Husqvarna 700DRT manual

700DR T Owner's Manual[...]

2 • Ne ver oper ate the tiller without proper guards, plates , or other saf ety protective de vices in place . • K eep children and pets a wa y . • 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 backi[...]

3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a new tiller . It has been designed, en gineered and manu fac tured to giv e you the best pos sib le de pendability and per for m ance. Should you e xper ience any prob lems y ou can not easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized ser vice center . W e have com petent, well-trained tech nicians and[...]

4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will mak e assembly 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 staples when handling or disposing of cartoning material. IMPORT ANT: WHEN UN PA C K [...]

6 ASSEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA T OR REMO VE TILLER FROM CRA TE • Make sure shift le v er indicator is in “N” position (See Fig. 7) • Tilt tiller f orward by lifting handle . Separate cardboard cov er from le v eling shield. • Rotate tiller handle to the r ight and pull tiller out of car ton. CONNECT SHIFT ROD (See F[...]

7 KNO W Y OUR TILLER READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY R ULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with y our tiller to f amiliarize yourself with the location of v arious 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 prod[...]

8 OPERA TION 00155 HO W T O USE Y OUR TILLER Know ho w to operate all controls bef ore adding fuel and oil or attempting to star t engine. ST OPPING (See Fig. 9) TINES AND DRIVE • Release drive control bar to stop mov ement. • Mov e shift le v er to “N” (neutral) position. ENGINE • Mov e throttle control to “ST OP” position. • Ne ve[...]

9 d epth_st ake_11 OPERA TION T O TRANSPORT CA UTION: Bef ore lifting or trans port ing, allow tiller engine and m uffl er to cool. Disconnect spark plug wire. Drain gasoline from fuel tank. AROUND THE Y ARD • Release the depth stake pin. Move the depth stak e down to the top hole f or transporting the tiller . Place depth stake pin in hole of d[...]

10 R UN C H O K E OPERA TION TILLING HINTS (See Fig. 15) CA UTION: Until y ou are accustomed to handling your tiller , star t actual fi eld use with throttle in slo w position (mid-way between “F AST” and “IDLE”). • Tilling is digging into , tur ning ov er , and breaking up pack ed soil bef ore planting. Loose, unpac ked soil helps root [...]

11 • Do not lean on handle. This takes weight off the wheels and reduces traction. T o get through a really tough section of sod or hard ground, apply upward pressure on handle or lower the depth stak e . FIG. 15 FIG. 16 OPERA TION 321 5 4 67 CUL TIV A TING Cultiv ating is destroying the w eeds between ro ws to pre- v ent them from robbing nouris[...]

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

13 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 19 Disconnect spark plug wire before perf orming any maintenance (e xcept car bu retor 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 fr om tank before tipping unit f or maintenance. Clean [...]

14 MAINTENANCE e n gine _a r t _ 61 FIG. 22 AIR SCREEN BLO W ER HOUSING MUFFLER Do not operate tiller without muffl er . Do not tamper with e xhaust system. Damaged muffl ers or spark arresters could create a fi re hazard. Inspect pe ri odically and re place if nec- essar y . If y our engine is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly , re[...]

15 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. 23) 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 .[...]

16 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CABLE CLIP SCREW DRIVE CONTROL CABLE EXTENSION SPRING ENGINE PULLEY IDLER PULLEY TRANSMISSION PULLEY LESS TENSION 5/8" MORE TENSION FIG. 26 T O REPLACE GR OUND DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 25 and 26) • Remov e belt guard as described in “T O REMO VE BEL T GU ARD”. • Remo v e old belt by slipping off engine pulle y[...]

17 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS • T o maintain the superb tilling performance of this ma- chine the tines should be check ed f or sharpness, wear , and bending, par ticular ly the tines which are ne xt to the transmission. If the gap between the tines e x ceeds 3-1/2 inches they should be replaced or str aight ened as necessar y . • F or tines that[...]

