Bolens 675B manual

Oper ator’ s Man ual Rear-tine Tiller Model 675B PRINTED IN U.S.A. 769-00586B.fm 9/13/04 FORM NO. IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY R ULE S AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y WARNING: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not b e used on or ne ar any unimproved fore st-covered, brush -covered or grass-covered land unless the engin[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS FINDING MODEL NUMBER This Operator’s Ma nual is an important part of your new lawn tractor. It will help you assemble , prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Before you start as sembling your new equipment , please locate the mod el plate on the equipment and copy the info[...]

3 T r aining 1. Carefully read this Own- er’ s Manual, the separate Engine Owner’ s Manual, and any other literature you may receive. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls and the proper use of the tiller and its engine. Know how to stop the unit and disengage the controls quickly . 2. Never allow children to operate the tiller . Never allow[...]

4 5 . If the unit sh ould start to vibrate abnormally , stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and prevent it from touching the spark plug, and check immediately for the cause. Vi - bration is generally a warning of trouble. 6 . Stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and prevent it from to uching the spark plug whenever you leave [...]

5 Safety Decals For your safety and the safety of others, various safety and operational decals are located on your unit (see Figure 1-2 be- low). Keep the decals clean and legible at all times. Contact your local service dealer or the factory for replacements if any decals are damaged or missing. Refer to the Part s List in this manu al for decal [...]

6 WARNING: To prevent personal injury or property damage, do not start the engine until all assembly steps are complete and you have read and understand the safety and operating instructions in this Manual. Introduction Carefully follow these assembly steps to correctly prepare your tiller for use. It is recommended that you read this Section in it[...]

7 5. Move the handlebars up or down to align the threaded hole in the cross-brace with one of the four slots in the curved height adjustment bracket. Place the keyed washer (E, Figure 2-3) on the flange head height adjustment screw (F) with the raised keys (edges) of the washer facing down. 6. Thread the height adjustment screw (F , Figure 2-3) int[...]

8 CAUTION: Incorrect cable adjustment could cause the wheels and tines to rotate unexpectedly. Follow adjustment procedures carefully. Failure to do so could result in personal injury or property damage. 4. Check for correct spring ⁄ cable tension as instructed in Section 5, Checking and Adjusting Forward Cl utch Belt T ension . 5. When tension i[...]

9 WARNING: Bef ore operating your machine, carefully read and understand all safety, controls and operating instructions in this Manual, the separate Engine Owner’s Manual, and on the decals on the machine. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury. Tiller F eatures This section describes the location and function[...]

10 3. T o move the tiller in reverse, first stop all forward motion. Lift up the handlebars un- til the tines clear the ground and pull the Reverse Clutch lever out. The wheels will rotate in a reverse direction as long as the lever is held in REVERSE. T o stop the wheels and tines, release the lever and it will return to NEUTRAL. Never at- tempt t[...]

11 WARNING: Bef ore operating your machine, carefully read and understand all safety (Section 1), controls (Section 3) and operating instructions (Section 4) in this Manual, in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual, and on the decals on the machine. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury. Introduction Read this Se[...]

12 7. Choke or prime the engine as instructed in the separate Engine Owner’ s Manual. 8 . Check behind you to avoid contacting any obstacles when pulling the starter rope. Place one hand on the fuel tank to stabilize the unit and use th e recoil starter to start the engine as instructed in the En- gine Owner’ s Manual. When the eng ine starts, [...]

13 Stopping the Tiller and Engine 1. T o stop the wheels and tines, release the Forward Clutch levers or the Reverse Clutch Control (whichever is engaged). 2. T o stop the engin e, move the Engine Throttle Lever to STOP . 3. If the engine is equipped with a fuel shut- off valve, close the valve as instructed in the Engine Owner’ s Manual. WARNING[...]

