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GONTENTS

Generol
Sofety

Initiol
Controls
Storting

Introduction

Tips

Servicing

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Your

Adiustments
Seruicing

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Storoge

Tiller

Tiller

Chqin
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How

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Ports

Ports

Cose
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to

Order

reterence

Record

List

when

Operotion

Rotory

Tiiler

Mointenqnce

Ports
Ports

List

Replocement

the

unit model

ordering

number

repoir ports

ports

ond

its

or identificotion

seriol

number
if

unit is

on the

lost

or stolen.

bock

poge

of this

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17

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monufocturer

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time

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product

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notice

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discretion

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the

right

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customers

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OPERATION

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COiISTITUTES

STATE

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muffler

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OF

CALIFOBITIIA.

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OF

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EFFECTIVE

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upon

to

discontinue

products

its

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Informolion
of
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ond
cerning

the

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with

the

engine

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core

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ond

will

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is

this

to

operote.

the.engine

instruction

should

engine

Guide
informotion

the

it

operotion,

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regording

be

hos

sotisfoction.

inslrucfions

controls

your

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long

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consulted

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INTRODUCTION

been

especiolly

needed

ore
requires
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exploined

efficient

completely

servicing

operolion

is

to

Reod

corefully.

for

ond

is

tubricofed.

in

this

included

for

oll informoiion

ond

operolion.

service.

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prepored

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how

smoil,

in

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tiller

monuol.

with

your

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sure

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prcjber

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this

monuof,

the

tiller

mointenonce

A

your

Guide

tii

you

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sep_
liller

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lo

is

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not

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o

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jury.

Give

the

work

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Know

lhe

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stontly.

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removing

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Keep

children

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tiller.

o

Do.

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proper

out

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Exercise

work

or mulch.

use

complete

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conlrols

how

to

power

ollow

instruction

coution

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stop

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the

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tiller

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how

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tiller

stop

engine

or

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dislonce

operote

supervision.

folling.

objects

con resull

operote.

ond

rotory

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ottention

engine

before

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tiller

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in in_

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in_

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rotory

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as

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ment,
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re.sulf
Insrructions gn
one

using

ple

rules:

tiller

industry.

operaror.

coretessness

in injury.

this

SAFETY

Don't

thot

storts

wos

Howeve_r,

As

or

sofe

rotory

Forget

SAFETY
with

built

a

with

ony

error

pleose

operotion

tiller

TIPS

you!

to

the

rotary

ty-pe

on

th6

reoci

ond

is

fomilior

highest

tilleir

powei

of

pon

dr the

ond

be

with

slondords

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only

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follo*

cerloin

fhese

as

safe

equip_

these

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O

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sio.rt

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lo

slort

the

mochine.

Disengoge
honds,

porfs.
InJury.

Keep rotory
keep

sofety

Do

not

rigotion

gosoline

Store
toiner
near

heating

Open
goses

gos

Fill
Don't

fill

ore

smoking.

The

replocement

ofher

thon
p.orl

ment
durobility

the

tilling.

clutch

feet

ond

Weor

odequoie

tiller

devices

till

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hoses.

in

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appliances.

doors if

ore

dongerous.

tonk

lonk

white

the

moy

or sofety

gngine ond

Stop

the

clothing

in

underground

in

o
dry

engine

outdoors.

engine

of

monufocture/s

odversely

of

engine

before

footweor

good

operoting

ploce.

in

sofe

contoiner.

ploce.

is

Avoid

porf

ony

offect

producl.

this

tines

slorting

owoy

run

is

you

until

whenever

engine.

power_driven

from

prevent

to

condition

electric

Not

in

running

on

outhorizdd

cobles

Store

in

the

goroge.

spillinq

dr inite

product

fhis

performonce,

the

ore reocty
you

leov6

Keep

foof

ond

or ir_

the

con_

house

or

Exhoust

oosoline.

you

by

reploce_

1.

Before
sfructions.
is

filled
gine
pletely.

2.

Fill

fuel tonk

"regulor''

ed

not

mix

INITIAL

storling

Be

with

service

the

instructions

wilh

oil

with

SERVICING

the

engine,

cerloin

proper

o cleon,

grode

of

gosoline.

refer

lhe

the

engine

type

oil ond thot

hove

been followed

fresh,

outomotive

fo

the

engine

cronkcose

leod-free

gosoline.

in-

oll

en-

com-

or leod-

Do

THROTTLE

ENGINE

CONTROL

STOP

&

LEVER

CLUTCH

HANDLE

CONTROL

CONTROL

LEVER

LEVI

All nuls
ened
checks

4.

The
recommended

CONTBOLS

This

liller

ON

ENGINE
A. Engine
B.

ON HANDLE

A.

B.

