SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR CULTIVATOR

Your yard and garden cultivator has been completely assembled except for the handlebar, throttle cable and wheel bracket assembly. A large phillips screwdriver is needed for assembly.

Removing Unit From Carton

1.Carefully unpack the contents and insure that nothing is damaged. Unwrap the throttle cable without bending or kinking it.

WARNING: Do not cut the plastic strap off the handle bar. The strap is under tension and can cause serious personal injury if cut.

2.Squeeze the handle bar and slide the plastic strap down and off. See Figure 1.

NOTE: Do not squeeze the handlebar too tight. Excessive squeezing can cause the handlebar to kink.

Squeeze

Together

Plastic

Strap

Figure 1

SETTING UP YOUR CULTIVATORInstalling The Wheel Bracket Assembly

WARNING: To avoid injury from the tines, wear heavy gloves and a long sleeve shirt when installing the wheel bracket assembly.

1.With the unit on it’s side, place the wheel bracket assembly on the underside of the tine guard. See Figure 2.

2.Install a carriage bolt through each of the slotted holes in the wheel bracket and into the tine guard.

3.On the top side of the tine guard, install a lock washer and a wing nut onto each of the bolts. See Figure 2.

4.Make sure the square shoulder of the bolts are through the slotted holes in the wheel bracket. Tighten the wing nuts. See Figure 3.

NOTE: Do not over tighten the wing nuts. Loosening the wing nuts allow the wheel height to be adjusted.

Wheel

Bracket

Assembly

Tine

Guard

Wing Nut &

Lock Washer

Figure 2

Figure 3

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