Manual

LUBRiCATiON
Afterevery10operatinghours,oilor greasethe lubricationpoints.Use
cleanlubricatingoil (#30weightmotoroil is suitable)andcleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metallubricantis preferred,if
available).
* Removethetinesandcleanthe fine shaft.Usea file or sandpa-
perto gentlyremoveany rust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundthe holesinthe shaft).Applygreaseto the endsof the
shaftbeforeinstallingthe tines.
, Removethebelt coverandlubricateallthe pivotpointsand
linkageswitha lightcoatof oil.Keepthe beltsfree of lubrication.
* Thechaincaseis pre-lubricatedand sealedat the factoryand
requiresno maintenance.
HARDWARE
Checkfor looseor missinghardwareafterevery10operatinghours
andtightenor replace= as needed= beforereusingthe tiller.Be
sureto checkthe screwsunderneaththe tillerhoodthatsecurethe
transmissioncoverandthe DepthRegulatorLeverto thetransmission.
Beforeperformingany typeof maintenanceonthe machine,waitfor
all partsto stopmovinganddisconnectthesparkplugwire.Failure
to followthis instructioncouldresultinpersonalinjuryor property
damage.
BELT REPLACEMENT
If thedrive beltneedsto be replaced,makesureyou useonly a
factoryauthorizedbeltlistedinthe Partspagesof thisoperator's
manual,asan "over-the-counter"beltmaynot performsatisfactorily.
Theprocedurerequiresaveragemechanicalabilityandcommonly
availabletools.
Toreplacethe Drivebelt,followthesesteps:
1. Removethebelt coverfromthe leftside of the tillerby removing
the twoselftappingscrewsandhex stopnutandwasher.See
Figure27.
2. Removetheidlerpulleybolt andmovethe beltfromunderthe
idlerpulleykeeper.SeeFigure28.
3. Removethebelt keeperassemblylocatedbehindtheengine
pulleyby removingthe two hexboltsandlockwashers.See
Figure28.
4. Removetheold beltfromaroundthe transmissionpulleyand
installthe new belt. SeeFigure28.
5. Followthe instructionsinreverseorderto re-installthe beltkeeper
andidlerpulley.
NOTE:Uponreassernbly,makecertainthatthe idlerpulleykeeper
isas showninFigure28. Takenoteof the notchon thebottomof the
keeperandthe alignmentwhenreassemblingwiththe replacement
belt.
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HexStop
Nut
Washer
Figure27
Figure28
Transmission
Pulley
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