6
hOW TO USE YOUR TiLLER
BEFORE STARTiNG YOUR TiLLER
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 separate engine manual.
ll fuel tank indoors, or
with the engine running, or while the engine
is hot. Do not smoke while lling tank.
The mufer and adjacent areas
are
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.
Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke. Keep •
a rm grip on starter handle. Let rope rewind slowly. Do
not let starter handle snap back against starter.
Rear wheel weights and tire chains can be used on •
tractor if additional traction is required for tilling.
Place Tiller on ground level and back up tractor to it.•
Attach Hitch Bracket Extension to Floating Hitch of •
tiller with 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.
HAIR COTTER PIN
1/2" NYLOCK
NUT
HEX BOLT,
1/2-13 X 1-1/4"
HITCH PIN
FLOATING
HITCH
HITCH BRACKET
EXTENSION
TRACTOR
DRAWBAR
BREAkiNG iN YOUR 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 ve minutes.
Check tine operation and adjust if necessary. See •
tine section in the
section of this manual.
Repeat instructions in two preceding paragraphs until •
engine res. When engine starts, move choke control
gradually to RUN position.
Allow engine to warm up for a few minutes before •
engaging tines.
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.)
