Tanaka TMC-200 User Manual

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Date 09-07-01

TMC-200

ISM, Inc. • 1028 4th Street SW • Auburn, WA 98001 • Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Supplier To The Outdoor Power Equipment Industry

TMC-200, MINI-CULTIVATOR

Owner’s Manual

This mini-cultivator has been developed as an attachment for Tanaka brush cutters. With the application of this unit your brush cutter
can be converted into compact and handy tilling machine. Installation is simple. Please read this manual for installation and starting
job.

I. ASSEMBLING PROCEDURES

NOTE: Prepare two 10mm wrenches for assembling.

1. First, remove gear case assembly from your brush cutter by removing pipe tightening screws (1) and pipe lock
screw (2), then remove safety cover of brush cutter. (Fig. 1)

2. Install safety cover (3) and the collar (4) of Mini-cultivator by insetting onto shaft pipe (5) and fix it temporarily
keeping the model name on the cover upright.(Fig.2)

3. Install Mini-cultivator unit onto the pipe end where gear case has been
removed from by aligning drive shaft (6) and squared or splined hole in gear
case. If drive shift does not fit into the hole, try to turn the whole unit slightly
right and left. (Fig. 4)

4. Once the unit is completely inserted, meet the locking hole of pipe and that of
gear case, tighten the lock screw (7) in the hole and pipe tightening screws
(8) in order. (Fig. 4)

NOTE: After installation, you can not turn tines by hand due to its worm gear
mechanism.

5. Finally secure the safety cover a minimum of 2 in. from the gear case.

NOTE: If your unit is model TBC-265 which has larger sized shaft pipe, remove the
bracket collar (9) and gear case collar B (10) and install. (Fig. 3)

II. OPERATING PROCEDURES

1. As to general safety operation and power head operation such as engine starting/shut off, etc, please refer to the
owners manual provided with your Tanaka brush cutter.

2. How to till:

a. For standard tilling. Walk forward as pulling and pushing the unit little

by little like using a vacuum cleaner. (Fig. 5) When you want to erase
your foot-prints, pull the unit backwards. (Fig. 6)

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b. For shallow tilling, move the unit quickly over soil surface. (Fig. 7) For deeper tilling, hold the unit over

the same area with the gentle back and forth motion. (Fig. 8)

TMC-200, MINI-CULTIVATOR

NOTE:

a. Working throttle position depends on your size of engine and tilling

depth but half way open is standard. If tines rotate too fast, the unit
is likely to hop.

b. Do not work in rocky area. If the tines jammed with rock or hard

soil, or tangled around with long grasses, shut off engine first, then
remove the obstruction. (Fig. 9)

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c. Do not use the unit in water or rooted, vine area. (Fig. 10 & 11)
d. The tines are pre-assembled at factory, when reassembling them, be aware of their direction.
e. Do not touch the gear case with bare hand right after operation. It gets hot.
f. Supply proper amount of lithium-based grease, such as Shell Aluvania grease R2, Shell Aluvania EP

grease 2, Mobile-Mobilux EP2 or equivalent after every 25 hours of use. (Fig. 12)

g. When reassembling, be sure to use 40grams of molybdenum added lithium-based grease or Shell

Retinax AM or equivalent.

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TMC-200, MINI-CULTIVATOR

MAJOR PARTS

Illustration of brush cutter side may change according to you unit.

APPLICATIONS:

MODEL TANAKA BRUSH CUTTER

TMC-200
(For spline end drive shaft)

TBC­2211/2501/2510/270PF/PN/300/3010/4500/4501/220/220SS/240/250/265/300
AST-210/7000/7000S, SUM-321E/4001500
(QUM-221, after serial # G182721)
(SUM-318, after serial # M211775/SUM-328, after serial # J085451)
(SUM-422, after serial # N089844)

(TBC-321/355/355SDH, SUM-368, after serial N168643)

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Owner’s Manual

Ref.

Number

001 400-39907-20 LOCK PIN 2 024 990-21060-121 BOLT 6XI2 1

002 ASP-100 SNAP PIN 8 2

003 990-21060-121 BOLT 6X 12 6

004 992-10060-012 S.WASHER 6 6 027 249-063OG-20 SPACER 1

005 820-39907-20 CUTTER 2 028 301-39909-20 GEAR WHEEL 1

006 310-39907-20 CUTTER HOLDER 2 029 318-39907-20 GEAR CASE GASKET 1

007 307-39907-20 PROTECTION COVER 2 030 323-39907-20 GEAR CASE COVER 1

008 999-66152-863 OIL SEAL 15286 2

009 993-51028-002 STOP RING 0-28, INNER 3

010 999-61690-200 BALL BEARING 6902,28MM/OD 2

012 304-39907-20 DRIVE SHAFT 1 034 442-33671-20 COVER BRACKET, 26 DIA. 1

013 120-32201-20 WOOD-RUFF KEY 5X22X7XI4 1

014 322-39907-20 GEAR CASE CAP 1

015 999-61600-101 BALL BEARING 60OIZZ, 28MM/0 1

016 002-33130-20 WORM SHAFT 1 038 991-01060-011 NUT 6 2

017 999-62122-669 THRUST WASHER 1226 1

018 999-62122-668 THRUST NEEDLE BRG 2X4.5 1

019 321-39907-20 STEP WASHER 1 041 992-10050-012 S.WASHER 5 4

020 999-61690-101

021 990-21060-121 BOLT 6XI2 1 043 906-39909-20 NAME PLATE, TMC200 1

022 727-01040-20 DRAIN GASKET 2 044 348-33130-20 COLLAR B 1

023 300-39909-20 GEAR CASE 1 045 294-39909-20 COLLAR 1

Parts Number Description Qty

BALL BEARING 6901ZZ,
24MM/OD

1

Ref.

Number

025 992-10060-012 S.WASHER 6 1

026 990-21060-251 BOLT 6X25 1

031 992-10050-012 S.WASHER 5 4

032 990-11050-101 SCREW 5XlO 4

033 990-21060-181 BOLT 6X 18 2

035 445-39907-20 SAFETY COVER HOLDER 1

036 992-00060-011 SMALL WASHER 6 2

037 992-10060-012 S.WASHER 6 2

039 441-39907-20 SAFETY COVER 1

040 992-01050-011 WASHER5 4

042 990-11050-141 SCREW 5XI4 4

Parts Number Description Qty

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