Manual

SECTION3: FEATURESANDCONTROLS
_ ARNING: Before
operating your machine,
carefully readand understand
all safety, controls and
operating instructions in this
Manual,the separateEngine
Owner's Manual,and on the
decalson the machine.
Failureto follow these
instructions can result in
serious personal injury.
INTRODUCTION
This Section describes the location and
function of the controls onyourtiller. Refer
to the following Section, Operationfor de-
tailed operating instructions.
Practice using these controls, with the en-
gine shut off, until you understandthe op-
eration of the controls and feel confident
with each of them.
Forward Clutch
ReverseClutchControl
(Models643B&645A)
Regulator
HeightAdjustment
Wheel Drive Pin
(oneachwheel)
ENGINE CONTROLS
Referto the enginemanufacturer's Engine
Owner'sManual(included in the tiller liter-
ature package)to identify the controls on
your engine.
IMPORTANT:Thecontrol for stopping the
engine is located onthe engine.
WHEEL DRIVE PINS
Eachwheel is equippedwith a wheel drive
Klik pin (A, Figures3-2 and 3-3) that se-
curesthe wheelto the wheel shaft (B). The
wheelscan be positioned in either a
WHEELDRIVEor a FREEWHEELmode.
_ WARNING: Neverallow
either of the wheelsto bein the
FREEWHEELposition when the
engineis running. Always put
both wheelsin the WHEEL
DRIVEposition before starting
the engine.
Failureto comply could cause
loss of tiller control, property
damage,or personal injury.
Beforestarting the engine,put both wheels
in the WHEELDRIVEposition by inserting
the wheel drive Klik pins through the wheel
hubs andthe wheel shaft. Doingso "locks"
the wheels to the wheel shaft, causing the
wheelsto turn when either the
Figure 3-1: Tiller features and controls.See separateEngine Owner's Manual to identify
enginecontrols.
Forward Clutch Bail (all models) or the Re-
verse Clutch Control (Models 643B &
645A) is engaged.
Usethe FREEWHEELmode only when the
engineis not running. In FREEWHEEL,the
wheel drive pins are placed only through
the holes in the wheelshaft (not the wheel
hubs), thus allowing the wheels to turn
freely when you manually movethe tiller.
Toplacethewheels in WHEELDRIVEor
FREEWHEEL:
1. Stop engine,disconnectsparkplug wire
from sparkplug andallow engineto cool.
_ WARNING: Donotplace
tiller on its sidewhen changing
wheel drive positions. Doing so
could result in gasoline leaking
from the fuel tank.
Failureto follow this instruction
could result in personal injury
or property damage.
2. Raiseone wheelabout one inch off the
ground and place asturdy support under
the transmission.
3. RemoveKlick Pin (A, Figures3-2 and 3-
3) from wheel driveshaft (B).
4. FORWHEELDRIVEMODE(Figure3-2):
Slide wheel outward andalign holes in
"B
Figure3-2: WHEELDRIVEposition.
wheel hub (D, Figure 3-2) and wheel
shaft (B). Insert Klik pin (A) through wheel
hub (C) and wheel shaft (B). Repeatwith
the other wheel andthen removethe sup-
port from beneaththe transmission.
5. FORFREEWHEELMODE(Figure 3-3):
Slide the wheel inward and insert the Klik
pin (A, Figure3-3) onlythrough the hole in
the wheel shaft (B). Repeatfor the other
wheel and then removethe support from
beneaththe transmission.
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