Assembly

Prior to assembly

Before assembling, make sure you have all the components required for a complete unit:

■■Outer Tube/Mainshaft Assembly

■■Tiller/Cultivator Tool Assembly

■■Kit containing hardware, owner/operator's manual, and a 5 mm hex key.

Carefully inspect all components for damage.

IMPORTANT!

The terms “left”, “left-hand”, and “LH”; “right”, “right-hand”, and “RH”; “front” and “rear” refer to directions as viewed by the operator during normal operation.

WARNING!

Do not make unauthorized modifications or alterations to your unit or its components.

Tine Installation and Orientation

 

Tine installation directly affects the Til-

Install the tine assemblies

ler/Cultivator Tool’s ability to break new

Hitch Pin

ground. Using the illustrations as a

 

guide, determine the correct tine ori-

 

entation for the tilling/cultivating job at

Clevis Pin

hand:

 

1. Install the tine assemblies to the gearcase output shafts.

2. Secure each tine assembly with one clevis pin and one hitch pin as shown.

 

 

Clevis Pin

WARNING!

 

 

Always switch the engine

 

 

OFF before working on the gear-

 

 

case or tines!

Tine Assemblies (hub

Hitch Pin

 

 

 

faces in)

 

Tilling/Digging in Hard Soil

Leading

Edge

Out

MCLT23006

Tiller Leading edge out for aggressive action in hard soils.

Weeding/Cultivating in Softer Soil

Leading

Edge In

MCLT23007

Cultivator Leading edge in for weeding or turning softer soils.

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