Husqvarna RTT900 manual

R TT900 Owner's Manual / 96093000903 / 2009-04[...]

2 • Never operate the tiller without proper guards, plates, or other safety protective devices in place. • Keep children and pets away . • Do not overload the machine capacity by attempting to till too deep at too fast a rate. • Never operate the machine at high speeds on slippery surfaces. Look behind and use care when backing. • Never a[...]

3 CONGRA TUL A TIONS on your purchase of a new tiller . It has been designed, en gi neered and manu fac tured to give you the best pos sible de penda bil ity and per form ance. Should you experience any prob lems you can not easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized service center . We have com pe tent, well-trained tech ni cians and t[...]

4 TOOLS REQUIRED FOR AS SEMBL Y A socket wrench set will make assembly easier . Standard wrench sizes are listed. (1) Utility knife (1) Tire pressure gauge (1) P air of pliers (1) 9/16" wrench OPERA TOR’S POSITION (See Fig. 1) When right or left hand is mentioned in this manual, it means when you are in the operating position (standing behin[...]

5 AS SEMBL Y • Grasp handle assembly . Hold in “up” position. Be sure handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle assembly into position. Fig. 4 UNP ACKING CARTON (See Fig. 2) CAUTION: Be careful of exposed sta ples when handling or disposing of cartoning material. IMPORT ANT : WHEN UN P ACK ING AND AS SEM BLING TILLER, BE CAREFUL NOT[...]

6 AS SEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA TOR REMOVE TILLER FROM CRA TE • Make sure shift lever indicator is in “N” position (See Fig. 7) • Tilt tiller forward by lifting handle. Separate cardboard cover from leveling shield. • Rotate tiller handle to the right and pull tiller out of carton. CONNECT SHIFT ROD (See Fig. 7) •[...]

7 KNOW YOUR TILLER READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with your tiller to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. These symbols may appear on your Tiller or in literature supplied with the product. Learn an[...]

8 OPERA TION 00155 TINE OPERA TION - WITH WHEEL DRIVE • Always release drive control bar before moving shift lever into another position. • Tine movement is achieved by moving shift lever to ( ) till position and engaging drive control bar . FORWARD - WHEELS ONL Y/TINES STOPPED • Release drive control bar and move shift lever in di ca tor to [...]

9 TO TRANSPORT CAUTION: Before lifting or trans port ing, allow tiller engine and muffler to cool. Disconnect spark plug wire. Drain gasoline from fuel tank. AROUND THE Y ARD • Release the depth stake pin. Move the depth stake down to the top hole for transporting the tiller . Place depth stake pin in hole of depth stake to lock in posi- tion. Th[...]

10 OPERA TION ADD GASOLINE • Fill fuel tank to bottom of filler neck. Do not overfill. Use fresh, clean, regular un lead ed gasoline with a minimum of 87 octane. (Use of leaded gasoline will increase carbon and lead oxide deposits and reduce valve life). Do not mix oil with gasoline. Purchase fuel in quan ti ties that can be used within 30 days t[...]

11 OPERA TION 321 5 4 67 Fig. 14 CUL TIVA TING Cultivating is destroying the weeds between rows to pre- vent them from robbing nourishment and moisture from the plants. At the same time, breaking up the upper layer of soil crust will help retain moisture in the soil. Best digging depth is 1" to 3" (2.5-7.5 cm). Lower the outer side shield[...]

12 MAINTENANCE GENERAL RECOMMENDA TIONS The warranty on this tiller does not cover items that have been subjected to operator abuse or negligence. T o receive full value 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 . All adjus[...]

13 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG Fig. 16 Disconnect spark plug wire before performing any maintenance (except car bu re tor adjustment) to prevent accidental start ing of engine. Prevent fires! Keep the engine free of grass, leaves, spilled oil, or fuel. Re move fuel from tank before tipping unit for maintenance. Clean muffle[...]

14 MAINTENANCE Fig. 19 MUFFLER Do not operate tiller without muffler . Do not tamper with exhaust system. Damaged mufflers or spark arresters could create a fire hazard. Inspect pe ri odi cally and re place if nec es sary . If your engine is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly , re move every 50 hours for cleaning and inspection. Re plac[...]

15 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CAUTION: Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into contact with plug. TILLER TO ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT (See Fig. 20) Select handle height best suited for your tilling conditions. Handle height will be different when tiller digs into soil. • First loosen handle lock lever . • Han[...]

16 SERVICE 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 TO REPL ACE GROUND DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 22 and 23) • Remove belt guard as described in “TO REMOVE BEL T GUARD”. • Remove old belt by slipping off engine pulley firs[...]

17 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS t i n e_ 12 Fig. 25 • T o maintain the superb tilling performance of this ma- chine the tines should be checked for sharpness, wear , and bending, particularly the tines which are next to the transmission. If the gap between the tines ex ceeds 3-1/2 inches they should be replaced or straight ened as necessary . • New [...]