14 Preparing Seedbeds Tilling wet soil often results in large, hard clumps of soil that can inter fere with plant- ing. If time permits, wait a day or two after heavy rains to allow the s oil to dry before tilling. T est soil by squeezing it into a ball. If it compresses too easily , it i s too wet to till. Avoid Tilling Soggy, Wet Soil Whenever po[...]

15 Tilling On Slopes Read the following recomm endations before tilling on slope s: If you must garden on a moderate slope, please follow two ver y important guidelines: 1. Till only on moderate slopes, never on steep ground where footing is difficult (review safe - ty rules in Section 1 : Safety of this manual). 2. We recommend tilling up and down[...]

16 WARNING: Bef ore inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Remove ignition key on electric start models. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. MAINTENA[...]

17 A. T o Check T ransmission 1. Check the gear oil level when the trans- mission is cool. Gear oil expands in warm operating temperatures and will result in an incorrect oil level reading. 2. T o check the gear oil level (and to add oil, if necessary), refer to STEP 5: Check Gear Oil Level in T ransmission in Section 2 of this manual. B . T o Drai[...]

18 Carburetor / Gov ernor Adjustment WARNING: Operators shall not tamper with the engine governor settings; the governor controls the maximum safe operating speed to protect th e engine and all moving parts from damage caused by overspeed. Authorized service shall be sought if a problem exists. The carburetor was adjusted at the factor y for best o[...]

19 WARNING: This is a CRT (counter-rotating tine) tiller and its tines must be mounted in the direction shown in Figure 5-7. Failure to comply could result in personal injury or property damage. 2. When installing individual tines, in stall them in the reverse order from which they were removed. The two sets of inboard tines are installed so one ti[...]

20 NOTE: While pushing inward on the forward idler ar m, be sure that the forward drive belt is mo ved off to the right side of the tiller. This creates more room to install t he clevis pin when the forward idler arm is pushed inward. IMPORT ANT: When the clevis pin is installed in the inner hole of the forward adjustable link, the number of additi[...]

21 front of the unit (not the operator’ s posi- tion). If the belt tension is correct, reinstall the belt cover and secure it with the two nuts. • If the guide mark is aligned with the guide pin, or moves to the right side of th e guide pin, then the belt is too loose and the tension must be readjusted as described next. 3. The reverse idler pu[...]

22 3. Slip the forward drive belt down and over the front of the transmission pulley (C, Figure 5-16). NOTE: For additional working room, loosen the reverse belt guide (V , Figure 5-12) and twist it out of the way . 4. Put the lower half of the belt into the High speed groove (middle groove) or the Low speed groove (rear most groove) of the transmi[...]

23 WARNING: Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off en gine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these in structions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Eng[...]

24 HANDLEBAR ASSEMBL Y and CONTROL LEVERS 10 SECTION 6: PARTS LIST[...]

25 * Specify GRADE 5 if ordering part locally . MODEL 675B REF NO. P ART NO. D ESCRIPTION 1 1918801 Handlebars 2 GW-9126 Grip 3 777I22217 Decal, Control Panel 3A 777D07888 Decal, M odel Name/Logo 4 1916784 Reverse Clutch Control Cable 5 710-04042 Hex Flange Screw , 3/8-16 5A GW-9955 Washer , Keyed 6 1900475 Bracket, Handlebar Height Adjustment 7 71[...]

26 MODEL 675B Reverse Clutch Cable (Screw , Ref. 47, secures Forward Clutch Cabl e – page 25, Ref . 10) 5 6 7 7 3 4 13 14 15 16 17 16 52 21 1 8 20 3 44 3 8 47 53 54 41 37 44 3 51 25 24 23 8 29 2 8 19 27 26 30 22 11 12 50 49 46 39 45 20 45 1 40 42 4 8 12 11 8 9 10 2 35 36 31[...]

27 * Specify GRADE 5 if ordering part locally . ** See your local authorized engine ser vice dealer for engine parts or service. Refer to engine namepl ate for engine type and code MODEL 675B REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 710-0395 Hex Hd. Screw, 5 ⁄ 16–18 x 2-1 ⁄ 4 2 1917326 Bracket, Clutch Cable 3 736-0119 Lock washer–5 ⁄ 16 4 710-0107[...]

