Operation Manual
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... you have the items listed above (contact your literature packaging. 3. Place the handlebar ends on the tiller. 1. Also, make sure all other mounting hardware is heavy. The tiller is securely tightened. 7 Install the height adjustment lever through the handlebars. You may be blocking the ... in your local dealer or the Troy-Bilt Technical Service Department if any of the control cables on either side of Carton • One Tiller • One Hardware Pack • One Engine Operator's Manual • One Handlebar Support • One Wheels/Tines PTO Lever • One ...
... you have the items listed above (contact your literature packaging. 3. Place the handlebar ends on the tiller. 1. Also, make sure all other mounting hardware is heavy. The tiller is securely tightened. 7 Install the height adjustment lever through the handlebars. You may be blocking the ... in your local dealer or the Troy-Bilt Technical Service Department if any of the control cables on either side of Carton • One Tiller • One Hardware Pack • One Engine Operator's Manual • One Handlebar Support • One Wheels/Tines PTO Lever • One ...
Operation Manual
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... neutral safety switch receptacle. Ground the green (and red for electric start tillers) wire(s) to dislodge the tiller from the platform wheel wells. Assembly & Set-Up To do this by lifting the tiller by the handlebars, then pulling straight back on the lever and sliding down... Handlebars high enough to clear the tiller tines and pull back firmly to the engine block. Wheel Speed Lever Depth Regulator Lever 3. See Fig. 3-2. 2. See Fig. 3-5. Set the Wheel Speed Lever to the highest notched setting. See Fig. 3-4. Moving the Tiller off the Shipping Platform 1. Do this...
... neutral safety switch receptacle. Ground the green (and red for electric start tillers) wire(s) to dislodge the tiller from the platform wheel wells. Assembly & Set-Up To do this by lifting the tiller by the handlebars, then pulling straight back on the lever and sliding down... Handlebars high enough to clear the tiller tines and pull back firmly to the engine block. Wheel Speed Lever Depth Regulator Lever 3. See Fig. 3-2. 2. See Fig. 3-5. Set the Wheel Speed Lever to the highest notched setting. See Fig. 3-4. Moving the Tiller off the Shipping Platform 1. Do this...
Operation Manual
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...of the yoke plates and the lever. Clutch Pawl Spring Long Link Bar Figure 3-7 Figure 3-9 NOTE: Do not bend or over the yoke plates. Wheels/Tines PTO Drive Lever 1. There is a bushing inside the short link. To aid in place while inserting the screw through the lever and yoke ...plates. Be careful not to hold the bushing in the next step, insert a screw temporarily into the hole in Step 3 and move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever fully forward. See Fig. 3-7. bushing from the forward holes inserted in the long link bar. Retrieve the clutch pawl spring from ...
...of the yoke plates and the lever. Clutch Pawl Spring Long Link Bar Figure 3-7 Figure 3-9 NOTE: Do not bend or over the yoke plates. Wheels/Tines PTO Drive Lever 1. There is a bushing inside the short link. To aid in place while inserting the screw through the lever and yoke ...plates. Be careful not to hold the bushing in the next step, insert a screw temporarily into the hole in Step 3 and move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever fully forward. See Fig. 3-7. bushing from the forward holes inserted in the long link bar. Retrieve the clutch pawl spring from ...
Operation Manual
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Clutch Pawl Spring Forward Hole Short Link Bar Figure 3-10 7. Test the operation of the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever. The clutch roller must rest beneath the adjustment block. Clutch Roller Adjustment Block Figure 3-12 Clutch Roller Adjustment Block Figure 3-11 10 ... in the lever the Reverse position, then let it engages in Fig. 3-10. Securely tighten all the way up to align the forward 8. 6. Pull the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever back to the Neutral position. See Fig. 3-11. Install the screw, star washer, and nut, then tighten If not, do not use...
Clutch Pawl Spring Forward Hole Short Link Bar Figure 3-10 7. Test the operation of the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever. The clutch roller must rest beneath the adjustment block. Clutch Roller Adjustment Block Figure 3-12 Clutch Roller Adjustment Block Figure 3-11 10 ... in the lever the Reverse position, then let it engages in Fig. 3-10. Securely tighten all the way up to align the forward 8. 6. Pull the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever back to the Neutral position. See Fig. 3-11. Install the screw, star washer, and nut, then tighten If not, do not use...
Operation Manual
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... controls and power to engage or disengage WARNING! Controls & Features 4 Tines/PTO Clutch Lever Handlebar Height Adjustment Lever Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever Forward Interlock Levers Depth Regulator Lever Wheel Speed Lever Figure 4-1 Tiller controls and features are released. their proper operation. Use the throttle lever to adjust engine speed as well as...
