Poulan PPCRT55 manual

O WNER'S MANU AL MODEL: PPCR T55 REAR TINE TILLER AL W A YS WEAR EYE PRO TECTION DURING OPERA TION Visit our website: www .poulan-pr o.com W ARNING: Read this Man u al and f ollow all W ar nings and Saf ety Instr uctions . F ail ure to do so can re sult in serious in ju ry . IMPOR T ANT MANU AL Do Not Thr ow A wa y 403701 Re v . 1 02.13.06 TR [...]

2 • Ne ver operate the tiller without proper guards , plates, or other saf ety protective de vices in place. • K eep children and pets awa y . • Do not ov er load the machine capacity b y 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 backing.[...]

3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a new tiller . It has been designed, en gi neered and manu fac tured to giv e you the best pos sible de penda bil ity and per fo r m ance. Should you e xperience any prob lems you can not easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized ser vice center . W e hav e com pe tent, well-trained tech ni cians[...]

4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will make 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 assembly . Hold in “up” position. Be sure handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle assembly into position. FIG. 4 UNP A CKING CART ON (See Fig. 2) CA UTION: Be careful of exposed sta ples when handling or disposing of cartoning material. IMPORT ANT: WHEN UN PA C K ING AND AS SEM BLING TILLER, BE CAREFUL N[...]

6 ASSEMBL Y INSERT CABLE CLIP (See Fig. 6) • Insert plastic cable clip into hole on the back of handle column. Push cab les into clip. A TT A CH THIS END T O SHIFT LEVER IN DI CA TO R SHIFT ROD FIG. 6 SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA TOR FIG. 7 CABLE CLIP CABLES HANDLE COLUMN CONNECT SHIFT ROD (See Fig. 7) • Inser t end of shift rod f [...]

7 KNO W Y OUR TILLER READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with y our tiller to familiarize y ourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Sa ve this manual f or future reference . These symbols may appear on y our Tiller or in literature supplied with the produc[...]

8 TURNING • Release the drive control bar . • Mov e throttle control to “SLO W” position. • Place shift lev er indicator in “F” (f orward) position. Tines will not turn. • Lift handle to raise tines out of ground. OPERA TION 00155 HO W T O USE Y OUR TILLER Know ho w to operate all controls before adding fuel and oil or attempting to[...]

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

10 R U N C H O K E OPERA TION • Soil conditions are impor tant for proper tilling. Tines will not readily penetrate dry , hard soil which may con trib ute to e xcessive bounce and diffi cult handling of your tiller . Hard soil should be mois tened before tilling; how ev er , e xtremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump during tilling. W ait u[...]

11 MAINTENANCE GENERAL RECOMMEND A TIONS The warranty on this tiller does not co ver items that ha ve been subjected to operator ab use or negligence. T o receiv e full value from the w arranty , 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[...]

12 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 16 Disconnect spark plug wire before perf orming any 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 fr om 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 spar k arrester screen assembly , re[...]

14 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CA UTION: Disconnect spark plug wire from 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 lock le ver . ?[...]

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) • Remove belt guard as described in “T O REMO VE BEL T GU ARD”. • Remov e old belt by slipping off engine pulle[...]

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, worn tines cannot chop and shred organic matter as eff ectively nor bury it as deeply [...]

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

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) • Remov e spark plug. • P our 1 ounce (29 ml) of oil through spark plug hole into cylinder . • Pull star ter handle slowly se v eral times to distr ib ute oil. • Replace with new spark p[...]

19 Will not start 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank . 2. Engine not “CHOKED” proper ly . 2. See “T O ST AR T ENGINE” in Operation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se ver al minutes before attempting to start. 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 AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER PPCR T55 (96091001200), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 91 00-12 HANDLE ASSEMBL Y KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 17 532 10 92-29 Loc k, Handle 18 873 68 06-00 Nut, Cro wnlock 3/8-16 unc 19 819 13 16-11 W asher 13/32 x 1 x 11 Ga. 20 532 10 92-28 Le ver , Loc k, Handle 21 532 15 06-28 Handle 22 532 16 51-97 Clip Cab le 2[...]

21 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 2 810 04 06-00 W asher , Loc k 3/8 3 873 22 06-00 Nut, He x 3/8-16 4 532 17 01-27 Shield, Inner Belt Guard R T 5 532 16 43-29 Pin Spirol Flared 6 532 11 01-11 Le ver , 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 Scre w , He x, W asher Head, Slotted #[...]

22 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER PPCR T55 (96091001200), PRODUCT NUMBER 960 91 00-12 MAINFRAME, RIGHT SIDE 2 873 97 05-00 Loc knut, He x, Flange 5/16-18 5 532 10 23-32 Br acket, Reinf orcement 7 532 10 21-73 Counter W eight, R.H. 8 810 04 06-00 W asher , Loc k 3/8 9 873 22 06-0[...]

23 12 13 15 16 14 9 9 8 5 18 23 22 21 19 18 3 2 29 31 7 6 5 4 11 10 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 given in U .S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 532 18 85-54 T ransmission Assembly (In cludes K ey N[...]

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 5 5 23 23 28 24 18 6 5 5 30 tine_shield_16_in 12 12 11 11 10 21 532 10 21-56 Stak e, Depth 22 874 93 06-32 Bolt, He x 3/8-16 x 2 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, Idle[...]

25 2 11 11 10 9 9 4 4 5 34 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 1 532 00 44-59 Tine , Outer , L.H. 2 532 13 26-73 Cle vis Pin 3 532 00 65-54 Tine , Inner , L.H. 4 532 12 46-60 Retainer , Spr ing Zinc 5 532 13 27-27 Assemb ly , Hub and Plate, L.H. 8 874 61 06-16 Bolt, He x 3/8-24 x 1 9 532 00 4[...]

26 1 532 40 37-07 Decal, Belt Guard 2 532 15 78-01 Decal, Control P anel 3 532 40 36-53 Decal, Logo 4 532 13 75-38 Decal, Control Tine 5 532 12 04-31 Decal, Hand Placement 6 532 10 21-80 Decal, Shift Indicator 7 532 16 22-15 Decal, W ar ning 8 532 40 36-89 Decal, Engine Intek REF 9 532 16 88-69 Decal, Tick Mark 10 532 19 48-08 Decal, Engine OHV 11 [...]

27 LIMITED W ARRANTY The Manuf acturer warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this product as manuf actured is free from de- f ects in mater ials and work man ship . F or a per iod 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 incu[...]

This product has been e xper tly en gi neered and carefully manu fac tured to rigid quality stan dards. As with all mechanical products, some adjustments or par t replacement ma y be necessar y during the lif e of your unit. F or Parts and ser vice, contact our authorized distributor: call 1-800-849-1297 • F or replacement par ts, ha ve a vailab [...]