Billy Goat AE551, AE551H Adjusting Handle Height, Folding Handle, Unit Storage, Parking

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ADJUSTING HANDLE HEIGHT

This unit is equipped with a height adjustable upper handle to allow for multiple operator heights.

TO ADJUST THE HANDLE HEIGHT:

1.Remove the lock nuts (item 50) that secure the handle, one on each side, to the lower handle mounting studs. See Fig. 1

2.Loosen the handle mounting bolts (item 51), one on each side, (See Fig. 3) and push the handle out and away from the lower handle mounting studs.

3.The handle is now free to rotate. Adjust the handle to the desired height. The BOTTOM handle mounting stud coresponds with the highest handle position. The TOP handle mounting stud coresponds with the lowest handle mounting position.

4.Completely tighten the handle mounting bolts (item 51), and replace the lock nuts (item 50) to secure the handle in place.

FOLDING HANDLE

This unit is equipped with a folding upper handle for easier storage.

TO FOLD THE HANDLE:

1.Remove the lock nuts that secure the handle, one on each side, to the lower handle mounting studs. See Fig. 1

2.Remove the hair pins that secure the tine lift rods, one on each side, to the tine lift links. See Fig. 2

3.Slide the rods out of the lift links and replace the pins in the holes they were removed from for storage.

4.Rotate the lift rods down and back until they and hanging down and to the rear of the unit.

5.Loosen the handle mounting bolts, one on each side, (Fig. 3) and push the handle out and away from the lower handle mounting studs.

6.The handle is now free to rotate. Rotate it up and toward the front of the unit while holding the tine engagement control lever against the rear of the upper handle. The handle will rotate into a position with the top of the handle hooking over the front bumper of the unit.

NOTE: Replace the lock nuts (item 50) on the lower handle mounting studs for storage.

UNIT STORAGE

Never store engine indoors or in enclosed poorly ventilated areas with fuel in tank, where fuel fumes may reach an open flame, spark or pilot light, as on a furnace, water heater, clothes dryer or other gas appliance.

If engine is to be unused for 30 days or more, prepare as follows: Remove all gasoline from carburetor and fuel tank to prevent gum deposits from forming on these parts and causing possible malfunction of engine. Drain fuel outdoors, into an approved container, away from open flame. Be sure engine is cool. Do not smoke. Run engine until fuel tank is empty and engine runs out of gasoline.

NOTE: Fuel stabilizer (such as Sta-Bil) is an acceptable alternative in minimizing the formation of fuel gum deposits during storage. Add stabilizer to gasoline in fuel tank or storage container. Always follow mix ratio found on stabilizer container. Run engine at least 10 min. after adding stabilizer to allow it to reach

the carburetor.

PARKING

NEVER PARK THIS UNIT ON A SLOPE OF ANY KIND. Always keep tines in the up position when parking the unit.

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Fig. 1

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Part No. 360178 Page 7 of 12 Form No. F121203A