Unpacking and Assembly

UNPACK TILLER AND ASSEMBLE

 

 

 

IMPORTANT

 

1. Open top of carton and remove handlebar assembly.

 

THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OFYOUR

 

 

 

 

2. Find parts packet. Parts packet contains:

ROTOTILLER ARE DETERMINED FROM

 

 

6- 5/16-18 x 1-3/4” bolts

THE OPERATING POSITION AS YOU

 

 

FACE THE DIRECTION OF FORWARD

 

 

6- 5/16” spring lockwashers

TRAVEL.

 

 

2- hand knobs

ENGINE IS SHIPPED FROM FACTORY

 

 

4- locknuts

WITHOUT OIL.YOU MUST ADD ENGINE

 

 

2- 1/2” push nuts

OIL BEFORE STARTING ENGINE.

 

 

1- detent pin

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cut open end of carton and remove machine:

 

a. Install wheels on each end of axle, tap on push nuts with a

! CAUTION

 

 

 

hammer.

 

 

 

DO NOT TRY TO LIFT THE ROTOTILLER FROM THE

 

b. Assemble tines to unit, inside tines first. Sharp edge of tine

CARTON.

 

will be away from operator at top or face down at front of

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

c. Outside tines have two positions- wide 21” & narrow 16”. For

 

 

narrow width - assemble with short side of tine holder pipe

 

 

towards center of machine.

 

 

 

 

 

d. For wide width - move left tine to right side and right to left

 

 

side. Assemble with long half of tine pipe towards machine.

 

 

e. Slide top handle of handlebar over lower loop. Put 5/16-18

 

 

x 1-3/4” bolts thru both holes from inside out, put on 5/16”

 

 

spring lockwashers and tighten with hand knobs.

 

 

 

f. Check upper and lower jam nuts for tightness. See page 9,

 

 

Belt Tension Adjustment.

 

 

for

NARROW TINE WIDTH

 

g. Add and check engine oil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSTALL DEPTH REGULATOR LEVER

 

 

1.

Install the depth regulator lever through hole in bracket f m the

 

 

bottom up with curve to rear of unit and secure with detent pin.

 

FILL ENGINE CRANKCASE

Not

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Add oil according to engine manual. Do not ov

rfill. Use a clean,

 

 

high quality detergent oil. Container must be mark d A.P.I. Service

WIDE TINE WIDTH

 

SF - SJ. Use no special additives with recomm

nd d oils. Do not

 

 

mix oil with gasoline. Oil level must be full. Check the oil level

upper

 

by removing oil fill plug. Oil level should be up to the bottom of the

 

fill plug opening.

 

 

 

handlebar

2.

 

Reproduction

Always check oil level before starting engine. Refer to engine

lower

 

manual for capacity and type of oil to use.

 

 

handlebar

 

 

 

 

 

loop

 

 

 

 

 

hand knob

depth

regulator

lever

detent pin

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