Husqvarna 500RTTA manual

500R TT A (917.296250) Owner's Manual[...]

2 • K eep children and pets aw ay . • Do not ov erload the machine capacity by attempting to till too deep at too f ast a rate. • Ne v er operate the machine at high speeds on slipper y surf aces. Look behind and use care when bac king. • Ne ver allo w bystanders near the unit. • Use only attachments and accessor ies approv ed by the manu[...]

3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a ne w tiller . It has been designed, en gi neered and manu fac tured to giv e you the best pos sible de penda bil ity and per fo r m ance. Should you e xperience any prob lems you can not easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized service center . W e hav e com pe tent, well-trained tech ni cians[...]

4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will make assemb ly easier . Standard wrench sizes are listed. (1) Utility knif e (1) Tire pressure gauge (1) P air of pliers (1) 9/16" wrench OPERA T OR’S POSITION (See Fig. 1) When right or left hand is mentioned in this manual, it means when you are in the oper ating position (standing [...]

5 ASSEMBL Y • Grasp handle assembly . Hold in “up” position. Be sure handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle assembly into position. HANDLE ASSEMBL Y "UP" POSITION FIG. 4 UNP A CKING CART ON (See Fig. 2) CA UTION: Be careful of e xposed sta ples when handling or disposing of cartoning material. IMPORT ANT : WHEN UN P A C[...]

6 ASSEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA T OR REMO VE TILLER FR OM CRA TE • Mak e sure shift lev er indicator is in “N” position (See Fig. 7) • Tilt tiller forw ard by lifting handle. Separate cardboard cov er from le veling shield. • Rotate tiller handle to the right and pull tiller out of car ton. CONNECT SHIFT ROD (See Fig[...]

7 KNO W Y OUR TILLER READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with y our tiller to familiarize y ourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence. These symbols may appear on y our Tiller or in literature supplied with the produc[...]

8 OPERA TION TILLING (See Fig. 11) • Release depth stake pin. Pull the depth stake up f or increased tilling depth. Place depth stake pin in hole of depth stake to loc k in position. • Place shift le ver indicator in tilling position. • Hold the drive control bar against the handle to star t tilling mov ement. Tines and wheels will both tur n[...]

9 OPERA TION TURNING • Release the drive control bar . • Mov e throttle control to “SLOW” position. • Place shift lev er indicator in “F” (forw ard) position. Tines will not tur n. • Lift handle to raise tines out of ground. • Swing the handle in the opposite direction y ou wish to tur n, being careful to keep f eet and legs awa y[...]

10 OPERA TION • Soil conditions are impor tant for proper tilling. Tines will not readily penetrate dry , hard soil which may con trib ute to e xcessive bounce and diffi cult handling of your tiller . Hard soil should be mois tened before tilling; howe v er , e xtremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump dur ing tilling. W ait until the soil i[...]

11 MAINTENANCE GENERAL RECOMMEND A TIONS The warranty on this tiller does not co ver items that ha v e been subjected to operator ab use or negligence. T o receiv e full value from the w arranty , the operator m ust main tain tiller as instructed in this manual. Some adjustments will need to be made periodically to properly maintain your tiller . A[...]

12 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 16 Disconnect spark plug wire before perf orming any maintenance (e xcept car bu re tor adjustment) to prevent accidental start ing of engine . Prevent fi res! Keep the engine free of grass, leaves, spilled oil, or fuel. Re move fuel from tank before tipping unit f or maintenance. Clean [...]

13 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CA UTION: Disconnect spark plug wire fr om spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into contact with plug. TILLER T O ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT (See Fig. 18) Select handle height best suited f or your tilling conditions. Handle height will be diff erent when tiller digs into soil. • First loosen handle lock le ver . [...]

14 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CABLE CLIP SCREW DRIVE CONTROL CABLE EXTENSION SPRING ENGINE PULLEY IDLER PULLEY TRANS MIS SION PULLEY LESS TEN SION 5/8" MORE TEN SION T O REPLA CE GROUND DRIVE BEL T (See Fig. 21) • Remove belt guard (See “TO REMO VE BEL T GU ARD” in this section of this manual). • Remove old belt b y slipping off engine p[...]

15 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 24 TINE REPLA CEMENT (See Figs. 22, 23, and 24) CA UTION: Tines are sharp. Wear gloves or other pr otection when han- dling tines. A badly worn tine causes your tiller to work harder and dig more shallow . Most impor tant, worn tines cannot chop and shred organic matter as eff ectively nor b ur y it as deeply as goo[...]

