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Yard Machines 30 manual

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    IMPO RT AN T : Read saf ety rules a nd instructions care fully bef ore operat ing equi pment. Front Tine Tille r Model 030 PRINTED IN U.S .A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO . 770-1047 3.fm (1/2001) MTD PR ODUC TS INC. P .O . BO X 36802 2 CLEVELAN D , OHIO 44136- 9722 Warning: T his unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not [...]

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    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Pag e Important Safe O peratio n Practi ces .... ............. ............. ................... ............. ..... 3 Assemblin g Your Tiller ..... ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ........... 5 Know Your Ti ller ............... ............. ................... ............. [...]

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    3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This sy mbol points out importa nt safety in structi ons which, if not followed , could endanger th e personal safety and/o r proper ty of yoursel f and others . Read and fol low all inst ruction s in this manual before attempt ing to operate this mac hine. Fail ure to compl y with these inst[...]

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    4 9. Look down and behind and use c are when in reverse or pulling machine towards you. 10. Start the engine according to the instructions found in this manual and keep feet well away from the tines at all times. 11. After striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine. Thoroughly ins pect t[...]

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    5 SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR TILLER IMPORT ANT: This unit is s hipped w ithout gaso line or oil in th e engine. Be cer tain to servi ce en gine w ith gaso line and oil, as i nstruct ed in the eng ine man ual, before operatin g your t iller. (The eng ine man ual is pack ed seperat ely and shipped in th e tiller car ton.) NOTE: Reference t o right or[...]

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    6 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR TILLER Read this ope rator’s man ual and safety rules before oper ating your til ler. Compa re the illu strat ions in Figu re 2 with your til ler to familia rize you rself wit h the loca tion of vari ous contr ols and adj ustments . Save th is manual for future referenc e. Figure 2 Thro ttle Con tro l The throt tle cont rol[...]

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    7 • Place th e throttle contr ol in the FAS T positi on. • Move choke lever to CHOKE position . A warm engin e requires l ittle or no ch oke. • Grasp sta rter hand le and pull r ope out slowl y until engin e reach es sta rt of c ompres sion c ycle (r ope will pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind slo wly. • Pull rope wi t[...]

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    8 • Minimum til ling width is 10 inches. For that, you will have to remov e both sets of ou ter tines. Re move these tin es by r emovi ng the two self- tapping s crews on the outsid e of the tines. S ee Figure 5. • When laying out pl ant rows, be sure to allo w enough width to permit cu ltivatio n between th e rows. See Figure 6. Figure 6 Other[...]

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    9 SECTION 6: MAINTAINING YOUR TILLER Lubrication Always stop engine a nd disconnect spark plug wire befo re cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your tiller. Pivo t Po ints : Remov e the belt cov er and lubri cate all moving pa rts and pivot po ints at le ast once a se ason. Chain Drive: The chai n case is lubr icate d and seal[...]

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    10 SECTION 7: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For repair s bey ond th e minor adjustme nts lis ted a bove, cont act you r ne arest ser vice dealer. Problem Cau se Rem edy Engine fail s to s tart 1. Spark plug wi re dis connec ted. 2. Fuel tank emp ty or stale fuel . 3. Thrott le contro l lever not in corre ct startin g position . (If equi pped) 4. C hoke no [...]

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    11 SECTION 8: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL SERIES 030[...]

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    12 Model Series 030 Ref . No. Part No. P ar t Descr iption 1 710-0779A T ap Scr . #10 x 1/2" Lg. 2 720-0263 Rubb er Bumper 3 731-047 3 Vin yl Grip 4 686-0002 Clutch Lev er Ass ’ y. 5 720-0233 Handle Grip 6 710-0501 He x Bolt 1/4-20 x 2" Lg.* 7 736-3090 Fl-W ash. 1/4" I.D . 8 710-1201 He x T ap Scr . 1/4-20 x 1/2" Lg. 9 15093C [...]

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    13 Model Series 030 Ref . No. Part No. P ar t Descr iption 1 686-0085 Chain Case Ass ’ y. — R.H. 2 611-0057 Input Shaft Ass ’ y. 3 04757A Hub an d Sprock et Ass ’ y. 4 750-0351 Bearing In ner Race 5 741-0155 Ball Be ar ing 6 686-0087 Chain Case Ass ’ y. — L.H. 7 756-0996 P ulley — Chain Case 8 710-0369 He x Bolt 3/8-2 4 x 2.5"* 1[...]

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    14 YOUR NOT ES Date Comments[...]

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    15 YOUR NOTES Date Comments[...]

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    MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The l imit ed warr anty set for th below is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to new merchandise purchase d and used in the Uni ted States , its pos sessions and ter r itories . MTD war rants this product agains t defec ts in material and workman ship for a period of two (2) ye ars c[...]