WARNING: Beforeinspecting,cleaning or servicingthe machine,shut off engine,wait for all
moving partsto come to acomplete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire awayfrom
sparkplug. Failureto follow theseinstructions can result in serious personalinjury or property
damage.
4. Thegear oil levelis correct ifthe gear B.To Drainthe TransmissionGearOil:
oil isapproximately halfwayup the side of
themain drive shaft.
5. If the gear oil levelis low.add gearoil
asdescribed next. If the geargellevel is
okay,securely replacethe oilfill plug.
IMPORTANT:Donot operatethe tiller ifthe
gearoil levelis low. Doing so will result i_
severedamageto the transmission com-
ponents.
Figure5-2: Removeoil fittplug (.4) to check
gearoil level and to add gear oil. Remove
fourcoverscrews(B) to drain gear oil.
6. If adding only a few ounces of gear oil.
useAPI ratedGL-4 or GL-5gear oil having
awscosEtyof SAE140. SAE85W-140or
SAE80W-90. If refilling anempty trans-
mission, useonly GL-4gear oil havinga
viscosity of SAE85W-140 orSAE 140.
IMPORTANT:Donot use automatic trans-
missionfluid or motor oil in the transmis-
sion.
7. Whilechecking frequently to avoid
overfilling, slowly add gear oil into the oil
fill holeuntil it reachesthehalfway point on
thedrive shaft.
8. Securely replacethe oil fill plug.
BOLO TINES
Thetransmission gear oil doesnot need to Thebole tines will wearwith useand
bechangedunless it hasbeencontaminat- shouldbe inspectedat thebeginning of
edwith dirt sand or metal particles, eachtilling seasonand after every 30 oper-
1. Drain gasolinefrom thefuel tankor run atinghours. Thetines can be replacedel-
theengine until the fuel tank is empty.See therindividually or as acomplete set. See
'DANGER"statement below.
WARNING: Gasolineis
highlyflammable andits vapors
areexplosive. Followthese
safetypracticesto prevent
personalinjury or proper_y
damagefrom fire orexplosion.
•Allowtheengineand mufflerto coolfor
at least twominutes before drainingthe
tiger'sgasoline tank.
•Do not allow open flames, sparks,
matchesorsmokingin the area.
•Wipe awayspills and pushtiller away
fromspilledfuel.
•Useonly an approved fuel container
theParts Lisl pagesfor tine identification
andpart numbers,
A.Tine Inspection:
With use the tines will becomeshorter.
narrowerand pointed. Badlyworn tines
will result ina lossof tilling depth, and re-
ducedeffectivenesswhen chopping up
andturning underorganic matter.
B.Removin_nstalling a Single Tine:
1. With the engine shut off andthe spark
plugwire disconnected,remove the two
screws IA,Figure5-3), Iockwahers (Eband
nuts (B) that attach a single tine to atine
holder. If needed, use penetratingoil on
thenuts.
andstoreit safelyoutofthe reachofchil- 2. Wheninstalling a singletine. besureto
dren.
•Donotstore gasolinein an area where
itsvapors couldreach an open flame or
spark, or where ignition sources are
present(such as hot water and space
heaters, furnaces, clothes dryers,
stoves,electricmotors, etc.)
2. Drainthe oil from the engine.
3. Removefourscrews(B, Figure5-2) and
removetransmissioncoverandgasket.
4. Removethe left-side wheel.
5.Tilt theleft-side wheelshaft into a drain
panand allowthe gearoil to drainthrough
thetop of the transmission.
6. Reinstallthe wheel.
7. Installa new gasket(do notreuse old
gasket and reinstall the transmission cov-
er.
position it so that its cutting edge(sharp)
will enter the soil first as therifler moves
forward.
C.Removin_nstalling a Tine Assembly:
1. A tine assemblyconsists of eight tines
mountedon atine ilolder.
2. Ifremoving both tine assemblies mark
them "left" and"right" before removal.
Removethe screw (C, Figure 5-3), lock
washer(E_and Iocknut [D that securethe
tineassembly to thetine shaft. If neces-
sary,use a rubber malletto tapthe tineas-
semblyoutward off the shaft.
3.Before reinstalling the tine assembly, in-
spectthe tineshaft for rust, rough spots or
burrs. Lightlyfile or sand. as needed. Ap-
plya thin coat of grease to the shaft.
4. Installeach tine assembly so that the
cutting (sharp) edgeof the tines will enter
8. Refillthetransmission using GL-4 gear thesoil first whenthetiller movesforward.
ozltSAE85W-140 or SAE140). Securethe tine assemblyto the tine shaft
9. Refillthe engine with motor oiland re- using the screw and Iocknut
plenishthe fuel tank with gasoline.
18