16 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS ENGINE CARBURET OR The carburetor has been preset at the f actory and ad just ment should not be necessar y . Howe ver , engine per fo r mance can be aff ected by dif fer enc es in fuel, tem per a ture, al ti tude or load. If the carburetor does need ad just ment, contact your nearest authorized service center/de par t m[...]

17 Immediately prepare your tiller f or storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used f or 30 days or more . W ARNING: Never store the tiller with gasoline in the tank inside a build ing where fumes may reac h an open fl ame or spark. Allow the engine to cool bef ore storing in any en cl o sure. TILLER • Clean entire tiller (S[...]

18 Will not start 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” properly . 2. See “T O ST ART ENGINE” in Operation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se v eral minutes bef ore attempting to star t. 4. Dir ty air cleaner. 4. Clean or replace air cleaner cartr idge. 5. Water in fuel. 5. Dr ain fuel tank and carburetor , and re?[...]

19 REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 500R TT A (917.296250), PRODUCT NUMBER 954 32 91-72 HANDLE ASSEMBL Y KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 21 532 18 11-27 Handle 23 532 08 67-77 Screw , He x W asher Hd. Slotted #10-24 x 1/2 24 532 00 94-84 Clip 26 532 15 92-31 Cable, Clutch 27 873 90 04-00 Nut Hex Flange 1/4-20 Unc 29 873 73 10-00 Nut, K eps #[...]

20 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 873 51 05-00 Nut, K eps 5/16-18 2 810 04 06-00 W asher , Lock 3/8 3 873 22 06-00 Nut, Hex 3/8-16 4 532 17 01-27 Shield, Inner Belt Guard RT 5 532 16 43-29 Pin Spirol Flared 6 532 11 01-11 Lev er , Shift 7 872 11 04-04 Bolt, Carr iage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 8 532 00 87-00 Plate, Shift Indicator 9 532 08 67-77 Screw [...]

21 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 500R TT A (917.296250), PRODUCT NUMBER 954 32 91-72 MAINFRAME, RIGHT SIDE 2 873 97 05-00 Locknut, He x, Flange 5/16-18 5 532 10 23-32 Brack et, Reinf orcement 7 532 10 21-73 Counter Weight, R.H. 8 810 04 06-00 W asher , Lock 3/8 9 873 22 06-00[...]

22 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions giv en in U.S . inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 532 18 06-77 T ransmission Assemb ly (In cludes K ey Nos . 2-53) 2 532 18 06-27 Gearcase, L.H. w/Bearing (In cludes K ey No . 4) 3 532 16 19-63 Gasket, Gearcase 4 532 00 50-20 Bear ing, Needle 5 532 00 13-70 W asher , Thr ust 5/8 x 1.10 x 1[...]

23 19 532 10 27--01 Grip 20 873 22 06-00 Nut, Hex 3/8-16 21 532 10 21-56 Stake, Depth 22 874 93 06-32 Bolt, Hex 3/8-16 x 2 23 532 00 44-40 Hinge 24 872 14 04-04 Bolt, Carr iage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 25 532 12 47-17 Cap, Vinyl 26 532 10 92-27 P ad, Idler 27 532 12 50-16 Shield, Lev eling 28 532 12 05-88 Pin, Hinge 29 532 12 50-13 Shield, Side 32 873 2[...]

24 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 00 44-59 Tine, Outer , L.H. 2 532 13 26-73 Clevis Pin 3 532 00 65-54 Tine, Inner , L.H. 4 532 12 46-60 Retainer , Spring Zinc 5 532 13 27-27 Assembly , Hub and Plate, L.H. 6 873 61 06-00 Nut, Hex 3/8-24 7 810 04 06-00 W asher , Lock 3/8 8 874 61 06-16 Bolt, Hex 3/8-24 x 1 9 53[...]

25 1 532 18 70-26 Decal, Blt Grd 2 532 18 70-25 Decal, CNTRL PNL 3 532 18 61-17 Decal, Logo 5 532 11 06-14 Decal, Hand Placement 6 532 10 21-80 Decal, Shift Indicator 7 532 16 23-84 Decal, W ar ning 9 532 12 00-76 Decal, W ar ning, Rotating Tines - - 532 18 60-96 Manual, Owner’ s (English) - - 532 18 60-97 Manual, Owner’ s (F rench) KEY P ART N[...]

26 SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqvarna Forest & Garden Compan y (“Husqvarna”) warrants Husqv ar na product to the original pur- chaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase f or the “W arranty P eriod” of the product as set f or th below: Lifetime W arranty: All tiller tines against breakage, t[...]

27 SER VICE NO TES[...]

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