SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

TINE REPLACEMENT (See Figs. 24, 25 and 26)

CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear gloves or other protection when han- dling tines.

A badly worn tine causes your tiller to work harder and dig more shallow. Most important, worn tines cannot chop and shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as good tines. A tine this worn needs to be replaced.

NEW TINE

WORN TINE

FIG. 24

To maintain the superb tilling performance of this machine the tines should be checked for sharpness, wear, and bending, particularly the tines which are next to the transmission. If the gap between the tines exceeds 3-1/2 inches (9 cm), they should be replaced or straightened as necessary.

New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig. 28. Sharpened tine edges will rotate rearward from above.

TINE

TINE

3-1/2" MAX (9 CM)

FIG. 25

COUNTER

 

TINE

HAIRPIN CLIP

ROTATION

 

 

SHARP EDGE

SHARP EDGE

SHARP EDGE

 

 

SHARP EDGE

 

SHARP

 

EDGES

 

SHEAR PIN

 

SHARP EDGE

FIG. 26

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Weed Eater 186100 owner manual Tine Replacement See Figs , 25