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WARNING: Flying debris can cause eye injury. Always wear eye protection before
starting and while operating tiller.
HOW TO USE YOUR TILLER
BEFORE STARTING YOUR TILLER FILL
THE ENGINE WITH OIL! Your tiller engine is shipped
without oil or gasoline. Add oil as instructed in ENGINE
MAINTENANCE on page 9 of this manual. Add gas as
instructed in the engine manual.
WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors, with
the engine running, or while the engine is hot.
Do not smoke while filling tank.
STOPPING YOUR TILLER
TINES
• Raise tiller to transport position.
Pull forward on tine clutch lever.
ENGINE (Refer to separate engine manual.)
• Move throttle control to "STOP" position.
Turn shut off to "OFF" position.
Never use choke to stop engine.
STARTING YOUR TILLER
(Refer to separate engine manual.)
CAUTION: The muffler and adjacent areas
are hot!
Check oil and gas in tiller engine.
Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
Pull forward on tine clutch lever to disengage tines.
A safety switch prevents engine from starting while
tines are engaged.
Turn shut off to "ON" position.
Move choke lever on engine to CHOKE position. (A
warm engine may not require choking.)
Move throttle control lever on engine to FAST
position.
Grasp starter handle and pull rope out slowly until
engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will
pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind
slowly.
Keep a firm grip on starter handle and pull rope with
a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke. Let rope rewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against
starter.
• Repeat instructions in two preceding paragraphs until
engine starts. After engine starts, move choke control
gradually to RUN position.
Allow engine to warm up for a few minutes before
engaging tines.
ATTACHING TILLER TO TRACTOR
(See Figure 6)
Rear wheel weights and tire chains can be used on
tractor if additional traction is required for tilling.
Place tiller on level ground and back tractor up to it.
Attach hitch bracket extension to floating hitch of tiller
using a hitch pin and hair cotter pin.
• Fasten hitch bracket extension to tractor drawbar with
a 1/2-13 x 1-1/4" hex bolt and 1/2" nylock nut.
HITCH BRACKET EXTENSION CAN BE ATTACHED
AS SHOWN iN FIGURE 6 OR TURNED UPSIDE
DOWN FOR TRACTORS WiTH LOWER DRAWBARS.
HITCH
I III
HEX BOLT,
li2-13 X 1-1/4"
TRACTOR
DRAWBAR
HITCH
1/2" NYLOCK
NUT _
/
HAIR COTTER PIN
FIGURE 6
BREAKING iNYOUR TILLER
Break-in your belts, pulleys, and the control before you
actually begin tilling.
Start engine with tiller attached to tractor in transport
position. Engage tine clutch lever to start tine rotation.
Allow tines to rotate for five minutes.
Check tine operation and adjust if necessary. See
TINE OPERATION CHECK in the SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS section of this manual.
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