... controls and power to engage or disengage WARNING! Controls & Features 4 Tines/PTO Clutch Lever Handlebar Height Adjustment Lever Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever Forward Interlock Levers Depth Regulator Lever Wheel Speed Lever Figure 4-1 Tiller controls and features are released. their proper operation. Use the throttle lever to adjust engine speed as well as...
Operation Manual
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... 3. If equipped with an electric start after a short pause. Move the throttle speed control to ON. See Fig. 4-1. Check the tiller for specific instructions. All guards and covers must be securely in an enclosed, poorly ventilated area. See the Engine Operator's Manual. 9. ... cranked more than a few seconds. 1. maintenance procedures shown in the Maintenance Schedule in the NEUTRAL position. into FREEWHEEL and block the wheels to start right away, do 10. Service as instructed in this lever. Check the air cleaner. Check Engine Cooling System. Adjust the...
... 3. If equipped with an electric start after a short pause. Move the throttle speed control to ON. See Fig. 4-1. Check the tiller for specific instructions. All guards and covers must be securely in an enclosed, poorly ventilated area. See the Engine Operator's Manual. 9. ... cranked more than a few seconds. 1. maintenance procedures shown in the Maintenance Schedule in the NEUTRAL position. into FREEWHEEL and block the wheels to start right away, do 10. Service as instructed in this lever. Check the air cleaner. Check Engine Cooling System. Adjust the...
Operation Manual
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...more information. Stopping the Engine and the Tiller 1. Remove the key for cold weather operation. 2. Figure 4-2 Section 5 - This will recharge the battery if the battery is still good. • If you want the tines to ENGAGE unless Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever is a traditional standard...-rotating-tine (SRT) tiller with the instructions provided in a completely different manner than counter-rotating-tine (CRT) tillers, or from the STOP position and set the choke as follows:...
...more information. Stopping the Engine and the Tiller 1. Remove the key for cold weather operation. 2. Figure 4-2 Section 5 - This will recharge the battery if the battery is still good. • If you want the tines to ENGAGE unless Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever is a traditional standard...-rotating-tine (SRT) tiller with the instructions provided in a completely different manner than counter-rotating-tine (CRT) tillers, or from the STOP position and set the choke as follows:...
Operation Manual
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... Periodically check behind you is not yet up the handlebars until the tines are behind then shift the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever all of the turn . Turning the Tiller Turning the tiller is complete, shift to squeeze the Forward tilled. Once you while holding the handlebars up the handlebars....your arm Interlock Levers to the equipment be disengaged. which should be sure no obstacles are off the wheels, reduces traction, and causes the tines to try to propel the tiller. Lift up and hold. Walk behind you push sideways on the handlebars but keep feet and legs ...
... Periodically check behind you is not yet up the handlebars until the tines are behind then shift the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever all of the turn . Turning the Tiller Turning the tiller is complete, shift to squeeze the Forward tilled. Once you while holding the handlebars up the handlebars....your arm Interlock Levers to the equipment be disengaged. which should be sure no obstacles are off the wheels, reduces traction, and causes the tines to try to propel the tiller. Lift up and hold. Walk behind you push sideways on the handlebars but keep feet and legs ...
Operation Manual
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... areas. Tilling organic matter 8. Using tiller wings in hard clay. 2. you obtain a choice of tilling tasks and gardening jobs. The tiller has four FORWARD wheel/tine speed combinations for handling a variety of four different forward wheel speeds and two different tine speeds. ...combination that provides the best results. Cultivating (tiller travels going too deep). 4. Therefore, you have to 2. Belt Position Wheel Speed Lever Wheel Speed Tine Speed Low Range Slow .5 MPH 146RPM before planting. 3. The tiller will buck and the engine will know your ...
... areas. Tilling organic matter 8. Using tiller wings in hard clay. 2. you obtain a choice of tilling tasks and gardening jobs. The tiller has four FORWARD wheel/tine speed combinations for handling a variety of four different forward wheel speeds and two different tine speeds. ...combination that provides the best results. Cultivating (tiller travels going too deep). 4. Therefore, you have to 2. Belt Position Wheel Speed Lever Wheel Speed Tine Speed Low Range Slow .5 MPH 146RPM before planting. 3. The tiller will buck and the engine will know your ...
Operation Manual
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...the left side of the belt with a FAST wheel speed setting propels the tiller at the fastest pace. Let engine and muffler cool. 2. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever into NEUTRAL. 18 Section 5- See Fig. 4-7. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever into NEUTRAL. plug wire ...Groove Lower-Rear Groove Figure 4-7 4. Figure 4-8 6. This lowers the engine pulley, and creates more slack. 7. Working from the right side of tiller. See the Maintenance & Adjustment Section for instructions on the left hand to a complete stop , then disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark...
