Craftsman 917.29555 manual Tine Replacement, See Figs

TINE REPLACEMENT	(See Figs. 26,	27 and	• To maintain	the	superb	tilling performance of this
28)			machine the	tines	should	be checked for	sharpness,
iAdling tines.	...............• New tines should be assembled as shown						in Ftg_ 28.
			wear, and bending, particularly the tines which are next
CAUTION: Tines are sharp		Wear	to the transmission, if the gap between the tines
			exceeds 3-1/2 inches, they should be replaced or
gloves or other protection when han-
			straightened	as necessary

A badly worn tine causes your'tiller to work harder and dig

Sharpened tine edges will rotate rearward from above.

more shallow. Most important, worn tines cannot chop and shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as good tines. A fine this worn needs to be replaced..

NEW TINE WORN TINE

TtNE

FIG. 26	FIG.	27
SHEAR PiN
SHARP EDGE	TINE
	I	OUNTER
	ROTATION

SHEAR PIN

SHARP

EDGE

SHARPEDGE

HAIRPIN CLiP

SHARP

EDGES

FIG. 28

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