ON/START/RUN 
    •ON/OFFSTOPCONTROL 
    OFFORSTOP 
    °HOTSURFACEWARNING 
    Donottouchahotmufflerorcylinder.Youmaygetburned.Thesepartsgetextremelyhot 
    fromoperation.Whenturnedofftheyremainhotforashorttime. 
    •SHARPBLADE 
    WARNING:Sharpbladeoncuttingattachmentshield.Topreventseriousinjury,donot 
    touchlinecuttingblade. 
    •CHOKECONTROL 
    I 1I(I 
    I--I UUcho e osition. 
    B°PARTIALchokeposition. 
    C°RUNposition. 
    WARNING:Theoperationofanypowertoolcancauseforeignobjectstobethrownintoyour 
    eyes.Thiscanleadtosevereeyedamage.Beforecommencingpowertooloperation,always 
    wearsafetyglassesorgogglesthataremarkedasmeetingANSIZ87.1-1989standards,and 
    afullfaceshieldwhenneeded. 
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    APPLICATIONS 
    Asatrimmer: 
    Cuttinggrassandlightweeds. 
    Edging. 
    Decorativetrimmingaroundtrees,fences,etc. 
    Otheroptionalaccessoriesmaybeusedwiththe 
    TB475SS.Seelistofadd-onsonpage12. MufflerGuard 
    StarterRopeGrip SparkArrestor 
    FuelCap 
    ShaftGrip 
    On/OffStopControl 
    ShoulderStr_ Throttle 
    Control 
    D-Handle 
    ShaftHousing AirFilterCover 
    \ ChokeLever 
    \ SparkPlug 
    _PrPrimerBulb 
    CuttingAttachment 
    Shield 
    Y 
    LineCuttinq 
    CuttingAttachment OilFillPlug/Dipstick 
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    ShaftGrip (4)Screws_ 
    Shaft_b.! 
    HousingI 
    I 
    On/OffStopControl 
    Minimum6inches 
    (15.24cm) 
    D-Handh 
    BottomClamp 
    Fig.1 Onsomeunits,theD-handlemaybepreinstalledand 
    onlyrequirelooseningthescrewsandadjustingthe 
    D-handletotheoperator.Gotostep4foradjustingthe 
    D-handleifpreinstalled. 
    INSTALLINGANDADJUSTINGTHED-HANDLE 
    1.Removethescrewsandbottomclamppiecethat 
    wereinstalledontheD-handleforshipping. 
    2.PlaceD-handletheovertheshafthousingandonto 
    thebottomclamp(Fig.1).Placeitaminimumof6 
    inches(15.24cm)fromtheendoftheshaftgrip. 
    3.Holdeachhexnutinthebottomclamprecesswitha 
    finger.StartscrewswithalargeFlat-headorT-20 
    Torxscrewdriver.Donottightenuntilyoumakethe 
    handleadjustment. 
    4.Ifitwaspreinstalled,loosenthescrewsonthe 
    D-handlejustenoughtomovetheD-handle. 
    5.Whileholdingtheunitintheoperatingposition 
    (Fig.2),positiontheD-handletothelocation 
    thatprovidesyouthebestgrip. 
    6.Tightentheclampscrewsevenly,untiltheD-handle 
    issecure. 
    Fig.2 
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    DANGER:OVERFILLINGOILCRANKCASE 
    MAYCAUSESERIOUSPERSONALINJURY! 
    Theimportanceofcheckingandmaintaining 
    theproperoillevelinthecrankcasecannot 
    beoveremphasized.Checkoilbeforeeach 
    useandchangeasneeded.SeeChanging 
    theOil. 2.Placetheunitonaflatlevelsurface. 
    3.Removetheoilplug/dipstickfromthecrankcase 
    (Fig.4). 
    RECOMMENDEDOILTYPE 
    Usingthepropertypeandweightofoilinthe 
    _crankcaseisextremelyimportant.Checkthe 
    oilbeforeeachuseandchangetheoil 
    regularly.Failuretousethecorrectoil,or 
    usingdirtyoil,cancauseprematureenginewearand 
    failure. 
    Useahigh-qualitySAE30weightoilofAPI(American 
    PetroleumInstitute)serviceclassSF,SG,SH. 
    ADDINGOILTOCRANKCASE-INITIALUSE 
    NOTE:Thisunitisshippedwithoutbeingfilledwithoil. 
