SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION: Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into contact with plug.

TILLER

TO ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT (See Fig. 15)

Factory assembly has provided lowest handle height. Select handle height best suited for your tilling conditions. Handle height will be different when tiller digs into soil.

If a higher handle height is desired, loosen the four nuts securing handle panel to engine brackets.

Slide handle panel to desired location.

Tighten the four nuts securely.

ENGINE BRACKETS

HANDLE

PANEL

NUTS (ALSO 2

ON LEFT SIDE

OF TILLER)

FIG. 15

TINE ARRANGEMENT

Your outer tines can be assembled in several different ways to suit your tilling or cultivating needs.

CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear gloves or other protection when han- dling tines.

NORMAL TILLING - 24" PATH (See Fig. 16)

Assemble holes “A” in tine hubs to holes “B” in tine shaft.

CLEVIS

OUTER

PIN

TINE

A

A

 

B

B

tine_4

 

HAIRPIN CLIP

INNER TINE

FIG. 16

MID-WIDTH TILLING - 22" PATH (See Fig. 17)

Assemble holes “A” in tine hubs to holes “C” in tine shaft.

A

C

C

A

tine_5

 

 

 

FIG. 17

NARROW TILLING/CULTIVATING - 12-3/4" PATH (See Fig. 18)

Remove outer tines.

tine_6

INNER TINES ONLY

FIG. 18

NOTE: When reassembling outer tines, be sure right tine assembly (marked “R”) and left tine assembly (marked “L”) are mounted to correct side of tine shaft.

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McCulloch MFT55 owner manual Service and Adjustments, Tiller, To Adjust Handle Height See Fig, Tine Arrangement