Safe Operation Practices Set-Up « Operation « Maintenance » Service « Troubleshooting « Warranty PROVABILITY Operator's MANUAL Pony, Pony ES & Pro-Line FRT Tiller A WARNING READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. TROY-BOLT LLC, P.O, BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019 Form Ne.
To The Owner Thank You Thank you for purchasing a Troy-Silt Garden Tiller, twas carefully engineered 10 provide excellent performance when properly operated and maintained Please read this entire manual prior to operating the equipment, {instructs you how to safely and easily set up, operate and maintain your machine. Please be sure that you, and any other persons who will operate the machine, carefully follow the recommended safety practices at all times.
Important Safe Operation Practices 2 WARNING! This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury. When you see this symbol.
«When practical, remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground, If this is not possible, then refuel such equipment on a trailer with a portable container, rather than from a gasoline dispenser nozzle. d. Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until fueling is complete, Do not use a nozzle lock-open device, e. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition. f. Never fuel machine indoors. 4g.
9. If the fuel tank has to be drained, do this outdoors. 10. Observe proper disposal laws and regulations for gas, ofl, ete. to protect the environment, 11. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission CPS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this product has an Average Useful Life of seven (7) years, or 130 hours of operation.
Safety Symbols This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. pole (Bl 1e fe clots] READ THE OPERATOR'S MANUALS) Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s} before attempting to assemble and aerate WARNING — ROTATING TINES De not put hands or feet near rotating parts. Contact with the rotating parts can amputate hands and feet.
Assembly & Set-Up 3 Contents of Carton « One Tiller One Handlebar Support One Handlebar Assembly . One Hardware Pack i One Operator's Manual i One Engine Operator's Manual WARNING! To prevent personal injury of property The hardware bag is inside the literature envelope. Check damage, do not start the engine until all assembly the contents with the list above, steps are complete and you have read and 4. understand the safety and operating instructions Recommended Tools for Assembly The tiller is heavy.
3. Gently lift the handlebar (do not overstretch the attached 6. Nonelectric start machines, reattach the height adjustment cable} and place the handlebar cross-brace in front of the bracket. Tighten both screws securely, Make sure the curved height adjustment bracket. See Figure 3-2. handlebar cross-brace is under the bracket, 7. Move the handlebars up of down to align the threaded hale in the cross brace with one of the four slots in the curved height adjustment bracket.
Reverse Clutch Control 1 Carefully unwrap the reverse clutch control cable from its shipping position and route it up along the inside edge of the left side handlebar. See Figure 3-5. A knob and large hex nuts installed on the cable. Left Side Hex panel Nut Reverse Clutch Control Cable Figure 3-5 insert the cable into the slot in the control panel and fit the threaded assembly into the hole In the slot. Be sure that the flat side of the threaded assembly is aligned with the flat side of the hole.
Attach the cable adjuster to the bracket on the right-side handlebar. See Figure 3-8. Use the two 1%” wrenches to loosen the two jam nuts just enough to slide the cable adjuster onto the bracket. Then hand tighten the jam nuts. Cable Adjuster Jam Nuts: Figure 3-8 WARNING! Incorrect cable adjustment could cause the wheels and tines to rotate unexpectedly. Follow adjustment procedures carefully. Failure to do so could result in personal injury or property damage, 4.
{Controls & Features 4 Forward Clutch Control Lever Handlebar Height Adjustment Screw S. NOTE: For detailed information on all engine controls, refer to the separate Engine Operator's Manta Forward Clutch Control The twa interconnected levers control the engagement of forward drive to the wheels and tines. Wheel Gear Lever “This lever has two positions: ENGAGE and DISENGAGE.
Operation Starting the Engine Pr-Start Checklist With the spark plug wire disconnected from the spark plug, make the following checks and perform the following services before starting the engine. 1. fiend the Safe Operation Practices and Features & Controls Sections in this manual. Read the separate Engine Operator's Manual. 2. Check the machine for loose or missing hardware, Service as required, 3. Check the engine oil level. See Engine Operator's Manual. 4.
Engaging the Drive & Tines 2. For reverse motion of the wheels and tines: " Co a. Look behind and exercise caution when operating in 1. For forward motion of the wheels and tines: reverse. Do not il while in reverse. a Pull une or both of the Forward Clutch Control b Levers up and hold them against the handlebars, : To stop the forward motion of the wheels and tines, release the levers. Stop all forward motion before reversing.
With the tiller balanced, push sideways on the handlebar to move the tiller in the direction of the turn. See Figure 5-4. After completing the tum, slowly lower the tines into the soil and increase the engine speed, Figure 5-4 (learning the Tines The tines have a self-clearing action which eliminates most tangling of debris in the tines. However, occasionally dry grass, stringy stalks or tough vines may become tangled. Follow these procedures to help avoid tangling and to clean the tines, if necessary.
Suggested tilling patters . If the garden size will not permit lengthwise and then crosswise tilling, then overlap the first passes by one-half a tiller width, followed by successive passes at one-quarter width See Figure 5-7. When preparing a seedbed, go over the same path twice in the first row, then overlap one-half the tiller width on the rest of the passes.
Tilling on slopes if you must garden on a moderate slope, please follow two very important guidelines: 1. Till only on moderate slopes, never on steep ground where the footing is difficult. Review the safety rules in the Safe Operation Practices Section. 2 Iris recommended to till up and down the slopes rather than terracing. Tilling vertically on a slope allows maximum planting area and also leaves room for cultivating.
