SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR TILLER
IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual before operating your mower.
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the tiller is observed from the operating position.
Removing Unit From Carton
•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.
•Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., operator’s manual, etc.)
•Cut along corners, lay carton down flat, and remove packing material.
•Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton thoroughly for loose parts.
•Extend control cables to the rear of the tiller and lay them on the floor. Be careful not to bend or kink control cables.
Loose Parts In Carton
Tailpiece and Depth Stake
NOTE: All hardware needed for assembly is attached to the loose parts or the tiller.
Before Assembly
WARNING: Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it against the engine to prevent unintended starting.
Setting Up Your Tiller
Attaching The Tailpiece And Depth Stake
Hex Nut and |
Cupped Washer |
Tailpiece |
Depth |
Stake |
Screws |
Figure 1
•Remove the two
•Secure tailpiece with screws just removed.
Attaching The Handle Assembly
•Remove the hex bolt and cupped washer from the top right side of the frame halves. Hold the cable guide bracket on the left side of the frame as it will fall when the bolt is removed. See Figure 1.
•Insert the handle assembly between the two frame halves and insert the hex bolt just removed through the frame halves, handle assembly, and into the cable guide bracket (notch in cable bracket goes over the flange on the frame).Tighten securely.
•Remove the handle knob and hardware from the handle brace. Insert the carriage screw through the welded bracket on the handle and into the end of the handle brace. See Figure 2.
•Secure with bell washer and handle knob.
•Select one of the three handle height positions (three notches in welded bracket), and tighten the handle knob to secure the handle in desired position. Make certain the carriage screw is seated securely into one of the three positions provided.
Handle | Handle |
Brace | Knob |
| Handle |
| Assembly |
Figure 2
Attaching Clutch Control Cables
Attach the end of the forward clutch cable, which is located in the rear of the tiller, to the bracket underneath the handle assembly as follows:
•Loosen the hex nut on the threaded rod near the end of the cable and move it up the rod as far as it will go. See Figure 3.
•Unthread the rod from the rest of the cable and hook the “Z” end of the rod into the bracket underneath the handle assembly from the right hand side.
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