Craftsman 917299230 rear-tine tiller

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2o STARTING THE ENGINE
NOTE: BE SURE SPARK PLUG, WIRE AND COVER
ARE ATTACHED TO SPARK PLUG,(FIG t0),
a., Move Shift Lever Indicator to N (neutral) position
(Fig.II).
II II
bo Place Throttle Control (Figo 121in START position.
c.. Move Choke Control on engine to _'FULL CHOKE"
position (Fig. 13).
d, Grasp Starter HandJe (Fig. 14) and pull rope out slowty
untit engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will
pull stightty harder at this point). Let rope rewind slow-
ty.
e, Pull rope with a rapid continuous full arm stroke Keep a
firm grip on Starter Handle and let rope rewind slowly.,
Do not let Starter Handle snap back against starter.
f, Repeat preceding instructions d and e until engine fires
and when engine starts, move Choke Control on engine
to t_NO CHOKE" position (Fiq, 13)
II ,_II , ,
g. Move Throttte Control to S slow posttJon for a few
minutes warm up.,
3. TRANSPORTING
a Release the Depth Stake Pin (Fig., 15),. Move the Depth
Stake down to the top hole for transporting the Tiller',,
This prevents Tines from scuffing the ground. Place
Depth Stake Pin in hole of Depth Stake to loci{ in posi-
tion (Fig. 15),
bo Place Shift Lever Indicator (Fig. 11) in "F" (forward)
position for transporting,
c. Hold the Drive Control Bar against the Handle (Fig., t2)
to start Tiller movement, Tines 'will not turn
Move Throttle Control (Fig. 12) to desired speed
NEVER OPERATE TILLER WITH RIVETS
REMOVED FROM WHEELS (FIG., 14)o
UNTIL YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO
HANDLING YOUR TILLER, START
ACTUAL FIELD USE WITH THROTTLE
tN SLOW POSITION (MIDWAY BETWEEN
"FAST" AND "IDLE").
CHOKE CONTROL
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J I
CHOK_ CO_JTROLZ,_/i,,FULLCHOKE,, _. _ y
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RIVET
STARTER
HANDLE
HAIRPIN CLIP
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
HANDLE,
FIGURE 12 -5- FIGURE 15
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