Manual

To move tiller in reverse: (Do not till in reverse)

a. Releasethe ForwardClutchBail.

b. Liftthe handlebaruntilthe tinesare offthe ground.

c. Slowlypull backonthe ReverseLever,andcarefullywalk

backwardswiththe machine.

NOTE:In reversemode,the tineswill rotateforward.

d. If longerdistancesneedto be coveredinreverse,shutoff the

engine,thenplacethetwowheelsinFREEWHEEL.

TURNING THE TILLER

1. Practiceturningthetiller in a level,openarea.Beverycarefulto

keepyourfeetandlegs awayfromthe tines.

2. To begina turn,liftthe handlebarsuntilthe tinesareout of the

groundandthe engineandtinesarebalancedoverthe wheels.

3. Withthe tillerbalanced,pushsidewayson the handlebarto steer

inthe directionof the turn.Afterturning,slowlylowerthe tinesinto

the soil to resumetilling.

SETTING THE DEPTH

Becertainsparkplugwire isdisconnectedandgroundedagainstthe

enginewhenperforminganyadjustments.

Tillingdepthis controlledbythedepthstakewhichcanbeadjustedto five

differentsettings.Adjustthesideshieldsas youadjustthedepthstake.

• Whenusingthe tillerfor the firsttime, usethe secondadjustment

holefromthetop (1"of tillingdepth).

• Whenbreakingup sodandfor shallowcultivation,usethe setting

whichgives1"oftillingdepth (secondholefromthe top). Place

the sideshieldsintheir lowestposition.

• Forfurtherdepth,raisethe depthstakeandside shieldsandalso

makeoneor twomorepassesoverthearea.

• Whentillingloosesoil,the depthstakemayberaisedto its

highestposition(use bottomadjustmenthole)to givethe deepest

tillingdepth.Raisethe sideshieldsto their highestposition.

• Totransporttiller,lowerthedepthstake(usetopadjustmenthole).

Toadjustthedepthstake,pull backon thedepthadjustmentbracket

(A)and pushupor down(B) untilthe bracketreachesthedesired

position,then releasethe bracket(C). SeeFigure12.

Toadjustthesideshields,removethewingnuts.Movethesideshieldto the

desiredpositionandreplacethewingnuts.Tightensecurely.SeeFigure13.

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ADJUSTING THE HANDLE HEIGHT

The handleshouldbeadjustedsothat whenthe tiller is digging3-4"

intothe soil,thehandlefallsto aboutwaste-high.Toadjusthandle,

simplyloosenthe handleadjustmentcrank,movethe handleto the

desiredheightand retightenthe adjustmentcrank.See Figure14.

Figure14

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