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Check Transmission Gear Oil
Checkthetransmissiongear oil after every 30 hoursof operation
orwheneveryou noticeanyoil leak. Operatingthe tiller whenthe
transmissionis lowon oil can resultin severedamage.
ToCheckthe TransmissionGearOil Level:
1. Checkthegearoil levelwhenthetransmissionis cool.Gearoil
will expandin warm operatingtemperaturesand this expansion
will providean incorrectoil levelreading.
2. With thetiller on levelground,pullthe DepthRegulatorLeverall
the wayup
3. Removetheoil fill plug from thetransmissionhousingand look
insidethe oilfill hole to locatethemaindrive shaftsituatedbelow
the hole.SeeFigure25.
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4. Thegearoil levelis correctif the gear oil is approximatelyhalfway
upthe side of the maindriveshaft.
5. If thegearoil levelis low,add gearoil as describednext.Ifthe
gearoillevelis okay,securelyreplacethe oil fill plug.
6. If addingonlya fewouncesof gear oil, useAPI ratedGb4 or
Gb5 gearoil havinga viscosityof SAE 140,SAE85%140 or SAE
80W-90.ifrefillinganemptytransmission,useonly Gb4 gear oil
havinga viscosityof SAE 85W-140or SAE 140.
7. Whilecheckingfrequentlyto avoidoverfilling,slowlyaddgearoilinto
theoilfill holeuntilit reachesthehalfwaypointonthedriveshaft.
8. Securelyreplacetheoil fill plug.
Change Transmission Gear Oil
Thetransmissiongearoildoes not needto be changedunlessit has
beencontaminatedwithdirt, sandor metalparticles.See an autho-
rizedSearsServiceCenterto havethetransmissiongearoil changed
orto scheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
LUBRICATION
Afterevery10operatinghours,oil or greasethe lubricationpoints.Use
clean lubricatingoil (#30 weight motoroil is suitable)andcleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metal lubricantis preferred,if
available).SeeFigure26.
Handlebar
Hardware Depth Reg_
Wheel Shaft
Tine Shaft
Figure26
• Removethe wheels,cleanthe wheelshaftand applya thin
coatingof grease.
• Greasethe back,frontandsidesof the depthregulatorlever.
• Removethe tines and cleanthefine shaft.Usea fileor sandpa-
perto gentlyremoveany rust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundthe holesin the shaft).Applygreaseto the endsof the
shaftbeforeinstallingthetines.
• Oil thethreadson the handlebarheightadjustmentscrewsand
the handlebarattachingscrews.
TIRE PRESSURE
Checkthe air pressurein both tires.Theair pressureshouldbe
between15-20PSI.Keepbothtiresequallyinflatedto helpprevent
machinefrompullingto oneside.
HARDWARE
Checkfor looseor missinghardwareafter every 10 operatinghours
andtightenor replace= as needed= beforereusingthe tiller.Be
sureto checkthe screwsunderneaththe tiller hoodthat securethe
transmissioncoverand the DepthRegulatorLeverto the transmission.
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