Manual

Check Transmission Gear Oil
Checkthetransmissiongearoilafterevery30 hoursof operation
orwheneveryounoticeanyoil leak.Operatingthe tiller whenthe
transmissionis lowon oilcan resultin severedamage.
ToCheckthe TransmissionGearOil Level:
1. Checkthegearoil levelwhenthetransmissionis cool.Gearoil
will expandinwarmoperatingtemperaturesandthis expansion
will providean incorrectoil levelreading.
2. Withthetiller on levelground,pullthe DepthRegulatorLeverall
the wayup.
3. Removetheoil fill plugfromthetransmissionhousingand look
insidethe oilfill holeto locatethemaindriveshaftsituatedbelow
the hole.SeeFigure21.
4. Thegearoil levelis correctif the gearoilis approximatelyhalfway
upthe side of the maindriveshaft.
5. If thegearoil levelis low,add gearoil as describednext.Ifthe
gearoillevelis okay,securelyreplacethe oil fill plug.
6. If addingonlya fewouncesof gearoil, useAPI ratedGb4 or
Gb5 gearoil havinga viscosityof SAE 140,SAE85W-140or SAE
80W-90.Ifrefillinganemptytransmission,useonly Gb4 gearoil
havinga viscosityd SAE85W-140or SAE140.
7. Whilecheckingfrequentlyto avoidoverfilling,slowlyaddgearoil
intothe oilfill holeuntilit reachesthe halfwaypointon the drive
shaft.
8. Securelyreplacetheoil fill plug.
Change Transmission Gear Oil
Thetransmissiongearoildoes not needto be changedunlessit has
beencontaminatedwithdirt, sandor metalparticles.Seeanautho-
rizedSearsServiceCenterto havethetransmissiongearoil changed
orto scheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
LUBRICATION
Afterevery10operatinghours,oilor greasethe lubricationpoints.Use
cleanlubricatingoil (#30weightmotoroil is suitable)andcleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metallubricantis preferred,if
available).SeeFigure22.
• Removethewheels,clean thewheelshaft andapplya thin
coatingof grease.
• Greasethe back,frontandsidesof the depth regulatorlever.
• Removethetinesandcleanthe fine shaft.Usea file or sandpa-
perto gentlyremoveany rust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundthe holesinthe shaft).Applygreasetothe endsof the
shaftbeforeinstallingthetines.
• Oilthe threadsonthe handlebarheightadjustmentscrewsand
the handlebarattachingscrews.
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Figure21
Handlebar
Hardware Depth Reg_
Wheel Shaft
Figure22
TineShaft
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HARDWARE
Checkfor looseor missinghardwareafterevery10operatinghours
andtightenor replace-- as needed-- beforereusingthe tiller.Be
sureto checkthe screwsunderneaththetiller hoodthat securethe
transmissioncoverandthe DepthRegulatorLevertothe transmission.
TIRE PRESSURE
Checktheair pressurein bothtires.The airpressureshouldbe betwen
15-20PSI.Keepbothtiresequallyinflatedto helppreventmachine
frompullingto oneside.
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