Manual

WARNING
Read, understand,
' and follow all instruc-
tions and warnings
on the machineand
inthis manualbefore
operating.
Use extremecare
whenhandling
gasoline.Gasoline is
extremely flammable
and the vaporsare
i explosive.Neverfuel
machine indoorsor
while the engine is
hot or running.
Be sure no one is
standing in front of
i thetiller whilethe
engineisrunningor
being started.
Becertainspark
plug wire is discon-
nected and grounded
i against the engine
when performing any
adjustments.
_hb ARNING:Read,understand, and follow
all instructionsandwarningson the ma-
chine and in this manual before operating.
Before Starting
Gas And Oil Fill-Up
Servicethe enginewithgasolineandoil as instructedin
the separateenginemanualpackedwithyourtiller.Read
instructionscarefully.
WARNING: Useextremecare when
handlinggasoline. Gasoline isextremely
flammable and the vapors are explosive.
Neverfuel machine indoorsor while the
engine is hot or running.
Starting Engine
NOTE: Whenpushingthe unitwiththe engineoff, you
will heara ratchetingsound(gearnoise)whichis normal.
,_ WARNING: Besureno one isstanding in
front of the tiller while the engineisrunning
or being started.
• Placegearselectionleverin NEUTRAL.
• PlacethethrottlecontrolleverinFASTpositionor
ifequipped,placethe enginespeedcontrolinthe
STARTposition.
• Movechokeleverto CHOKEpositionor ifequipped,
pushprimertwo(2) orthree (3)times.Waitabouttwo
(2) secondsbetweeneach push.
NOTE:A warmenginemaynotrequirechokingorpriming.
• Standat sideof tiller.Graspthe starterhandleandpull
out slowly,until itpulls slightlyharder.Letroperewind
slowly.
• Pullstarterhandlerapidly.Do notallowhandleto snap
back.Allowitto rewindslowlywhilekeepinga firm
holdonthe starterhandle.
• Repeatpreviousstepsuntilenginestarts.
As enginewarmsup andbeginsto operateevenly,
movechokelevergraduallyto RUNposition.Ifengine
falters,returnto chokeposition,then slowlymoveto
RUNposition.
Referto enginemanualforadditionalengineinforma-
tion.
NOTE: Afterstartingandpriorto usingthe tiller forthe
firsttime, becertainto checkthe clutchadjustmentas
describedin"Checkingthe ClutchAdjustment"sectionof •
the AssemblyInstructions.
To Stop Engine
• Movethrottlecontrolto STOPorOFFposition.
• Disconnectsparkplugwireandgroundto prevent
accidentallystartingwhileequipmentis unattended.
NOTE: Afterthefirst ten hoursof operation,recheck
the clutchadjustment.Referto finalclutchadjustmentin
AssemblyInstructions.
Setting The Depth
Tillingdepthis controlledby the depthstakewhichcan be
adjustedto fivedifferentsettings.Adjustthe side shields
as youadjustthedepth stake.
_ ARNING: Becertainspark plug wire is
disconnected and groundedagainst the
engine when performingany adjustments.
• Whenusingthetiller for the firsttime, usethe second
adjustmentholefromthe top (1"oftillingdepth).See
Figure5-1.
• Whenbreakingupsod andfor shallowcultivation,use
Postion
3"
5"
UseThis Hole for
Lowest(shallowest)
Postion
Side Sheild
--__Use This Hole for
Highest (deepest)
Postion j
Figure 5-1
the settingwhichgives1"oftillingdepth(secondhole
fromthetop). Placethe side shieldsintheir lowest
position.
Forfurtherdepth,raisethe depthstakeandside
shieldsandalso makeoneortwo morepassesover
the area.
• Whentillingloosesoil,the depthstakemaybe raised
to its highestposition(usebottomadjustmenthole)to
givethe deepesttillingdepth.Raisethe sideshieldsto
theirhighestposition.
• Totransporttiller,lowerthe depthstake(use top
adjustmenthole).
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