Poulan PRRT65D manual

OWNER'S MANUAL MODEL: PRR T65D REAR TINE TILLER AL W A YS WEAR EYE PROTECTION DURING OPERA TION 188904 11.25.03 TR Printed in U. S.A. W ARNING: Read this Owner's Manual and fol low all W arnings and Safety In struc tions. Failure to do so can result in serious injury . IMPOR T ANT MANUAL DO NOT THROW A W A Y[...]

2 • Ne v er operate the tiller without proper guards , plates, or other saf ety protectiv e 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 ver operate the machine at high speeds on slippery surf aces. Look behind and use care when backin[...]

3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on y our purchase of a ne w tiller . It has been designed, en gi neered and manu f ac tured to give you the best pos sib le de penda bil ity and per fo r m ance. Should you e xper ience an y 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 c[...]

4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will mak e 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 assemb ly . 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 CAR T 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[...]

6 ASSEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA T OR REMO VE TILLER FROM CRA TE • Make sure shift le ver 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 R ULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with y our tiller to f amiliarize y ourself 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 pro[...]

8 TURNING • Release the drive control bar . • Mo v e throttle control to “SLO W” position. • Place shift le v er indicator in “F” (forw ard) position. Tines will not tur n. • Lift handle to raise tines out of g round. 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 attempti[...]

9 OPERA TION OIL LEVEL FIG. 12 BEFORE ST AR T ING ENGINE IMPORT ANT : BE VER Y CAREFUL NO T T O ALLO W DIR T T O ENTER THE ENGINE WHEN CHECKING OR ADDING OIL OR FUEL. USE CLEAN OIL AND FUEL AND STORE IN APPRO VED , CLEAN, CO VERED CONT AINERS. USE CLEAN FILL FUNNELS. CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 12) • The engine in y our unit has been shipped[...]

10 RUN CHOKE OPERA TION • Soil conditions are impor tant for proper tilling. Tines will not readily penetrate dry , hard soil which may con tr ib ute to e xcessiv e bounce and diffi cult handling of your tiller . Hard soil should be mois tened before tilling; how e v er , e xtremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump during tilling. W ait unti[...]

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

12 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 16 Disconnect spark plug wire before perf orming an y maintenance (except 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 MAINTENANCE e ngine_ar t _ 61 FIG. 19 AIR SCREEN BLO W ER HOUS ING 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 odi cally and re place if nec es sar y . If y our engine is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly , re [...]

14 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. 20) Select handle height best suited f or your tilling conditions . Handle height will be diff erent when tiller digs into soil. • First loosen handle loc k le v er[...]

15 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 FIG. 23 T O REPLA CE GROUND DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 22 and 23) • Remov e belt guard as described in “T O REMO VE BEL T GU ARD”. • Remov e old belt b y slipping off engine pul[...]

16 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS tine_13 FIG. 26 TINE REPLA CEMENT (See Figs. 24, 25, and 26) 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, w orn tines cannot chop and shred organic matter as eff ectiv ely nor bury it as deepl[...]

17 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 27 engine_art_78 THRO TTLE CONTROL CLAMP SCREW CASING AND WIRE ENGINE T O ADJUST THR O TTLE CONTROL CABLE (See Fig. 27) The throttle control has been preset at the f actory and ad just ment should not be necessar y . If adjustment is necessar y , proceed as follo ws: • With engine not r unning, mo v e remote throt[...]

18 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) • Remo v e spark plug. • P our 1 ounce (29 ml) of oil through spark plug hole into cylinder . • Pull star ter handle slo wly se v eral times to distribute oil. • Replace with ne w spark [...]

19 Will not star t 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” properly . 2. See “T O ST AR T ENGINE” in Operation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se veral minutes bef ore attempting to star t. 4. Dir ty air cleaner . 4. Clean or replace air cleaner car tridge. 5. W ater in fuel. 5. Empty fuel tank and carburetor , and r[...]