Power Composting Power composting simply means tilling under and burying in the soil all manner of organic matter such as crop residues, leaves, grass clippings and cover crops. This material will decompose during the non-growing season and add important natural nutrients to the soil. WARNING! When power composting, do hot keep the Depth Regulator Lever at a deep setting if the tiller jumps of bucks.
Maintenance & Adjustments 6 Maintenance Schedule Her Hauteur Before Each Use | Every 5 Hours Every 10 Hours | Every 30 Hours reach-in {lean Engine Vv {heck Drive Belt Tension Vv Vv Check Nuts and Bolts Vv Vv Lubricate Tiller Vv Check Transmission Gray Oi Vv Vv Check Tines for Wear Vv {heck Air Pressure in Tires Vv WARNING! Before inspecting, dealing or servicing the machine, shut off the engine, wait for all the moving parts to come ta a complete spat, disconnect the spark plug wire and move the wire awa
4. {foil does not flow from the check hole, add oil as follows: MOTE: Do not use automatic transmission fluid or motor oil in the transmission. a Clean the area around the fill hole and unscrew the gear oil fill plug. b. If adding only a few ounces of gear ofl, use API rated LG-4 of LG-5 gear oil having a viscosity of SAE 140, SAE 85W-140 or SAE 80W-90. If refilling an empty transmission, use only LG-4 gear ofl having a viscosity of SAE 85W-140 or SAE 140. ©.
Tension on a new forward dutch belt should be checked after the first two (2) hours of operation and after every ten (19) hours of aeration after that. See Figure 6-4. 2. Belt adjustments ate done with the forward clutch cable adjuster. Use two ¥, open-end wrenches to loosen the two jam nuts a few turns. See Figure 6-6.
1. Before adjusting the belt, shut off the engine, allow the engine and muffler to cool down, disconnect the spark plug wire and remove the ignition key on electric start models. 2. Remove the two lock nuts and remove the belt cover. See Figure 6-8 Figure 6-8 3. Reverse belt tension adjustment; near the engine. See Figure 6-9. Use two 2” open-end wrenches to loosen the two adjuster jam huts a few tums. Figure 6-9 4. Move the cable adjuster away from the pulleys to increase the belt tension. 5.
Service 7 Melt Replacement 4. Disconnect the forward clutch cable from the forward clutch idler arm bracket . See Figure 7-2. Note the hole farm Forward Clutch Belt which you disconnect the cable. It is important that you reconnect the cable fo the same hole. 1. Stop the engine, allow it to cool and disconnect the spark plug wire before working near the belts. Also remove the ignition key on electric start models. 2. Remove the two nuts and remove the belt cover. Refer to Fig.
6. Slip the belt off the front of the transmission pulley. See Figure 7-4. Figure 7-4 7. Work the belt out from between the pulley and the frame, around the transmission cover spring, then up and out of the machine. 8. From the front of the tiller, insert the forward clutch belt in between the bottom of the engine drive pulley and the top of the transmission pulley. See Figure 7.5. k A Forward Clutch Figure 7-5 8.
6. Insert the belt down Into the front of the transmission Tines housing. Slip the top half of the belt onto the reverse idler am pulley. The tines will wear with use and should be inspected at the beginning of each tilling season and after every 30 operating hours. Tines can be replaced Individually of as a complete set. Never Inspect or service the tines unless the engine is stopped, 7. Pull the belt downward and loop the bottom half of the helot around the front groove of the transmission pulley. 2.
Replacing a Single Tine Removing 2 Tine Assembly 1. Remove the two screws and nuts that attach a single tine 1 f removing both tine assemblies, mark them “left” and to the tine holder. If needed, use penetrating oil to help “tight” before removal. Doing so will help ensure that the free the nuts, See Figure 7-9, assemblies are reinstalled on the correct sides of the tiller. 2. Remove the screw and lockout that secure the tine assembly to the tine shaft, See Figure 7-10, Pull the tine assembly off the shaft.
Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy Wheels and Tines will not 1. improper use of controls. 1. Review Controls & Features Section, tum 2, Maladjusted forward crutch control cable 2. Adjust cable tension 3, Maladjusted reverse clutch control cable. 3. Adjust cable tension 4. Worn or broken clutch belt 4. Check belts, Replace parts as needed. 5. Internal transmission wear or damage. 5. Contact authorized service dealer, 6. Bolt and key loose in transmission pulley. 6.
Replacement Parts 9 Component Part Number and Description 954-04094 Forward Drive Belt, 41 x 23.80 954-04095 Reverse Drive belt, 3L x 27.440 742-04223 Solo Tine (LH), 127 742-04224 Solo Tine (RH), 12” 934-04232 Wheel, 13x5x6 1916784P Reverse Clutch Cable 946-04G27 Forward Clutch Cable Phone (B00) 828-5500 to order replacement parts or a complete Parts Manual (have your full model number and serial number ready). Parts Manual downloads are also available free of charge at www.troybiltcom.
MANUFACTURER'S LIMITED WARRANTY FOR OQ OVERBUILT The limited warranty set forth below is given by Troy-Silt LLC with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the United States and/or its territories and possessions, and by MTD Products Limited with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in Canada and/or its territories and possessions (either entity respectively, This warranty is in addition to any applicable emissions warranty provided with your product.
