Yard-Man 21A-144R401 Assembling Your Cultivator, Know Your Cultivator, Removing Unit From Carton

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SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR CULTIVATOR

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual before operating your mower.

NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the cultivator is observed from the operating position.

Removing Unit From Carton

•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.

•Remove loose parts if included with unit (e.g., operator’s manual, safety glasses, etc.)

•Cut along corners, lay carton down flat, and remove packing material.

•Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton thoroughly for loose parts.

Disconnecting Spark Plug Wire

Before setting up your cultivator, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug and ground to a stud on the engine.

Setting Up Your Cultivator

•Loosen each wing nut enough to separate the plastic connectors between the upper and lower handle. Gently lift up and pull back on the upper handle to raise the handle toward the operating position. See Figure 1.

•Separate the connectors and position the bottom tip of upper handle connector in front of the bottom tip of lower handle connector.

•The lower handle connector has three marked lines on the top and the upper handle connector has one marked line.

•Position the connectors aligning the marked line on the upper connector with the middle marked line on the lower connector.

•To secure the upper and lower handle, tighten the wing nuts and washers (carriage bolts must be seated properly into the handle and grooves must line up between connectors).

•Tighten the cable ties on the left side of handle.

Marked

 

Lines

 

 

 

Carriage

 

 

Bolt

 

Wing Nut

Lower Handle

Upper Handle

Connector

 

Connector

 

 

Figure 1

SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR CULTIVATOR

Read this operator’s manual and safety rules before operating your cultivator. Compare the illustrations in Figure 2 with your cultivator to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.

Starter Handle

The starter handle is attached to an eyebolt in the front of the engine.

Throttle Lever

The throttle lever is located on the upper handle. Squeezing the lever against handle speeds up the engine and engages the cultivator tines. Release the handle to stop the tines.

Choke Lever

The choke lever is located on the right side of engine and it is used to enrich the fuel mixture when starting a cold engine.

A B C

Close Partial Open

Primer Button

The primer button is located on the right side of engine and it is used in conjunction with the choke to enrich the fuel mixture in the carburetor when starting a cold engine.

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Contents OPERATOR’S Manual Table of Contents Training Important Safe Operation PracticesMaintenance And Storage Setting Up Your Cultivator Disconnecting Spark Plug WireAssembling Your Cultivator Know Your CultivatorOil Fill-Up Operating Your CultivatorStopping Engine Starting Engine Gas Fill-UpFuel Additives Starting a Warm EngineTine Removal and Replacement Using Your CultivatorMaintaining Your Cultivator Attaching the Edger Wheel And BladeChanging Oil Engine MaintenanceChecking Oil Carburetor Adjustment Air Filter MaintenanceSpark Arrestor Maintenance Replacing The Spark PlugEngine TroubleshootingModel 21A-144R401 Part Description Model 21A-144R401 Model 21A-144R401 MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for

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