Poulan HDF550M owner manual

184860 Rev. 1 05.13.03 TR

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

• Assembly

• Operation

• Maintenance

• Service and Adjustments

• Storage

• Troubleshooting

• Repair Parts

OWNER'S MANUAL

MODEL NO. HDF550M

5 HP 26 Inch

Tiller

For Parts and Service, contact our authorized distributor: call 1-800-849-1297

For Technical Assistance: call 1-800-829-5886

Contents

Main OWNER'S MANUAL MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE - IMPORTANT - SAFETY RULES SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES FOR WALK-BEHIND POWERED RO TA RY TILLERS TRAINING PREPARATION OPERATION WARNING TABLE OF CONTENTS CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES ASSEMBLY OPERATORS POSITION (See Fig. 1) CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY UNPACK CARTON & INSTALL HANDLE (See Fig. 2) ASSEMBLY HANDLE HEIGHT TILLING WIDTH TINE OPERATION INSTALL DEPTH STAKE AS SEM BLY (See Fig. 3) KNOW YOUR TILLER READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TILLER. MEETS ANSI SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TINE OPERATION (See Fig. 5) HOW TO USE YOUR TILLER STOPPING (See Fig. 5) TILLING TO TRANSPORT BEFORE STARTING ENGINE FILL ENGINE WITH OIL (See Fig. 7) TO START ENGINE (See Fig. 8) ADD GASOLINE BREAKING IN YOUR TILLER TILLING HINTS CULTIVATING GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE EACH USE LUBRICATION MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE SERVICE DATES LUBRICATION AIR CLEANER (See Fig. 13) COOLING SYSTEM (See Fig. 14) MUFFLER SPARK PLUG CLEANING TILLER TO ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT (SEE FIG. 15) TINE ARRANGEMENT TINE OPERATION CHECK (See Fig. 19) TO REPLACE V-BELTS (See Figs. 21 and 22) TO REMOVE BELT GUARD (See Fig. 20) FIG. 22 REVERSE (OUTSIDE) V-BELT TO AD JUST CARBURETOR STORAGE ENGINE OIL CYLINDER(S) OTHER TILLER TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS HANDLE ASSEMBLY BELT GUARD AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY WHEEL AND DEPTH STAKE ASSEMBLY Page TRANSMISSION DECALS LIMITED WARRANTY