20 REP AIR P ARTS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER PRR T65D HANDLE ASSEMBL Y KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 21 180517X428 Handle 23 86777 Screw , Hex Washer Hd. Slotted #10-24 x 1/2 24 9484R Clip 26 159231 Cable , Clutch 27 73900400 Nut He x Flange 1/4-20 unc 29 73731000 Nut, K eps #10-24 unc 30 104164X Tie, Cab le 31 150696 Bolt, Pivot 33 72140404 Bolt, Ca[...]

21 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 1 73510500 Nut, K eps 5/16-18 2 10040600 W asher , Lock 3/8 3 73220600 Nut, He x 3/8-16 4 170127 Shield, Inner Belt Guard R T 5 164329 Screw , Shift Lev er 6 110111X Lev er , Shift 7 72110404 Bolt, Carriage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 8 8700J Plate, Shift Indicator 9 86777 Screw , Hex, Washer Head, Slotted #10-24 x 1/2 10 [...]

22 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION REP AIR P ARTS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER PRR T65D MAINFRAME, RIGHT SIDE 1 185190 Bumper 2 73970500 Lockn ut, He x, Flange 5/16-18 3 19111116 W asher 11/32 x 11/16 x 16 Ga. 4 74760512 Bolt, He x 5/16-18 x 3/4 5 102332X Brack et, Reinforcement 6 74760528 Bolt, He x 5/16-18 x 1-3/4 7 10217[...]

23 12 13 15 16 14 9 9 8 5 18 23 22 21 19 18 3 2 31 7 6 5 4 11 10 29 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_19.5b KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions giv en in U .S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 188554 T ransmission Assembly (In cludes K e y Nos. [...]

24 1 2 29 29 15 1 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 24 23 26 27 22 21 20 19 11 12 16 25 33 32 16 3 4 7 8 9 10 10 23 23 28 24 18 6 10 5 30 tine_shield_16_in 12 12 11 11 10 19 102701X Grip 20 73220600 Nut, He x 3/8-16 21 102156X Stake , Depth 22 74930632 Bolt, He x 3/8-16 x 2 23 4440J Hinge 24 72140404 Bolt, Carriage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 25 6712J Cap , Vinyl 26 10[...]

25 2 11 11 10 9 9 4 4 5 6 7 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 9 9 8 tine_ipb_1 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 1 4459J Tine, Outer , L.H. 2 132673 Cle vis Pin 3 6554J Tine, Inner , L.H. 4 3146R Retainer , Spr ing Zinc 5 132727 Assembly , Hub and Plate, L.H. 6 73610600 Nut, He x 3/8-24 7 10040600 W asher , Lock 3/8 8 74610616 Bolt, He x 3/[...]

26 1 173196 Decal, CNTRL PNL 2 189872 Decal, Decal, Blt Grd 4 180816 Decal, Instruction, Tilling 5 110614X Decal, Hand Placement 6 102180X Decal, Shift Indicator 7 162384 Decal, caution 9 120076X Decal, W ar ning, Rotating Tines 11 173538 Decal, Rewind 13 173698 Decal, B&S T ank 14 173248 Decal, B&S Air Cleaner - - 188904 Manual, Owner’ s[...]

27 LIMITED W ARRANTY The Manuf acturer w arrants to the original consumer purchaser that this product as manuf actured is free from de- f ects in materials and work man ship. For a period of two (2) y ears from date of purchase by the original consumer purchaser , we will repair or replace, at our option, without charge f or par ts or labor incurre[...]

Y our POULAN PRO product has been expertly en gi neered and carefully manu fac tured to rigid quality stan dards. As with all mechanical products, some adjustments or part replacement may be necessary during the life of your unit. FOR SER VICE OR REPLACEMENT P AR TS: 1. Consult your dealer/place of purchase. 2. Consult the yellow pages of your phon[...]