Yard-Man S030~1, 5020.1, 5010-1 manual Maintehahc£

SUG'GESTI,p'NS FOR MORE 'EFF1CIENT, AN:O MAINTENANCE-

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GrNERAl TILLING:
Keep area to be tilled	cl.t!ared of vines. glass, wire, and stones. '..':':'		';
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2. Always start engine with machine on level surface with master' clutch disengaged, Aftecr: starting, let engine warm up several

mInutes

at slow

speed before:starting

,to;till.

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preset d~pth bar i(1to ti)e grqund

befot~en9~g1ti~"m~st~r:~IL!tch~9ntrOI.:

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When tilling,

run machine

at

throttl~

~~ti(l)g'~esi 'su~i~d~,o~ro,\Jnd:.corldjtion~.::Alwavs

lower

t.he tines

"slowly"

in

to

the

soil,

hold\I'I:9ba~1< on '\he hand\&s

until th~ d~r~d:'ill\~9',d~~

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,i~ ieath~:

the~

alJ~w the:til{~~"

tti:'move forward

slowly

using

the

depth 'bardrag

setting,

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In

hard

sod

or

on rough ground

it

is u5ualJy ~asier

to

ma-inUiri.' a $tr,ight

forward

motion

with a slight

movement

of

the

handlt:!1! from

side to side, When making the

first

1;ut1hi9ugh ~I'I;a,.~a the

tiller will track ..Sctraight

line.

but

wh.erl cuttif\9

the

second path the~

witl be a tendency to mol/e'1owardsthe iQ6se: soil. Moving the handle from side to side Will aid in

followrng

the

edge of

the

first

cut

in

making

a wide

str:aigh.t tilled

area. After's )ittl~practjceprQfjcjency

in the

,

op~ration of

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the

tlll~r

u'n-deraH'~Qnd.itjoj'\sw-llibeQai~ed: ",

MAINTEHAHC£:

You, EA~TH8\,RD '\jkeiJ1.math\\1e~w~I'h1"!:I'ovingparts, f'!)U$receivet c~re and mamt,ef)Qnce,The following tip$. it u~~d, .."iill con. itibute manytrouble,1ree:~ou(sto yOur macryine,

1, CneCl<ojl ;t~,vel~eqiJe'~tIY.61'slIerv: 5;hours ot use, Wher'lchanging oil, ma~e sure dirt and debris is cleaned from oil drain

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2,	Keep tines ~nd 1:lhespoois/~1~ar: '
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:i:	Chec~:all nuts, bolts ~n9sc~e~s o!:c~sjori!l.liyfor tightness to be sure machine isin QoOddperating condition.
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4, Tt,e mat-hineis pta.llibr,iccitedat ~r~ f~c~bfy:Howev~;! lubrication With'eachusage~i11 prolong 11f6of wor~ing pa.rts.

5.If you are.9oin~to store your EARTHBIRD1or atl¥ length of time (30 days or longer) it is important that the follOw.

Ing steps be takel1.

a, Drain the gas tank and carburetor, Allow t,heengjne to fUrl out of gas.g,!~oline left'in the engine will leave 9ul!1/deposit~ in.th'ei:srburetor ~nd gas tank.

b.Cle:a~en~i(\e o~ all f?~ej~f1 ~~tttr,

c.LUbi'ic8te,cYl(n~er by removing the sparkpJlJg a:nd pol,Jring one oun~e ofctean lubricating o-il through t:h~ s~arl:Cplugho,le into the cylinder. Cr~nk engine sioWly to spread oil a~Qtepl:acesparkp1ug,

6.The tf.an:smissiqn;is p~~.lubricated, Every 10;15 hours of bperation chec!<the oil .Ievel.by remQving the oil level plug. Use SAE ~Ciextta duty tral'l~missionoil to fill if level IS below plug openitlY. Change oifevery 25 hours.

Thebeit t~nslbri'js -q!:ljustable,The tensioning of belt should be cht?ckedevery 5-10 hours of operation. Refer to adjustmentss~ion;f resettiilg,

8; J~st.asvour ~utQmQbi\~n'e'eq~protessiOn6\mechanica~ma;ntenal'lcefrom time to time, ~odoes your air cooled engine. A yearly t~f.e:'l.Ip'andGt}ec.1<~1aqM~I;~:iedservicece;nteris recommended to avoid breakd<;Jwnsand- u~n!1cess~rYdejays dt,iTingthe tilling

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