Sears 917.299642 owner manual Operation

STOPPING TINES AND ENGINE

. TILLER MOVEMENT AND TINES WILL STOP WHEN DRIVE CONTROL BAR iS RELEASED.

•Move Shift Lever Indicator to "N" Neutral position.,

•To stop Engine, move Throttle Control to "STOP" posi- tion.

TURNING

•Release the Drive Contro! Bar.

•MoveThrottle Control to "SLOW" speed,

. Place Shift Lever Indicator in the "F" Forward position. Tines will not turn,

•Lift Handle to raise Tines out of ground,.

•Swing the Handle in the opposite direction you wish to

turn, being careful to keep feet and legs away from Tines,,

•When you have completed your turn-around, release the Drive Control Bar and lower Handle., Place Shift Lever in "T" position and move Throttle Control to de- sired speed, To begin tilling, hold Drive Control Bar against the Handle.,

OUTER SIDE SHIELDS

The front of the Outer Side Shields are slotted so that they can be raised for deep tilling and lowered for shal-

low tilling to protect small plants from being buried. Loosen Nut "A" in slot and Nut "B" (Fig. 13). Move Shield

to desired position (both sides)., Retighten nuts.

TRANSPORTING

. Release the Depth Stake Pin, Move the Depth Stake down to the top hole for transporting the Tiller. Place Depth Stake Pin in hole of Depth Stake to lock in position. This prevents Tines from scuffing the ground,,

•Place Shift Lever Indicator (Fig° 14) in "F" position for transporting,

SHIFT

LEVER

INDICATOR

BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TILLER

FOR THE FIRST TIME, STUDY THIS

SECTION AND THE "RULES FOR

SAFE OPERATION" ON PAGE 2,

ALWAYS RELEASE DRIVE CONTROL

BAR BEFORE MOVING SHIFT LEVER

INTO ANOTHER POSITION°

DON'T BACK YOURSELF INTO A

SOLID OBSTRUCTION SUCH AS A

TREE, FENCE, ETC.

BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL

CAUTION: BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW DIRT TO ENTER THE ENGINE WHEN CHECK- ING OR ADDING OIL OR FUEL. USE CLEAN 30 OR 10W-30 WEIGHT OIL AND STORE IN APPROVED, CLEAN, COVERED

CONTAINERS,, (DO NOT USE PRESSUR- IZED STARTING FLUID AS SEVERE IN-

TERNAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION)

•With Engine level, remove Oil Filler Plug (Fig 15),

•Engine oil should be to point of almost overttowing, Engine oil capacity is about 1-1/4 pints (20 ounces),

FIGURE 14

•Hold the Drive Control Bar against the Handle to start Tiller Movement, Tines will not turn

•Move Throttle Control to desired speed before slarting Engine.

CAUTION: PRACTICE THE ABOVE PROCEDURES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FILLING EN- GINE WITH FUEL AND OIL,,