18 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 30 engine_art_78 THRO TTLE CONTROL CLAMP SCREW CASING AND WIRE ENGINE T O ADJUST THRO TTLE CONTROL CABLE (See Fig. 30) The throttle control has been preset at the f actor y and adjustment should not be necessar y . If adjustment is necessar y , proceed as follows: • With engine not r unning, mov e remote throttle [...]

19 ST ORA GE ENGINE OIL Drain oil (with engine warm) and replace with clean oil. (See “ENGINE” in the Maintenance section of this man ual). CYLINDER(S) • Remov e spark plug. • P our 1 ounce (29 ml) of oil through spark plug hole into cylinder . • Pull star ter handle slowly se veral times to distribute oil. • Replace with new spark plug[...]

20 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS Will not start 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” proper ly . 2. See “T O ST AR T ENGINE” in Oper ation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se v eral minutes bef ore attempting to start. 4. Dir ty air cleaner . 4. Clean or replace air cleaner car tridge. 5. W ater in fuel. 5. Empty fuel t[...]

21 REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 700 DR T (96093000400), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-04 HANDLE ASSEMBL Y KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 21 532 18 11-27 Handle 23 532 08 67-77 Screw , He x W asher SL T #10-24 x .50 24 532 00 94-84 Clip 26 532 15 92-31 Cable , Clutch 27 873 90 04-00 Nut, He x Flange 1/4-20 unc 29 873 73 10-00 Nut, K eps #10-[...]

22 KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 2 810 04 06-00 W asher , Lock 3/8 3 873 22 06-00 Nut, He x 3/8-16 4 532 17 01-27 Shield, Inner Belt Guard R T 5 532 16 43-29 Pin Spirol Flared 6 532 16 27-56 Le ver , Shift 7 872 11 04-04 Bolt, Carriage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 8 532 16 15-30 Plate, Shift Indicator 9 532 08 67-77 Screw , He x, W asher Head, Slotted #1[...]

23 KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 700 DR T (96093000400), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-04 MAINFRAME, RIGHT SIDE 2 873 97 05-00 Lockn ut, He x, Flange 5/16-18 5 532 10 23-32 Brac ket, Reinf orcement 7 532 10 21-73 Counter W eight, R.H. 8 810 04 06-00 W asher , Lock 3/8 9 873 22 0[...]

24 REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 700 DR T (96093000400), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-04 TRANSMISSION 12 13 15 16 14 57 9 9 8 5 18 23 22 21 19 18 55 56 55 54 3 2 29 31 7 6 5 4 11 10 30 28 18 32 33 34 18 48 60 24 44 18 42 43 41 49 40 39 37 38 37 50 36 20 25 27 35 25 24 44 51 58 53 52 53 transmission_7 KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: Al[...]

25 REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 700 DR T (96093000400), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-04 TINE SHIELD 2 31 1 29 29 15 1 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 24 23 26 27 22 21 20 19 11 12 16 11 12 25 33 32 16 3 4 4 3 7 7 8 9 5 23 23 28 24 18 6 5 6 5 5 12 11 10 tine_shield_22a_in KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All compo[...]

26 REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 700 DR T (96093000400), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-04 TINE ASSEMBL Y KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P AR T NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions giv en in U .S . inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm 2 532 13 26-73 Pin, Shear 4 532 00 31-46 Clip , Hair pin 5 532 18 88-45 Hub Assembly 6 873 61 06-00 [...]

27 1 532 18 92-32 Decal, Belt Guard 2 532 40 12-58 Decal, Console 3 532 40 12-57 Decal, Console 4 532 40 12-59 Decal, Tine Shield 5 532 11 06-14 Decal, Hand Placement 6 532 16 62-02 Decal, Shift Indicator 7 532 40 13-83 Decal, Rev erse 8 532 19 11-18 Decal, Engine B&S 9 532 17 67-82 Decal, W arning, Rotating Tines 10 532 19 61-09 Decal, Engine [...]

SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqv arna Forest & Garden Company (“Husqv arna”) warrants Husqvarna product to the original pur- chaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase for the “W arranty P eriod” of the product as set f orth below: Lifetime W arranty: All tiller tines against breakage, trimmer[...]