18 STORAGE ENGINE OIL Drain oil (with engine warm) and replace with clean oil. (See “ENGINE” in the Maintenance section of this man ual). CYLINDER(S) • Remove spark plug. • Pour 1 ounce (29 ml) of oil through spark plug hole into cylinder . • Pull starter handle slowly several times to distribute oil. • Replace with new spark plug. OTHE[...]

19 TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS Will not start 1 Out of fuel. 1 Fill fuel tank. 2 Fuel valve “OFF” 2 T urn fuel valve to the “ON” position. 3 Engine Switch “OFF ” 3 T urn engine switch to the “ON” position. 4 Engine not “CHOKED” properly . 4 See “TO ST ART ENGINE” in Operation section. 5 Engine flooded. 5 W ait several minutes bef[...]

20 REP AIR P ARTS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER RTT900 (96093000903), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-09 HANDLE ASSEMBL Y KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 23 532 08 67-77 Screw , Hex Washer 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, Hex Flange 1/4-20 unc 29 873 73 10-00 Nut, Keps #10-24 unc 30 532 10 41-64 Tie, Cable[...]

21 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 3 873 22 06-00 Nut, Hex 3/8-16 4 532 17 01-27 Shield, Inner Belt Guard RT 5 532 16 43-29 Pin Spirol Flared 6 532 11 01-11 Lever , Shift 7 872 11 04-04 Bolt, Carriage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 8 532 00 87-00 Plate, Shift Indicator 9 532 08 67-77 Screw , Hex, Washer Head, Slotted #10-24 x 1/2 10 532 00 94-84 Clip 12 873 5[...]

22 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION REP AIR P ARTS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER RTT900 (96093000903), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 93 00-09 MAINFRAME, RIGHT SIDE 2 873 97 05-00 Locknut, Hex, Flange 5/16-18 5 532 10 23-32 Bracket, Reinforcement RH 7 532 10 21-73 Counter Weight, 10 874 76 05-24 Bolt, 5/16-18 x 1-1/2 11 532 12 47-88 Cl[...]

49 State Service Kit Exploded 208cc 042809 31 32 37 10 5 25 27 1 17 11 12 6 20 3 7 2 19 24 26 16 15 23 14 36 34 18 8 29 9 30 28 4 13 21 1 532420578 CYLINDER HEAD SERVICE KIT 2 532420579 PUSH ROD SERVICE KIT 3 532420580 V A L VE COVER SERVICE KIT 4 532420581 CYLINDER SERVICE KIT 5 532420582 PISTON SERVICE KIT 6 532420583 CONNECTING ROD SERVICE KIT 7[...]

23 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 532 18 85-54 T ransmission Assembly (In cludes Key Nos. 2-53) 2 532 18 84-82 Gearcase, L.H. w/Bearing (In cludes Key No. 4) 3 532 16 19-63 Gasket, Gearcase 4 532 00 50-20 Bearing, Needle 5 532 00 13-70 Washer , Thrust 5/8 x 1.10 x 1/32 6 532 1[...]

24 23 532 00 44-40 Hinge 24 872 14 04-04 Bolt, Carriage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr . 5 25 532 12 47-17 Cap, Vinyl 26 532 10 92-27 P ad, Idler 27 532 12 54-51 Shield, Leveling 28 532 12 05-88 Pin, Hinge 29 532 40 39-60 Shield, Side 30 873 97 05-00 Nut Lock Hex Flange 32 873 22 04-00 Nut Fin Hex 1/4-20 unc 33 810 04 04-00 Washer Lock Hvy Helical 1/4 38 873 51 0[...]

25 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 00 44-59 Tine, Outer , L.H. 2 532 13 26-73 Clevis Pin 3 532 00 65-54 Tine, Inner , L.H. 4 532 12 46-60 Retainer , Spring Zinc 5 532 13 27-21 Assembly , Hub and Plate, L.H. 8 874 61 06-16 Bolt, Hex 3/8-24 x 1 9 532 00 44-60 Tine, Outer , R.H. 10 532 13 27-22 Assembly , Hub and [...]

26 1 532 42 20-12 Decal, Belt Guard 2 532 42 83-27 Decal, Console 3 532 42 83-33 Decal, Console Instruction 4 532 42 83-28 Decal, Tine Shield 5 532 11 06-14 Decal, Hand Placement 6 532 10 21-80 Decal, Shift Indicator 7 532 42 29-72 Decal, Warning 9 532 12 00-76 Decal, Warning, Rotating Tines 10 532 42 03-32 Decal, Engine, AC KEY P ART NO . NO . DES[...]

27 SERVICE NOTES[...]

532 42 84-30 04.09.09 CL Printed in U.S.A. SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqvarna Forest & Garden Company (“Husqvarna”) warrants Husqvarna product to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase for the “Warranty Period” of the product as set forth below: Lifetime Warranty (Parts a[...]