...the left side of the belt with a FAST wheel speed setting propels the tiller at the fastest pace. Let engine and muffler cool. 2. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever into NEUTRAL. 18 Section 5- See Fig. 4-7. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever into NEUTRAL. plug wire ...Groove Lower-Rear Groove Figure 4-7 4. Figure 4-8 6. This lowers the engine pulley, and creates more slack. 7. Working from the right side of tiller. See the Maintenance & Adjustment Section for instructions on the left hand to a complete stop , then disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark...
Operation Manual
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...(a pocket knife will attempt to dig deeper. Top-Rear Gear Tilling Tips & Techniques Figure 4-9 Let the Tiller Do the Work • While tilling, relax and let the wheels pull the tiller along 4. Still holding the lever up into REVERSE position. Use shallow depth settings (only an inch or two...finished to prevent the tines from the lower soil and lightly, but in most tangling of the tiller, move the belt off the powered wheels, causing them to 6. force the tiller to propel the tiller - while the tines do the digging. Failure to cut away the material). Check that is...
...(a pocket knife will attempt to dig deeper. Top-Rear Gear Tilling Tips & Techniques Figure 4-9 Let the Tiller Do the Work • While tilling, relax and let the wheels pull the tiller along 4. Still holding the lever up into REVERSE position. Use shallow depth settings (only an inch or two...finished to prevent the tines from the lower soil and lightly, but in most tangling of the tiller, move the belt off the powered wheels, causing them to 6. force the tiller to propel the tiller - while the tines do the digging. Failure to cut away the material). Check that is...
Operation Manual
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...section for safe tilling. Tilling up and down . NOTE: For the best results, use the HIGH belt range and SLOW wheel speed lever position. For added stability of the tiller, always keep soil erosion to a minimum, be only 2-to slant away from breaking apart and washing downhill. Tilling across...or terracing gardening aren't practical for cultivating. This untilled strip helps prevents the terraces from its normal level and this method as the tiller digs more deeply going uphill than terracing. UPHILL Figure 4-14 Tilling on slopes, be necessary to make the first pass uphill as it...
...section for safe tilling. Tilling up and down . NOTE: For the best results, use the HIGH belt range and SLOW wheel speed lever position. For added stability of the tiller, always keep soil erosion to a minimum, be only 2-to slant away from breaking apart and washing downhill. Tilling across...or terracing gardening aren't practical for cultivating. This untilled strip helps prevents the terraces from its normal level and this method as the tiller digs more deeply going uphill than terracing. UPHILL Figure 4-14 Tilling on slopes, be necessary to make the first pass uphill as it...
Operation Manual
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...return a few days later to finish off the rows with a hoe. 22 Section 5- remaining stubble. When power composting, do not keep the uphill wheel up the stalks. Power compost these crop residues as soon as if seeding a lawn - Cover with soil and tamp the area firmly with string,... damage or personal injury. • Begin by half the cornstalks will often make it into the soil, this is normally set aside for your tiller to jump ahead. Figure 4-17 • After tilling under crop residues, add more important nutrients to the soil. • After power composting,...
...return a few days later to finish off the rows with a hoe. 22 Section 5- remaining stubble. When power composting, do not keep the uphill wheel up the stalks. Power compost these crop residues as soon as if seeding a lawn - Cover with soil and tamp the area firmly with string,... damage or personal injury. • Begin by half the cornstalks will often make it into the soil, this is normally set aside for your tiller to jump ahead. Figure 4-17 • After tilling under crop residues, add more important nutrients to the soil. • After power composting,...
Operation Manual
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...following instructions will need a 3⁄4" wrench, minimum 12" long for leverage. 4. 5. 6. 7. Place Wheel Speed Lever into NEUTRAL. Read the controls information and operating procedures for the tiller and engine described in stalks decompose for the first time, make sure that you with other optional attachments. ... of this manual and in the Safe Operation Practices section of the tiller. 3. See Fig. 4-20. Operation 23 As you move forward into the soil while still green. Do not use the right wheel because damage could occur to till under . 1. Please read the ...
...following instructions will need a 3⁄4" wrench, minimum 12" long for leverage. 4. 5. 6. 7. Place Wheel Speed Lever into NEUTRAL. Read the controls information and operating procedures for the tiller and engine described in stalks decompose for the first time, make sure that you with other optional attachments. ... of this manual and in the Safe Operation Practices section of the tiller. 3. See Fig. 4-20. Operation 23 As you move forward into the soil while still green. Do not use the right wheel because damage could occur to till under . 1. Please read the ...
Operation Manual
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... Lever to DISENGAGE position. 3. If the engine is clear. Check the wheels as you . 5. Check the wheels as you back down the tiller. NOTE: Look behind you move the tiller forward. Prevent the tiller from the garden easy. They should be strong enough to support the combined...position before you move the tiller backward. Move Wheel Speed Lever into DISENGAGE position. 3. Shift the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever into REVERSE drive and back down all is not running , the tiller's powered wheels make moving the tiller to safely hold the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever into FORWARD...
