Section 3: Features & Controls; Wheel Gear Lever; Forward Clutch - Troy-Bilt 7HP PONY 12211 – Recoil Start Owner's Manual

Section
3
Features and Controls
WARNING
Before operating your machine, care-
fully 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.
INTRODUCTION
This Section describes the location and
function of the controls on your tiller.
Refer to the following section "Operation"
for detailed operating instructions.
Practice using these controls, with the
engine shut off, until you understand the
operation of the controls and feel confi-
dent with each of them.
IMPORTANT: Refer to the separate engine
manufacturer's Engine Owner's Manual
for information about the controls on the
engine.
Engine Controls
Refer to the engine manufacturer's Engine
Owner's Manual (included in the tiller lit-
erature package) to identify the controls
on your engine.
IMPORTANT: The control for stopping
the engine is located on the engine.

Wheel Gear Lever

This lever (A, Figure 3-1) has two posi-
tions: ENGAGE and DISENGAGE.
In the ENGAGE position, the wheels will
start turning when either the Forward
Clutch or the Reverse Clutch is engaged
(the tines will also start turning when
either clutch is engaged).
C
Figure 3-1: Controls located on handlebar.
The DISENGAGE position places the
wheels in the freewheeling mode to allow
the unit to be moved without the engine
running. Use the DISENGAGE position
only when the engine is not running. See
"DANGER" statement that follows.
To shift to ENGAGE, gently (do not force)
move the lever forward while also rolling
the tiller a few inches forward or back-
ward. Moving the tiller helps to align the
shift mechanism with the transmission
wheel drive gears.
To shift to DISENGAGE (freewheel),
move the lever rearward, without rolling
the tiller. The wheels will roll freely
when the lever is properly set in the
DISENGAGE position.
DANGER
Never place the Wheel Gear Lever in
DISENGAGE (Freewheel) when the
engine is running.
Having the Wheel Gear Lever in
DISENGAGE and then engaging the
tines/wheels with either the Forward
Clutch or the Reverse Clutch could allow
the tines to propel the tiller rapidly
forward or backward.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or property
damage.
A
B

Forward Clutch

The two interconnected levers (B, Figure
3-1) control the engagement of forward
drive to the wheels and tines.
To Operate the Forward Clutch:
1. Before engaging the Forward Clutch,
put the Wheel Gear Lever in the ENGAGE
position (see "WARNING" below).
2. Lift and hold one or both of the levers
against the handlebar grips to engage the
wheels and tines.
3. Release BOTH levers to disengage
(stop) the wheels and tines. All forward
motion will stop (the engine will continue
to run).
WARNING
Never engage the wheels and tines with
the Forward Clutch or the Reverse
Clutch unless the Wheel Gear Lever is in
ENGAGE.
Engaging the Forward Clutch or the
Reverse Clutch when the wheels are not
engaged could allow the tines to rapidly
propel the tiller forward or backward.
Failure to follow this warning could
result in personal injury or property
damage.
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