MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
•Slide one of the long bushings (provided with unit) onto the shaft. See Figure 17. Insert the ring lock pin through the rounded side of the tine shaft and snap the ring down over the shaft (see DETAIL, Figure 4, in the Assembly Section).
•Repeat on the opposite side of the machine.
Tine Pattern for Stony Soil Conditions:
•Prop the machine forward so it rests on the front of the tubu- lar carrying handle. The work surface should be flat and firm.
•If tilling in stony soil, remove the ring lock pin (A, Figure 16) from both sides of the unit. Remove both outer tine sections. Mark each section as a left or right side tine and whether it is an inner or outer section.
•Remove the inner tine sections and swap their positions (the inner right side section goes on the left side of the machine, and vice versa).
•Reinstall the two outer tine sections on the sides from which they were removed. See Figure 18.
•Insert the ring lock pins through the rounded side of the tine shafts and snap the rings down over the shafts (see DETAIL, Figure 4, in the Assembly Section).
To Replace Worn Tine Sections:
•Prop the machine forward so it rests on the front of the tubu- lar carrying handle. The work surface should be flat and firm.
•Remove the ring lock pin (A, Figure 16) from both sides of the unit. Remove the old tine sections and replace them with new tine sections. Refer to Figure 16 and the tine pattern shown in the Parts List for tine positioning details. (The tines are ex- cessively worn if tilling takes much longer than before and the soil is not being mixed thoroughly.) Insert the ring lock pins through the rounded side of the tine shafts and snap the ring over the shaft (see DETAIL, Figure 4, in the Assembly Section).
STORAGE
WARNING
•Never store your equipment when there is a fuel mixture in the fuel tank.
•Never place your equipment near any source of sparks or open flame (such as from a hot water heater, a space heater or clothes dryer).
Failure to comply can result in serious personal injury or property damage.
IMPORTANT: It is important to prevent gum deposits from forming in essential fuel system parts such as carburetor, fuel filter, fuel hose, or tank during storage. Also, experience indi- cates that
Off-Season Storage Procedure
•Drain the fuel tank of all of the
•Start engine and run until fuel mixture is used up. This will prevent poor performance from stale fuel when your equip- ment is taken out of storage.
NOTE: If “Gasohol” has been used, complete above instruc- tions and then put 1/2 pint of gasoline properly mixed with
A
Figure 16: Remove ring lock pin (A) to take off tines.
NOTE: Fuel stabilizer (such as
•Let engine cool down after fuel mixture has been used up. Clean dirt and debris from engine cooling fins, linkage and other engine surfaces.
•Pull starter handle slowly until resistance is felt due to com- pression pressure, then stop. Release starter tension slowly to prevent engine from reversing due to compression pres- sure. This position will close both the intake and exhaust ports to prevent corrosion of the piston and cylinder bore.
•Remove tines. Clean all soil and debris from dust covers and tine shaft. Lubricate tine shaft with light oil. Replace tines.
•Cover engine and store equipment in a dry, sheltered location.
Figure 17: Narrow tilling tine configuration.
Figure 18: Stony soil tine configuration.
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