Troy-Bilt TB380ES - Assembly and Setup; Unpacking and Initial Assembly; Handle Attachment

Assembly & Set-Up
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Contents of Carton
• OneLawnMower • OneGrassCatcher • OneBottleofOil
• OneLawnMowerOperator’sManual • OneEngineOperator’sManual • OneSideDischargeChute
• OneFuse†
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Figure 3-2
2. RemovetheT-boltsfromthehandlebracketsasshownin
Figure3-3.
Figure 3-3
NOTE: PleasebeawarethatthisOperator’sManualcoversboth
thelowandhighwheelmodelsofthismower.Whilethissection
illustratesthehighwheelmodel,theinstructionsandfeatures
areequallyapplicabletothelowwheelmodelaswell,unless
otherwisenoted.
Assembly
NOTE: Thisunitisshippedwithoutgasolineoroilintheengine.
Fillupwithgasolineandoilasinstructedintheaccompanying
enginemanualBEFOREoperatingyourmower.
Handle
1. Removeanypackingmaterialwhichmaybebetween
upperandlowerhandles.
a. Removewingnutsandcarriageboltsfromhandle
asshowninFigure3-1.Donotloosenorremove
adjacenthexheadscrews.
a
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Figure 3-1
b. Whilestabilizingmowersoitdoesn’tmove,pivot
upperhandleupasshowninFigure3-2.Donot
crimpcableswhileliftingthehandleupandmake
suretheygoontheoutsideofthehandle.
†IfEquipped