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MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44 1 3 6 - 00 1 9 Prin ted In USA Safe Operation Practices • Set-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Service • T roubleshooting • W arranty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAFET Y RULES AN D INSTR UCTI ONS I N THIS M ANUA L BE FORE A TTE MP TING TO O PER A TE TH IS MACHIN E. F AILURE TO COMP[...]
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T o The Owner 1 2 Safe Operation Pr actices ........................................ 3 Assemb ly & Set -Up .................................................. 7 C ontrols & F eatures ................................................ 11 Operation ................................................................ 12 Maint enance & A djustm en[...]
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Impor tant S afe Operation Prac tices 2 3 T raining 1. Read, un derst and, and follow all ins truc tions on the machine and in th e manual(s ) b efore at tempting to assembl e and operate. Kee p this manual in a safe pla ce for future and regular ref erence and for ordering replacement parts. 2. Be familia r with all controls and their p roper op e[...]
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4 S ecti on 2 — i mpor t ant S afe o pe ra tion p r acticeS 11 . Af ter strik ing a foreign obje ct, s top the engine, disconn ect the spark p lug wire and groun d against the engin e. Thoro ughly inspe ct the machin e for any damage. Rep air the damage b efore st artin g and operatin g. 12 . Diseng age all clutch levers (if f itte d) and stop en[...]
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5 S ecti on 2 — i mpor t ant S afe o pe ra tion p r acticeS 9. If th e fuel tank has to b e drained, d o this outdoors . 10 . Obs erve pro per dispos al laws and regulations fo r gas, oil, etc. to protec t the environment. 11 . According to the Consumer Produc ts Sa fety Comm ission (CPSC) and the U.S . En viron mental Protec tion Agenc y (EP A),[...]
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6 S ecti on 2 — i mpor t ant S afe o pe ra tion p r acticeS Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and desc ribes safe ty s ymbols that may app ear on this produc t. Rea d, unders tand, and fo llow all instruc tions on the machine b efore at tempting to assemble an d operate. S ymbol Description READ T HE OPERA TOR’S M ANU AL(S) Read, un derst an[...]
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Ass embly & Set -Up 3 7 Cont ents of Car ton • One T iller • One Handlebar Assembly • One Shif t Ro d • One D epth Stake • One O perator ’ s M anual • One Engin e Operator ’ s Manual NOTE: This op erator’s manual covers vario us models of tille rs. The tille r illustrated may var y slightly f rom your machine. Follow only thos[...]
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8 S ecti on 3— A SSem bl y & S et -U p Handlebar Assembly 1. Remove the top t wo bolt s and f lange lock nut s from the handle mo unting brackets , but do not remove the b ottom bolt an d nut. See Figure 3 - 2. Bol ts & Flang e Lock Nuts Handle Assembly Handle Brack et Figure 3- 2 2. Place the handle asse mbly in positi on bet ween the ha[...]
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9 S ecti on 3 — A SSembl y & S et -U p Control Rod 1. Make sure the handl e assembly is in the hi ghest positi on. Refe r to the Controls & Features Sec tion. 2. Remove the hair pin clips from the control ro d, put the rubb er washers in p lace. 3. Inser t the shor ter, angled end of the contro l rod through the indic ator bracket on the [...]
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10 S ecti on 3— A SSem bl y & S et -U p Set -Up Tires The tires o n your tiller may be over-inflate d for shipping purp oses. Redu ce the tire pressure bef ore operatin g the tiller . Recommended operati ng tire pr essure i s approxim ately 2 0 p.s. i. ( che ck the sidewall of the tire fo r the manufac turer ’ s recommende d pressure ). WA [...]
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Con trols & F eatures 4 11 Clutch Control Ge ar Sel ect ion Handle Han dle Adju stme nt Lock De pth St ake Engine Con trols See th e separate Engine O perator ’ s M anual for infor mation and func tions of the en gine controls. Gear Selec tion Handle The ge ar selec tion handl e is located on th e front of the handl e assembl y . It is us ed [...]
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Operation 5 12 Starting & St opping the Engine WA RN I N G ! Read , unders tand, and foll ow all the instruc tions and w arnings on the machin e and in this manual be fore oper ating. NOTE: When p ushing the machine w ith the engine of f, you will hear a ratchetin g- gear sound coming f rom the tiller ’ s chain case. This is no rmal. WA RN I [...]
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13 S ecti on 5 — o per a tio n Operating the Tiller 1. Select the depth stak e setting. 2. Star t the engine as instr ucte d in the Engine Op erator’s Manual. 3. Move the gear s elec tion handle to on e of the for ward modes or rev erse. WA RN I N G ! Do not m ove the gear sele ction han dle with the wh eels or tines e ngaged. M ake c er tain t[...]
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Maint enance & Adjustments 6 14 WA RN I N G ! Disconn ect the sp ark plug wire an d ground it ag ainst the engine b efore pe rfo rming any maintenance or repairs . Maintenance Engin e Refe r to the separate Engine O perator ’ s Manual fo r engine maintenance instruc tions. Tires Recomm ended op erating tire pressure is ap proximately 1 4 p. s[...]
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Se r v ice 7 15 NOTE: This Op erator ’ s M anual cov er s several mode ls. Garden tiller feature s may vary by mo del. Not all fe atures in this manual are applic able to all garden tille r models and th e garden tiller depicted may differ from yours. Belt Replac ement Y our till er has been e ngineere d with a belt de signed for lo ng life and o[...]
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16 S ectio n 7 — S erv ice Secondar y Clut ch Cable Adjustment If addi tional adjustme nt is necessar y af ter the primar y adjustm ent from the Ass embly & Se t -Up s ecti on can no long er be use d, the seconda ry adjus tment can be p er formed as f ollows: 1. Remove the b elt cover as instruc ted the Belt R eplacement p a g e 14 . 2. Locat[...]
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T roubleshooting 8 17 Problem Cause Remedy Tine s do not engage 1. Foreig n object lodged in tines. 2. Tine cl evis pin(s ) missin g. 3. Pulley and idl er not in correc t adjustme nt. 4. Not shif ting prop erly . 5. Control ca ble not adjust ed properly . 6. Belt wor n and/ or s tretched. 1. Dislodge forei gn object. 2. Repla ce tine clevis pin(s )[...]
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Replace ment P ar ts 9 18 Component P ar t Nu mber an d Descr ipt ion 954- 0 4 34 Drive Belt 7 4 2- 03 05A Ar ticulating Tine 7 4 6 - 1117 C l u t c h C a b l e 934- 0423 1 Tires, 1 6 X 4. 6 X 8 7 1 4 - 04 043 C ot ter Pin 9 1 1 - 0 4 1 5 Clevis Pin Phon e (800) 800 - 73 1 0 or (3 30) 220- 4 683 to order replacem ent par ts or a complete Par ts Ma [...]
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No tes 10 19[...]
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MAN UF A C TU RE R ’ S LI MITE D W AR R ANT Y FOR GDOC - 100 0 16 REV . C The limite d warrant y set for th bel ow is given by MTD LLC with respe ct to new me rchandise purchase d and used in the Unite d States and/or its territor ies and possessio ns, and by MTD Produc ts Limited wi th respec t to new merchandis e purchased and us ed in Canada a[...]