C. Hondle

TINE

ON

A. Depth

HANDLE

The

hondle
Figure
otely in front

the

engine is

Use lhe

position

tl

j

i

I

then

HANDLE

ond bolts

during lhe

should

tires

ore normolly

hos the

Rewind

Engine

Choke

BAR

Clutch

Control Lever

Throtlle

SHIELD

Control Lever

BAR

bor

2). In the
of the

hondle

CONTROL

should

first

be mode

pressure

lire

AND

following

Storter

Control

Control

immediotely

the

ond Engine

Lever

hqs two

filling

locotion,

operotor.

control

hondle

be

checked

(2)

two

hours

thereofler.

over-infloted

is 20 lbs.

OPERATION

conlrols:

Slop Lever

operoting

lhe tines

In

lhe tronsport

in front

lever

lo

in the

LEVER

unlock the

desired

ond

of use.

for

shipping.

(Figure

1)

locotions

ore

of fhe

operofor.

locotion.

tight-

periodic

The

(see

immedi-

locotion,

hondle,

ENGINE

CHOKE

DEPTH

CONTROL

LEVER

The hondle

locotion
bor,
lett to
lever

dle lofch
on control
dle to
dle up
desired
on the
is

outomoticolly

CLUTCH
The

ond

ond

pull

bock

lhe

desired

ond swing

engoges.

lever

desired

ond

height

hondle

GONTROL

clutch

control lever

disengoges

wheels.

control

lever

fhe hondle

on the lever.

posilion,

bock

ond forth

To

odjusl hondle

withoul

heighl.

down

Releose

slightly

position.

conlrol lever,

moved

drive to

conlrols

height.

Swing

then releqse

swinging

lever

unlil hondle

NOTE:

the

to

the neutrol

LEVER

is

o

single lever

both

the hondle

To

swing the

lo

either righl

slighily

heighl,

hondle.

ond move

When

pulling

clutch

position.

thot

the tines

swing

hqndle

or

the

conlrol

unfil

lhe h<.rn-

pull

bock

Move hon-

hon-

locks

in lhe

bock

conirol lever

engoges

ond lhe

When

the handle
forwsrd
bolh

the fines
TION:
control

lhe

on

Before

setting is

Confrol Lever)
Pulling

drive lo
wheels.

lhe reverse

bockwords
in reverse.)

lurn to

bock
neutrol

Further

drive to the

ot fronsport

When releosed,

neutrol

bar is in

control lever

ond the

pushing

lever

correcf for

on clulch

disengoges

pulling

position.

FIG,2

the tilling

engoges the

wheels

ot o tilling
forword,
soil

conditions.

control lever

the drive to

bock

on lhe lever

wheels

qnd

speed.

the

confrol lever will

location,

speed.

be

cerloin depih

(See

from forword

the tines ond

the tiller moves

(Tines

do not

pushing

drive fo

CAU-

Depih

engoges

rotote

re-

When

the handle
control
bock.

tiller moves
leosed,

lever

This

fhe

engoges

bar is in

will

only

operofe

forword

control lever

the

of tronsporl

tnansport

drive to

refurns

by

the

to

location,

pulling

wheels

speed.

neulrol.

fhe

clufch

the

lever

ond the

When

re-

DEPTH

GAUTION:

The
erotion. The
condilions.

When
confrol lever

you
the

CAUTfON: ff

the
drive wheels
speed.

When

shqllowest
lhe
rive

deepest

frolled

CONTROL

rotatang.
position

trol.

depth

become

control lever

depth

ol o

Do nor

conirol lever

storling

lines will

sforting to till

setting

control
sofistocfory
tilling

fonvord

LEVER

adiust

Place

before

exoct setting

clutch

makhrg

o tilling
in
ocquointed

depth

con

speed.

operotion,

lhe

shollowesf

so thof deeper

control lever

propel

olong

the

unworked

of fhe

one notch

locolion

be done

is the

the

depth

rilling

depth

control leyer

adiustments

"key"

of

control will

with

tiller fonruord

ground

to

stort with the

setting

the soil,

tilling

is roised

of on uncontrolled

soil

or sod,

confrol lever

ol o time

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of

without hoving

lever

wfth

rhe tines

in

the neutral

of depth

eosy tilling

vory

(Figure

keep roising

con be done.

pushing

unlil

con-

op-

wilh

soil

depth

3).

loo

high,

the

sfort in the

roise

ond

you

so thot the

uncon-

As

or-

iV

lV

FIG.

SHAULOWEST

3

SETTING

OPEBATING

you

When
it

eosy.
through
tilled for

Do nol leon
weight
couses the tines
steod of

There
method
ods ond
with lo

A.

B.

C. Use A or B

Remember
trol
soils.

Do
sod

severol

off the front

just

ore severol

to

get

On eoch succeeding

previous

the
On the

ond till lhis
fourth
the

fiflh

setting. Do

SUGGESTIONS

slortfo till

nol lry to

or hord

monfhs

on the hondle

digging.

till. lt is

select the

lhe resulfs

poss,

poss,

suggested

poss.

second

width

leoving

tillthe

ond repeoi

the

key

nottry lo toke

gorden,

in the

loke too

ground,

yeors.

or

wheels, reduces

to

ottempl

schools of thought

one

you

poss,

on lhe third

to eosy tilling

you

you

desire.

poss,

leove

o 1/2 width

untilled

ot 90

loo

remember

deep o

or soil thot

bors

becouse

propel

to

lry

ore

most

overlop

o 1/2

poss.

strip.

degrees.

is the

deep

to

in

cul

o

hos

nol been

fhis tokes

troction,

the

filler in-

os to the

the vorious

comfortoble

one-holf

width

Repeot

untilled ond

o cut in horder

untilled

on ihe

depth

toke
poss

ond

best

meth-

of

on

con-

STARTING THE
Now thot

sfond lheir operotion
your

1. Ploce

2. Push

3. Adjust
engine slorting

4.

