Tilling In Rocky Soil

If you till in rocky soil and experience continual
tine area rock jams, install the tines in the rocky
soil tine configuration to help alleviate the problem.
NOTICE

Experiencing continual rock jams with the tines

installed in the regular tine configuration, may

cause transmission damage.

1. Stop the engine (see page 13).
2. Disconnect the spark plug wire (see page 22).
3. Tip the tiller forward on the carrying handlebar
as shown.
4. Remove the lock pins from the left and right
tine shafts by turning them UP [a] and pulling
them OUT [b].
5. Clean the tine shafts.
6. Wearing heavy gloves, remove the tines. Note
that the tine sets are stamped “A”, “B”, “C”, and
“D” just inside the raised inner area of the tine set.
7. Reinstall the tine sets in the rocky soil tine
configuration. When reinstalling the tines, make
sure the tine shaft and tine hubs are clean and
free of foreign material. The tines should easily
slide onto the shaft. Do not force the tines onto
the shaft.
8. Install each lock pin through the round side of
the tine shaft hole [a], then turn it over [b] to
lock it in place.
The rocky soil tine configuration has a wider
center untilled area than the regular tine
configuration. This will require additional
passes to till the area.
When the tines are properly mounted, the
angled portions of the tine blade should enter
the soil first, not the straight portions.
[a]
[b]
D
D
LOCK PIN
CARRYING HANDLEBAR
RAISED
AREA
[b]
TINE SET “D”
[a]
OHV
4 in
ABC
D
4 in1 in
REGULAR TINECONFIGURATION
UNTILLED
AREA
REAR VIEW
OHV
AB
CD
2 7/8 in 2 7/8 in3 1/4 in
ROCKY SOIL TINE CONFIGURATION
UNTILLED
AREA
REAR VIEW
Angled portionshould
enter the soil first.
OPERATION
FG100 TILLER 15