Unpacking and Assembly

Your rototiller comes fully assembled except for a few parts. The fol-

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT

 

lowing instructions will help you unpack your tiller and assemble and

 

adjust your tiller’s depth regulator lever, cable tension and handlebar

THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OFYOUR

 

height. You will need 2- 9/16” wrenches.

 

ROTOTILLER ARE DETERMINED FROM

 

 

 

 

UNPACK TILLER

THE OPERATING POSITION AS YOU

 

FACE THE DIRECTION OF FORWARD

 

1. Open top of carton and remove handlebar assembly.

TRAVEL.

 

ENGINE IS SHIPPED FROM FACTORY

 

2. Find parts packet. Parts packet contains:

 

WITHOUT OIL.YOU MUST ADD ENGINE

 

 

4- 3/8-16 x 3/4” hex head bolts

OIL BEFORE STARTING ENGINE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4- 3/8-16 locknuts

TILLER TRANSMISSION IS SHIPPED

 

 

1- 5/16-18 x 3/4” hex head bolt

FROM FACTORY WITH THE PROPER

 

 

1- detent pin

AMOUNT OF LIQUID GREASE.

 

 

1- five star knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cut open end of carton and remove machine by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Removing lock pins on wheels.

 

 

! CAUTION

 

 

 

b. Roll tiller from carton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT TRY TO LIFT THE ROTOTILLER FROM THE

ATTACH HANDLEBAR TO TILLER

 

CARTON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reproduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT ADD ENGINE OIL INTO GEAR CASE DIP-

1.

Place handlebar stems on outside of lower handlebar mount and

STICK HOLE.

 

 

 

align lower holes. (SEE FIGURE 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Insert one 3/8-16 x 3/4” bolt for each side in lower holes at the

 

 

 

 

 

desired handlebar height.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Start 3/8-16 nuts on each bolt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Insert one 3/8-16 x 3/4” bolt for each side in upper h les. for

 

 

 

 

5.

Tighten all 3/8-16 nuts.

 

 

 

 

 

gear case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dipstick

FILL ENGINE CRANKCASE

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Add oil according to engine manual. Do not overfill. Use a clean,

 

 

 

gear case

 

 

 

dipstick hole

 

high quality detergent oil. Container must Notbe marked A.P.I. Se vice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SF - SJ. Use no special additives with recommended oils. Do not

 

 

 

 

 

mix oil with gasoline. Oil level must be full. Ch

ck the oil level

 

NO ENGINE OIL!

 

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

 

 

fill plug opening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Always check oil level before starting engine.

efer to engine

 

lower handlebar

 

 

manual for capacity and type of oil to use.

 

3/8-16

 

 

 

 

mount

 

 

 

 

 

nuts

 

3/8-16 x 3/4”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bolts

height handlebar

adjustment stem holes

FIGURE 1

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