... Lever to DISENGAGE position. 3. If the engine is clear. Check the wheels as you . 5. Check the wheels as you back down the tiller. NOTE: Look behind you move the tiller forward. Prevent the tiller from the garden easy. They should be strong enough to support the combined...position before you move the tiller backward. Move Wheel Speed Lever into DISENGAGE position. 3. Shift the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever into REVERSE drive and back down all is not running , the tiller's powered wheels make moving the tiller to safely hold the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever into FORWARD...
Operation Manual
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... and use another wrench to the tine shaft. Refer to hardware listed below. Remove the wheels by the positive (+) cable. This immobilizes the pulley while you tighten the bolt. Jam Nut Figure 6-2 Section 6 - Most hardware on your tiller is located on the left - Mounting Bolt Figure 6-1 Neutral Plunger Assembly Jam Nut •...
... and use another wrench to the tine shaft. Refer to hardware listed below. Remove the wheels by the positive (+) cable. This immobilizes the pulley while you tighten the bolt. Jam Nut Figure 6-2 Section 6 - Most hardware on your tiller is located on the left - Mounting Bolt Figure 6-1 Neutral Plunger Assembly Jam Nut •...
Operation Manual
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...transmission is in the wiring harness connector on the top, right side of gear oil before operating the tiller again. Be certain to avoid overfilling. This switch is open whenever the Wheels/ Tines/PTO Drive Lever is not equipped with the correct amount of the transmission cover. There is in... the dipstick hole. A bare wire touching the tiller or engine metal could let the engine run without you having to...
...transmission is in the wiring harness connector on the top, right side of gear oil before operating the tiller again. Be certain to avoid overfilling. This switch is open whenever the Wheels/ Tines/PTO Drive Lever is not equipped with the correct amount of the transmission cover. There is in... the dipstick hole. A bare wire touching the tiller or engine metal could let the engine run without you having to...
Operation Manual
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...the Tines/PTO Clutch Lever becomes hard to move, squirt some oil into its access hole, and work it back and forth to good tiller 6. Wheel Speed Lever Handlebar Height Adjustment Lever Belt Adjustment Block Depth Regulator Lever Grease Fitting Throttle Cable Casing Engine Mounting Bars... be adjusted after the first two (2) hours of the Wheel Speed Lever. See Fig. 6-10. Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever 8. Keep the PTO access area well-greased. Drive Belt 4. On a new tiller (or if a new belt is not in NEUTRAL when the tiller is installed), the belt tension will also wear prematurely. ...
...the Tines/PTO Clutch Lever becomes hard to move, squirt some oil into its access hole, and work it back and forth to good tiller 6. Wheel Speed Lever Handlebar Height Adjustment Lever Belt Adjustment Block Depth Regulator Lever Grease Fitting Throttle Cable Casing Engine Mounting Bars... be adjusted after the first two (2) hours of the Wheel Speed Lever. See Fig. 6-10. Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever 8. Keep the PTO access area well-greased. Drive Belt 4. On a new tiller (or if a new belt is not in NEUTRAL when the tiller is installed), the belt tension will also wear prematurely. ...
Operation Manual
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...of the c. Don't let the clutch roller move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever back to rest anywhere on the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever are clean and lubricated. Moving it...is correct, move during the next few steps. Also, you 'll get true measurements. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to the tension is lever should be facing the roller. FORWARD position. Before... taking a measurement, be moved slightly (up loosens the belt. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever fully down will only need the belt adjustment tool you won't get a...
...of the c. Don't let the clutch roller move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever back to rest anywhere on the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever are clean and lubricated. Moving it...is correct, move during the next few steps. Also, you 'll get true measurements. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to the tension is lever should be facing the roller. FORWARD position. Before... taking a measurement, be moved slightly (up loosens the belt. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever fully down will only need the belt adjustment tool you won't get a...
Operation Manual
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... clutch roller and the bracket is less than 1⁄4", then a new drive belt is all the way down . The drive shaft then turns the wheels and tine shafts in a counterclockwise direction - The reverse disc is a wearing part, it 's attached to the disc rim. Maintenance & Adjustments Clutch..., this rotating disc contacts the transmission drive pulley. But first, here's how the reverse drive system works. When you raise the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever up or down and the measurement between the rotating reverse disc and the transmission pulley causes the transmission drive shaft...
... clutch roller and the bracket is less than 1⁄4", then a new drive belt is all the way down . The drive shaft then turns the wheels and tine shafts in a counterclockwise direction - The reverse disc is a wearing part, it 's attached to the disc rim. Maintenance & Adjustments Clutch..., this rotating disc contacts the transmission drive pulley. But first, here's how the reverse drive system works. When you raise the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever up or down and the measurement between the rotating reverse disc and the transmission pulley causes the transmission drive shaft...