Thank you for ordering a Border/Edger Attachment. To ensure safe and proper installation of the
attachment, please read and carefully follow all instructions. If you have any questions or concerns,
be sure to contact us for assistance.
THANK
YOU!
Installation Instructions
and Parts List
CAUTION
TO AVOID INJURY:
• Read the Owner’s Manual.
• Know the location and function of all controls.
• Keep all safety devices and shields in place.
• Never allow children or uninstructed adults to operate the machine.
• Shut off engine before unclogging tines or making repairs.
• Keep bystanders away from machine.
• Keep away from rotating parts.
WARNING
TO AVOID INJURY:
• Before installing or removing
the attachment, shut the engine
off, allow it to cool, disconnect
the spark plug wire and prevent
it from touching the spark plug.
• Wear gloves when handling the
tines. They may be sharp.
Figure 1: Border/Edger tine and wheel can be switched to either side.
Before installing the attachment,
carefully review the Safety and
Operating instructions in the
VersaTiller
™
Owner’s Manual.
BORDER/EDGER ATTACHMENT
OEM-290-261 / 290-261-081 for the VersaTiller
™
Safety
1. Swing handlebars around so they
are positioned over the engine— in
the front tine cultivator mode position.
2. Remove the tine hood by taking
out the hair pin clip and the release
pin securing the front of the hood.
Tilt the hood back and off.
3. Remove screws and nuts securing
the four tine sets to the tine shaft
(see your Owner’s Manual for specific tine removal instructions).
Slide the tine sets off.
4. Use medium grit sandpaper to
remove any burrs from the tine shaft.
Apply a thin coat of oil to the shaft.
NOTE: The border edger tine can be
installed on either side of the machine.
Usually it is on the left-hand side for
a
left-handed person
and on the right
hand side for a right-handed person.
Experiment to see which position
best suits your needs.
Installation Steps
Parts List
Check the parts you received with the items shown in Figure 1 and listed
below. If any parts are missing or damaged, contact us immediately.
Ref. No. Part No. Description Qty.
A 1911420 Border Edger Tine ...................................................................1
B 1911450 Wheel Spacer .........................................................................1
C 1911446 Wheel ......................................................................................1
D GW-9380 Clevis Pin ................................................................................2
E GW-9338 Hair Pin Clip ............................................................................2
A
C
D
D
E
E
B
WARNING
TO AVOID INJURY:
• NEVER operate the machine
when barefoot or when wearing sandals, sneakers or other
lightweight footwear. ALWAYS
wear footwear that will protect
your feet and improve traction.
• NEVER carry the machine
when the engine is running.
Always shut the engine off
before transporting the
machine.
5. Slide the border/edger tine
(A, Figure 1) on the right-hand
or left-hand side of the tine shaft.
Align the holes in the tine shoulder with the outer hole in the
shaft. Insert a clevis pin (D)
through the holes. Secure the clevis pin with a hair pin clip (E).
Operation
The Border/Edger Attachment
allows you to make clean, sharp
edges wherever grass meets a walkway, driveway, terrace, patio, or the
edges of planting beds. It’s an
extremely handy landscaping and
yard care tool that attaches quickly
to your equipment.
For maximum edging performance:
• Keep the edger blade right up
against the surface of the material
you’re edging against—the walkway,
driveway, patio, etc. See Figure 2.
• Keep the edger blade as vertical as
possible. In most cases you will
operate the unit’s wheels on the
walk, driveway or other hard surface,
but there will be instances (such as
edging along a curved surface) where
NOTE: This means the shoulder of
the border/edger tine faces inward
toward the transmission housing.
6. Slide the wheel (C, Figure 1) on
the other end of the tine shaft. Then
slide the wheel spacer (B) on the tine
shaft. Insert a clevis pin (D) through
the shaft hole. Secure the clevis pin
with a hair pin clip (E).
7. The Border/Edger attachment is
now installed and ready for use.
8. When edging jobs are complete,
remove the edger attachment and
reinstall the four tine gangs. Tighten
tine gang hardware securely.
you can achieve a better result if the
wheels are on the grass itself. Refer
to Figure 3.
Figure 2
Figure 3
For customer assistance, visit www.troybilt.com, contact your nearest authorized dealer or:
TROY-BILT LLC, P.O. BOX 361131, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019, 1-866-840-6483
Printed in U.S.A. Form 769-00132 (03/2002)