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 locatethemaindrive shaftsituatedbelow
the hole.SeeFigure25.
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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,SAE85%140 or SAE
80W-90.ifrefillinganemptytransmission,useonly Gb4 gearoil
havinga viscosityof SAE85W-140or SAE140.
7. Whilecheckingfrequentlyto avoidoverfilling,slowlyaddgearoilinto
theoilfill holeuntilit reachesthehalfwaypointonthedriveshaft.
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
clean lubricatingoil (#30weightmotoroilis suitable)andcleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metallubricantis preferred,if
available).SeeFigure26.
Handlebar
Hardware Depth Reg_
Wheel Shaft
Tine Shaft
Figure26
• Removethe wheels,cleanthe wheelshaftandapplya thin
coatingof grease.
• Greasethe back,frontandsidesof the depthregulatorlever.
• Removethe tinesandcleanthefine shaft.Usea fileor sandpa-
perto gentlyremoveanyrust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundthe holesin the shaft).Applygreaseto the endsofthe
shaftbeforeinstallingthetines.
• Oilthethreadson the handlebarheightadjustmentscrewsand
the handlebarattachingscrews.
TIRE PRESSURE
Checkthe airpressureinboth tires.Theair pressureshouldbe
between15-20PSI.Keepbothtiresequallyinflatedto helpprevent
machinefrompullingto oneside.
HARDWARE
Checkfor looseor missinghardwareafterevery10operatinghours
andtightenor replace= as needed= beforereusingthetiller.Be
sureto checkthe screwsunderneaththe tiller hoodthat securethe
transmissioncoverandthe DepthRegulatorLevertothe transmission.
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