Section
4
11
Operation
WARNING
Before operating your machine, carefully read and understand all safety (Section 1), controls (Section 3) and operating instructions (Section 4) in this Manual, in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual, and on the decals on the machine.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury.
INTRODUCTION
Read this section of the manual thor- oughly before you start the engine. Then, take the time to familiarize yourself with the basic operation of the tiller before
Reverse Clutch Control | Wheel Gear Lever |
Forward Clutch |
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Control Lever | Forward Clutch |
Handlebar Height | Control Lever |
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Adjustment Screw |
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| Depth Regulator Lever |
Figure
using it in the garden. Find an open, level area and practice using the tiller controls without the tines engaging the soil (put tines in “travel” setting). Only after you’ve become completely familiar with the tiller should you begin using it in the garden.
BREAK-IN OPERATION
Perform the following maintenance during the first 2 (two) hours of new operation (see Section 5 of this manual and the Maintenance section of the Engine Owner’s Manual).
1.Change motor oil.
2.Check for loose or missing hardware on unit. Tighten or replace as needed.
3.Check transmission gear oil level.
4.Check tension on forward clutch belt.
STARTING/STOPPING ENGINE
PRE-START CHECKLIST
Do the following before starting the engine:
1.Read the Safety and Features and Con- trols sections in this manual. Read the separate Engine Owner’s Manual provided by the engine manufacturer.
2.Check unit for loose or missing hard- ware. Service as required.
3.Check motor oil level. See Engine Owner’s Manual.
4.Check that all safety guards and covers are in place.
5.Check air cleaner and engine cooling system. See Engine Owner’s Manual.
DANGER
GASOLINE IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND ITS VAPORS ARE EXPLOSIVE.
Follow gasoline safety rules in this manual (see Section 1) and in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual.
Failure to follow gasoline safety instruc- tions can result in serious personal injury and property damage.
6.Fill the fuel tank with gasoline accord- ing to the directions in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual. Follow all instructions and safety rules carefully.
7.Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
CAUTION
To help prevent serious personal injury or damage to equipment:
•Before starting engine, put Wheel Gear Lever in ENGAGE position.
•Before starting engine, put Forward Clutch Control Levers and Reverse Clutch Control in neutral (disengaged) positions by releasing controls.
•Never run engine indoors or in enclosed, poorly ventilated area. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas.
•Avoid engine muffler and nearby areas.
Temperatures in these areas may exceed 150oF.
STARTING THE ENGINE
The following steps describe how to start and stop the engine.
Do not engage the tines or wheels until you have read all of the operating instructions in this section, the safety rules in Section 1: Safety, and the con- trols information in Section 3: Features and Controls.
1.Complete theWARNING
Keep away from rotating tines. Rotating
tines will cause injury.
2.Put the Wheel Gear Lever (Figure
3.Put the Depth Regulator Lever in the “travel” position (lever all the way down) so that the tines are clear of the ground.
4.Release all controls on the tiller.
5.Put the engine switch in the ON posi- tion, as instructed in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual.
6.On engines equipped with a fuel valve, move valve to the ON position as instructed in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual.
7.Choke or prime engine as instructed in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual.
8.Put the throttle lever in the start posi- tion as instructed in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual.
9.Operate the recoil starter:
(a)Place one hand on fuel tank to stabi- lize unit when you pull the starter handle.
