Troy-Bilt TB 1942 Manuel D’Utilisation

Located in the center of the tractor’s dash panel below the steering 

wheel, the park brake/cruise control lever is used to engage the 

parking brake and the cruise control Refer to the Operation section 

of this manual for detailed instructions regarding the parking brake.

NOTE: The parking brake must be set if the operator 

leaves the seat with the engine running or the engine will 

automatically shut off.
NOTE: Cruise control can NOT be engaged at the tractor’s 

fastest ground speed. If the operator should attempt to do 

so, the tractor will automatically decelerate to the fastest 

optimal mowing ground speed.

Warning! Never leave a running machine 

unattended. Always disengage the PTO, set the 

parking brake, stop the engine and remove the key 

to prevent unintended starting.

When the ignition key is rotated 

out of the STOP position but 

not into the START position, the 

LCD Service Minder and Hour 

Meter will briefly display the 

battery voltage, followed by the 

tractor’s accumulated hours.
NOTE: Hours of tractor operation 

are recorded any time the ignition 

key is rotated out of the STOP 

position, regardless of whether 

the engine is started. 
The LCD Service Minder will remind the operator of  maintenance 

intervals for changing the engine oil, air filter service, low engine 

and low battery warnings.

 The LCD will display the letters “CHG”, followed by the letters 

“OIL”, followed by the letters “SOON”, then finally followed by the 

meter’s accumulated time.  “CHG/OIL/SOON/TIME” will alternate 

on the display for 7 minutes after the meter reaches 50 hours. 

This oil service minder interval will occur every 50 hours. Before 

the interval expires, change the engine oil as instructed in the 

Maintenance section of the Engine Operator’s Manual

The letters “LO” followed by the letters “OIL”, then followed by 

the meter’s accumulated time will indicate the tractor is low on 

oil. When an engine is not running and immediately after the 

engine is started the oil pressure may be low.  This can trigger the  

“LO” “OIL” text.  This is normal.  If the low oil indication persists 

stop the tractor immediately and check the engine oil level as 

instructed in the Engine Operator’s Manual.

NOTE: The “LOW OIL” function only works if the engine is 

equipped with an oil pressure switch.

At startup, the battery voltage is briefly displayed then changes 

to accumulated hours. The letters “LO” will display followed by 

the letters “BATT” and then followed by the meter’s accumulated 

time. “LO/BATT/TIME” is displayed on the LCD when the voltage 

drops below 11.5 volts. When this occurs, the battery is in need 

of a charge or the engine’s charging system is not generating 

sufficient amperage. Charge the battery as instructed in the 

Service section of this manual or have the charging system 

checked by your local service dealer.

The letters “CLN” will display, followed by the letters “AIR”, 

followed by “FILT”, then followed by the meter’s accumulated 

time. “CLN/AIR/FILT/TIME” will alternate on the display for 7 

minutes after the meter reaches 25 hours. This air filter service 

minder time interval will be every 25 hours. On intervals that are 

common with oil service, the oil message will be displayed first 

followed by the air filter message.