Troy-Bilt 12168 owner manual Maintenance, Every, Hours

Section

5Maintenance

WARNING

Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage.

NOTE: All references to left, right, front and rear of the machine are determined by standing behind the handlebar and facing the direction of forward travel.

Subjects covered in this section include:

•Tiller/Cultivator Maintenance

•Engine Maintenance

•Storing your Equipment

REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

	Before	Every	Every	As
PROCEDURE	Each	10	25	Noted
	Use	Hours	Hours
Check engine oil level	•			And every 5
				operating hours
Test Operational Interlock	•			See Section 4
Safety System
Check drive belt tension			•	After initial
				2 hours
Check nuts and bolts		•		After initial
				2 hours
Clean tiller tine shaft		•
Lubricate tiller		•
Change engine oil*				Every 50 oper-
				ating hours ***
Clean foam element air filter			•	More often in
Check paper element air filter			•	dusty, dirty areas
Check for oil leaks			•	After initial
				2 hours
Check gear oil level in			• **
the transmission
Check tines for wear			•
Check air pressure in tires			•	Annually, at
				start of season
Lubricate eccentric pivot bushings			•	And at end of
				tilling season

*During engine break-in period, change engine oil after first 2 hours of operation.

**Check transmission gear oil level every 25 hours and at beginning of tilling season if any leakage is observed.

*** More often under dirty or dusty conditions. 19