Slort

To Stop

1. Ploce

2. Pull
stop

you

tiller.

clutch

throttle

engine

engine by

Engine

clutch

fhrottle

posilion.

TILLER

hove locoted

confrol lever in neulrol.

control lever

choke

procedures

pulling

control

control ond engine

the

ond function, il is

lo

slorler

lever

controls ond

oheod

proper posilion.

in

in neutrol

to

engine seclion.)
cord.

position.

slop

time to

position.

fosl

(Refer

lever

under-

stort

to

to the

ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION:

fhe
lhe
plug

BELT

TINE

The

tine

l9_9s9ning

ang

me

fonrord

the

clutch

disfonce
$Pproximotely

the

clo.m

control

trol

lever

flnes

rotote,

notdrive

Never

liller

while

engine

before

ADJUSTMENTS

DBIVE

BELT

drive

the

enflre

to

stocken

control

between

p

bolts

in

shollowestsetting

in

neutrol

reodjustto

in

neutrol.

ofiempt

the

ond

disconnecl

ottempling

belt,

which

ctomp

cose

cop

qnd

belt

lever

the

3/4

inch

secu

rety

position,

to

engine

moke-odjustments

is

the

to

moke

is

the

outer

screws (Figuie

tine

ossembly.

ond

bock

in

the

forword

inside

os

shown

ofter

of fhe

od

ond

tines

increqse

bellslock

running.

Alwoys

wirelrom

odjustments.

be[,

is

odjusted

4)

R6lote

to

fidnten

position,

drlve

betf

in

j

ustmeit.

shoutd

Figure

eto

itortensine.

shoult

not
untiltines

tn6

spoit

onct

cose

belt,

5.

Tighten

jepm

ce

With

cbn_

rofote.

on

stop

by

roto_

With

the

be

lf

do

ENGINE

PULLEY

c

FIG.

4

ROTATE

CLAMP

TINE

DRIVE

CAP

BELT

SCRE\A

WHEEL

The

justed
the
troclion

between

qdiustment

1/4
ond

NOTE:

wheel

by. moving

clutch

inch.

down

The

is

nol

DRIVE

belt

the

sloi

removed

this

odjustmenl.

BELT

drive

belt,

the

confrol

lever

should

upper

idler

Moving

will

idler

should

idler

decreose

odjustment

mounted.

from

the

which

right

hove

is the

hond

in

the

opproximoiely

ond

positioneO-to

be

up will

cleoronce.

idler

hos

The

mochine

mounting

inner

idter

neutrcjl

the

belf

increose

four

screw

frorire

beli,

(Figure

6).

[ositioh,

1/4

(Figure

6). The

oOtqih

cteoronce

locotions

must

when

moking

is

With
inch

ond

od_

tfre

this

be

ADJUSTMENT

IDLER

\

MACHINE

SCREW

3t4

TINE

FIG.

\

FIG.

5

6

DRIVE

UPPER

IDLER

WHEEL

PULLEY

DRIVE

PULLEY

HANDLE CONTROL LEVER

ADJUSTMENT

The hondle

for

set
odiusfed.
become
the

odjustmenl

cess movement

CAUTION: Do nol overtighlen odjuslmenf nut. This

moy

fully

CLUTCH CONTROL LEVER

control odjustmenl

proper

engoge ond

operotion ond

Should the hondle control lever

loose ofter

result

mony hours

nul only

in the hondle confrol lever.

in foilure of hondle bor lotch system lo

enough

hold hondle in

(Figure

should not need to

of operolion,

lo eliminote ony ex-

ADJUSTMENT

7) hos been

desired

(Figure

be

tighlen

position.

7)
ADJUSTMENT

NUT

The

clutch control

position.
ever, lo center the clulch control
the hondle shroud should it become necessory
to weor. This

pivol point

TO ADJUST:

1. Ploce hondle
hondle bor to lowesf

2. Loosen

Move lhe

3.
unfil cenfered

An odjustmenf

(Figure

the odiustment

clutch

lever is

odiustmenl

8)

in litling locotion ond odjusl

bor

control

in lhe neutrol oreo

pre-set

meons is

is locoted

posifion.

(Figure

nut

lever on

for neutrol

provided,

lever in

fhe hondle

ot

8).

the hondle

(Figure

lhe slot on

9).

shitt

how-

due

bor

CLUTCH

LEVER CONTROL

4. Retighten fhe odjustmenl nut

(Figure

8).

NEUTRAL AREA