4. Move throttle control to "FAST"
position for deep tilling.
IMPORTANT:
Always release drive
control bar before moving shift lever into
another
position.
"Locked"
Position
Depth )r Drag
Nut
Position
Outer Side
Shield
TURNING
1. Release the drive control bar.
2. Move throttle control to "SLOW"
position.
3. Place shift lever indicator in "F"
(forward) position.
Tines will not turn.
4. Lift handle to raise tines out of ground.
5. Swing the handle in the opposite
direction you wish to turn, being
careful to keep feet and legs away
from tines.
6. When you have completed
your turn-
around, release the drive control bar
and lower handle.
Place shift lever in
(till) position
and move throttle control
to desired speed.
To begin tilling.
hold drive control bar against the
handle.
CULTIVATING
NOTE: Use the forward rotating tree dnve
when cultivating,
tilling soft ground or
tilling pre-tilled
soil.
1. Release the depth and drag slake
pins. Lower drag stake. Pull the
deplh
stake up for increased
tilling depth.
Place proper pin in hole of depth
stake or drag stake to lock in position.
2. Place shift lever indicator in forward to
rotating (_:) till position.
3. Hold the drive control bar against the
handle to start tilling movement.
Tines
and wheels will both turn.
4. Move throttle control "FAST" position
for deep tilling. To cultivate, throttle
control can be set at any desired
speed, depending
on how fast or slow
you wish to cultivate.
IMPORTANT:
Always lower the drag
stake when using the forward rotating tine
drive.
OUTER SIDE SHIELDS
The back edges of the outer side shields
are slotted so that the shields can be
raised for deep tilling and lowered for
shallow tilling to protect small plants from
being buried.
1. Loosen nut "A" in slot and nut "B".
2. Move shield to desired position (both
sides).
3. Retighten
nuts.
TO TRANSPORT
_i, CAUTION:
Before lifting or transporting,
allow tiller engine and muffler to cool.
Disconnect
spark plug wire.
Drain
gasoline from fuel tank.
AROUND THE YARD
1. Release the depth stake pin. Move
the depth stake down to the top hole
for transporting
the tiller.
Place depth
stake pin in hole of depth stake to lock
in position.
This prevents tines from
scuffing the ground.
2. Place shift lever indicator in "F"
(forward)
position for transporting.
3. Hold the drive control bar against the
handle to start tiller movement.
Tines
will not turn.
4. Move throttle control to desired speed.
AROUND TOWN
1.
Disconnect
spark
plug wire.
2.
Drain
fuel tank.
3.
Transport
in upright posd_on to
prevent
od leakage
BEFORE
STARTING
ENGINE
IMPORTANT
Be very careful
not to allow
d_rt Io enler
the en(]_ne _,hen checkang or
adding
oil or tuel
U_e clean ed and fuel
and
store _n a_pfoved
cledn, covered
cor_l,l_ners
u_e clean
hll funnels
CHECK
ENGINE
OIL LEVEL
The engine in your unal has been
shipped, from the factory, already filled
with SAE 30 summer weight oil.
1. With engine level, clean area around
oil filler plug and remove plug.
2. Engine oil should be to point of
overlowing
when engine is level.
• For approximate
capacity see "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS"
on page 4 of
this manual. All oil must meet A.P.I.
Service Classification
SF-SJ.
3. Reinstall
engine oil cap and tighten
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