SECTION3: FEATURESANDCONTROLS
WARNING: Before
operatingyour machine,
carefullyreadand understand
allsafety, controls and
operatinginstructions inthis
Manual,the separateEngine
Owner'sManual,and on the
decalson the machine.
Failureto follow these
instructions can result in
seriouspersonal injury.
INTRODUCTION
ThisSection describes the location and
function of the controls onyour tiller. Re-
ferto the following Section,Operationfor
detailedoperating instructions.
Practiceusing these controls, with the en-
gineshut off, until you understandthe op-
erationof the controls and feel confident
with eachof them.
Forward ReverseClutchControl
(Models634F/634B)
DepthRegulator
HandlebarHeight Adjustment
WheelDrive Pin
(oneachwheel)
ENGINECONTROLS
Referto the engine manufacturer's Engine
Owner'sManual (included in the tiller liter-
aturepackage)to identifythe controls on
yourengine.
IMPORTANT:Thecontrolfor stopping the
engineis locatedon the engine.
WHEEL DRIVE PINS
Eachwheelis equipped with a wheel drive
pin (A, Figures 3-2 and 3-3) that secures
thewheel to the wheel shaft (B). The
wheelscan be positioned in eithera
WHEELDRIVEora FREEWHEELmode.
WARNING: Neverallow
eitherof the wheelsto bein the
FREEWHEELposition when the
engineis running. Alwaysput
bothwheels in the WHEEL
DRIVEposition beforestarting
theengine.
Failureto comply could cause
lossof tiller control, property
damage,or personalinjury.
Beforestarting theengine,put both wheels
inthe WHEELDRIVE position by inserting
thewheel drive pins through the wheel
hubsand the wheel shaft. Doingso
"locks" the wheels to the wheelshaft,
causingthe wheelsto turn when eitherthe
Figure3-1:Tillerfeaturesandcontrols.SeeseperateEngineOwner'sManualtoidentify
enginecontrols.
ForwardClutch Bail (all models) or the Re-
verseClutch Control (Models 634F and
634B)is engaged.
Usethe FREEWHEELmode only whenthe
engineis notrunning. In FREEWHEEL,the
wheeldrive pins are placedonly through
theholes in thewheel shaft (not the wheel
hubs),thus allowing the wheels to turn
freely whenyou manually movethe tiller.
Toplacethe wheels in WHEELDRIVEot
FREEWHEEL:
1. Stopengine,disconnectspark plugwire
from sparkplug and allow engineto cool.
WARNING: Donot place
tiller on its side when changing
wheeldrive positions. Doing so
couldresult in gasoline leaking
from the fuel tank.
Failuretofollow this instruction
couldresult in personal injury
or property damage.
2. Raiseonewheel about one inch off the
groundand placeasturdy support under
thetransmission.
3. Removehairpincotter (C, Figures3-2
and3-3) from wheel drive pin (A).
4. FORWHEELDRIVEMODE(Figure3-2):
Slidewheel outward and align holesin
Figure3-2: WHEELDRIVEposition.
wheelhub (D, Figure3-2) and wheel
shaft(B). Insert wheeldrive pin (A)
throughwheel hub (D) and wheel
shaft(B). Securewheeldrive pinwith hair-
pincotter (C) by pushinghairpin cotter in
asfar as it will go. Repeatwith the other
wheeland then remove the support from
beneaththe transmission.
5. FORFREEWHEELMODE ( Figure3-3):
Slidethewheel inwardand insert the wheel
drivepin (A, Figure3-3) onlythrough the
holein the wheel shaft (B). Securewheel
drivepin with hairpincotter (C) bypushing
hairpincotter in as far as it willgo. Repeat
forthe other wheeland then removethe
supportfrom beneaththe transmission.
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