    Inordertoavoiddamagetotheunit,putoilin 
    thecrankcasebeforeattemptingtostartunit. 
    Yourunitissuppliedwithone3.4fluidoz.(100ml.) 
    bottleofSAE30SF,SG,SHoil(Fig.3). 
    NOTE:Savethebottletomeasurethecorrectamount 
    forfutureoilchanges.SeeChangingtheOil. 
    1.Unscrewthetopofthebottleofoilandremovethe 
    papersealcoveringtheopening.Replacetop.Cut 
    thetipoffthefunnelspout(Fig.3). 
    FunnelSpout_ 
    Ow 
    4-ojde_O// 
    Fig.3 O-Ring 
    OilFillPlug/Dipstick 
    OilFillHole/ 
    Fig.4 
    4.Pourtheentirebottleofoilintotheoilfillhole 
    (Fig.5). 
    Fig.5 
    NOTE:Neveraddoiltothefuelorfueltank. 
    5.Wipeupanyoilthatmayhavespilledandreinstall 
    theoilfillplug/dipstick. 
    Theimportanceofcheckingandmaintainingtheproper 
    oillevelinthecrankcasecannotbeoveremphasized. 
    Checkoilbeforeeachuseandchangeasneeded.See 
    ChangingtheOil. 
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    RECOMMENDEDFUELTYPE 
    Oldfuelistheprimaryreasonfortheunitnot 
    runningproperly.Besuretousefresh,clean, 
    unleadedGasoline. 
    NOTE:Thisisafourcycleengine.Inordertoavoid 
    damagetotheunit,donotmixoilwith 
    Gasoline, 
    DefinitionofBlendedFuels 
    Todaysfuelsareoftenablendofgasolineand 
    oxygenatessuchasethanol,methanolorMTBE(ether). 
    Alcohol-blendedfuelabsorbswater.Aslittleas1% 
    waterinthefuelcanmakefuelandoilseparateorform 
    acidswhenstored.Usefreshfuel(lessthan60days 
    old),whenusingalcohol-blendedfuel. 
    UsingBlendedFuels 
    Ifyouchoosetouseablendedfuel,oritsuseis 
    unavoidable,followrecommendedprecautions. 
    Alwaysusefreshunleadedgasoline 
    UsethefueladditiveSTA-BILc_oranequivalent. 
    Draintankandruntheenginedrybeforestoringunit. 
    UsingFuelAdditives 
    Theuseoffueladditives,suchasSTA-BIL_;Gas 
    Stabilizeroranequivalent,willinhibitcorrosionand 
    minimizetheformationofgumdeposits.Usingafuel 
    additivecankeepfuelfromformingharmfuldepositsin 
    thecarburetorforuptosix(6)months.Add0.8oz. 
    (23ml.)offueladditivepergallonoffuelaccordingtothe 
    instructionsonthecontainer.NEVERaddfueladditives 
    directlytotheunitsgastank. FUELINGUNIT 
    1_,ARNING:Gasolineisextremelyflammable  anditsvaporscanexplodeifignited.To 
    avoidseriouspersonalinjury,alwaysstopthe 
    engineandallowittocoolbeforefillingthe 
    fueltank.Donotsmokewhilefillingthetank. 
    Keepsparksandopenflamesawayfromthe 
    area. 
    1.Removefuelcap(Fig.6). 
    [,_WARNING:Rem°vefuelcapsl°wlyt°av°idi  injuryfromgasolinespray. 
    Gas 
    Fuel Tank 
    FuelCap_ 
    Fig.6 
    2.Placespoutofgascontainerintothefillholeonthe 
    fueltank(Fig.6)andfilltank. 
    [,_ARNING:Addgasolineinaclean,well  ventilatedareaoutdoors.Avoidcreatinga 
    sourceofignitionforspiltfuel. 
    NOTE:Donotoverfilltank. 
    3.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled 
    4.Reinstallthefuelcap. 
    _ARNING:Neveroperatetheunitwithout  thefuelcapsecurelyinplace. 
    5.Movetheunitatleast30ft.(9.1m)fromthefueling 
    sourceandsitebeforestartingtheengine. 
    NOTE:Disposeoftheoldgasolineinaccordanceto 
    Federal,State,andLocalregulations. 1 
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