28 NOTE 1: These s crews are a sp ecial sealing screw that can not be reused without risking the loss of transmission oil. If these scr ews are loos ened or re moved, they must b e replaced with new scr ews. * Specify GRADE 5 if ordering part locally . A ⁄ R – As Required MODEL 675B REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 721-04031 Oil Seal 2 1105620 P[...]

29 NOTE: Shim between drive shaft rear bearing and rear bearing cap to achieve 5-to-15 t housandths of an inch (.005-.015) end play on drive shaft. A/R – As Required * Specify GRADE 5 if ordering part locally . MODEL 675B REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 GW-1714 Bearing, Tapered Roller with Race 1a GW-9400 Drive Shaft Bearing Cup 1b GW-9401 Drive [...]

30 * Specify GRADE 5 if ordering part locally . A/R - As Required MODEL 675B REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 721-04031 Oil Seal 2 1909950 Retaining Ring (heavy-duty, external) 3 GW-1166-1 Shim, 1-1 ⁄ 64 I.D.,.062" thick (A/R) --- GW-1166-2 S him, as above, but.030" thick (A/R) --- GW-1166-3 S him, as above, but.015" thick (A/R) ---[...]

31 ENGINE TINE SHAFT DENOTES CUTTIN G EDGE OF TINE MODEL 675B 3 7 1 5 3 4A 1 3 2 7 1 1 1 1 1 7 5 3 1 1 4 2 3 3 REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 1100068 Hex Hd. Screw, 3/8-16 x 3/4* 2 1985101 Tine – right-hand 3 1110108 Hex Lock Nut, 3/8-161 4 1916693 Tine Holder, left-side 4A 1916694 Tine Holder, right-side 5 710-3096 Hex Hd. Screw, 3/8-16 x 2, Gr[...]

32 MODEL 675B T ransmission (618-04002)[...]

33 REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 686-04021 Hood, Tine 2 736-0169 Lock washer, 3 ⁄ 8 3 GW-2525 Bracket, Hood & Depth Regulator 4 710-04049 Hex Hd. Flg. Screw, 5 ⁄ 16-18 x 5 ⁄ 8* 5 712-0291 Hex Lock Nut, 1 ⁄ 4-20 6 710-0597 Hex Hd. Screw, 1 ⁄ 4-20 x 1* 7 GW-9384 Spring, Depth Regulator Plunger 8 GW-9534 Spacer 9 1185469 Roll Pin (spir[...]

34 MODEL 675B BUMPER OEM-290-254 BUMPER A TT ACHMENT 19 20 23 22 21 ROW MARKER A TT ACHMENT (OPTIONAL) 8 8 99 2 66 7 3 5 10 11 12 14 14 16 17 1 8 13 15 ROW MARKER A T T ACHMENT OE M-290-257 (A TT ACHES TO FURROWER A TT ACHMENT)[...]

35 REF NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 2 GW-1594 Marker Blade–blade only 3 GW-1600 Marker Arm–main arm 4 GW-1595 Marker Arm–extension arm with pin 5 GW-9347 Hitch Pin 6 GW-9786 Thumbscrew–1 ⁄ 4-20 x 1 ⁄ 2 7 GW-1596 Nut Bar 8 GW-9828 Nut–hex, 10-24 w/ attached star washers 9 1100135 Screw–round hd.,10-24 x --- GW-1837 Hardware Packag e–i[...]

TR O Y -BIL T TILLER LIFETIME LIMITED W ARRANTY WHAT PRODUCT All Troy-Bilt brand ed rear tine walk-behind ti llers with gear drive transmissions. IS COVERED This warranty begins on the date of p urchase and is warranted by Troy-Bilt LLC fo r the life of the tiller, to the origin al purchaser only. WHAT IS COVERED Troy-Bilt LLC will, at its option, [...]