Manual

TINES

Thetineswill wearwithuseand shouldbe inspectedat the beginning

of eachtillingseasonandafterevery30 operatinghours.Thetines

can bereplaced.Referto the PartsListsectionof thismanualforpart

numbers.

Tine inspection

Withuse,the tineswill becomeshorter,narrowerandpointed.Badly

worntineswill resultina lossof tillingdepth,andreducedeffective-

nesswhen choppingupandturningunderorganicmatter.

Removing/Installing a Tine Assembly

1. Atine assemblyconsistsof a lefthandfineanda righthandfine.

NOTE:Thesharpedgesof the tinesarepositionedtoenterthe soil

firstwhen rotating.Notethispositionof the tinesfor reinstallationof the

newfine assemblies.

2. To removeafine assembly,simplyremovethe cotterpin securing

theclevis pinfor eachfine.SeeFigure29.

3. Removethe clevispin foreachfine,and slidetheassemblyto the

outsideof the unitandoff of the fine shaft.

4. Beforereinstallingthe fineassembly,inspectthe tine shaftfor

rust, roughspotsorburrs.Lightlyfile or sand,as needed.Applya

thincoatof greaseto the shaft.

5. Installeachtine of theassemblyso thatthecutting(sharp)edge

of the tineswill enterthe soil firstwhenthe tiller movesforward.

Clevis Pin

Figure29