Husqvarna CT16 owner manual To Install the Handle Assembly

ASSEMBLY

CAUTION: ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR EYE SHIELDS WHILE ASSEM- BLING TILLER/CULTIVATOR.

FIG. 1-OPon page 6 shows the tiller/cultivator completely assembled.

Reference to the right and left hand side of the tiller/cultivator is from the operator's position behind the unit.

TO INSTALL THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY

The lower handles have a short bend at the bottom end and are flattened at the top to allow the upper handle to be placed between the lower handles. To assemble the handles, do the following:

●Unwind the throttle control from around the engine and straighten the cable. Be careful you do not kink the cable.

●Remove two locknuts, four spacers and two handle mounting screws from the tine shield (See FIG. 1- ASSY).

●Insert the right side lower handle section into the mounting channel between the tine shield and the engine casting (See FIG. 2-ASSY). Push the mounting screws through the tine shield , handle and approxi mately halfway into the engine casting. Be sure a spacer is on each mounting screw (See FIG. 3-ASSY). It may be necesary to rotate the lower handle to align the mounting holes. To allow proper mounting of the upper handle section be sure the flat portion of the lower handle is facing inward.

●Position the left side lower handle section into the mounting channel between the tine shield and the engine casting. Align the holes in the handle with the engine casting and the tine shield, then push the mounting screws completely through the engine casting, tine shield and handle. Install a spacer onto the mounting screws and secure the lower

handle sections using two locknuts previously removed (See FIG . 3-ASSY). Finger tighten the locknuts at this time.

●Remove hardware from upper handle.

●Place the upper handle between the lower handles (See FIG. 4-ASSY) and secure with two curved head carriage bolts, two formed washers, two 11/32 inch flatwashers and two tee knobs (removed earlier) on the inside of the handle. You must insert a hex nut into each tee knob. Finger tighten only. Pull back on the tee knob to engage the hex opening with the hex nut. Tighten the tee knob. The nut will be pulled into the cavity and locked. The lower handles have two holes at the top end to allow the upper handle to be positioned at two different heights.

●Using two 7/16 inch wrenches, tighten the locknuts on the screws in the lower ends of the lower handles just enough to hold the lower handles firmly in place.

		FIG. 1-ASSY
2 SPACERS
	2 SPACERS
2 LOCKNUTS		2 HANDLE
		MOUNTING
		SCREWS

TINE

SHIELD

FRONT VIEW

FIG. 2-ASSY

TINE

SHIELD

LOWER END

OF HANDLE

MOUNTING

CHANNEL

Figure 4

	FIG. 3-ASSY
	SPACERS
	LOCKNUTS
SPACERS
MOUNTING	TINE SHIELD
SCREWS

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