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Section 3:
T
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Befor e
atte mp
ti
ng to
operate
your
new
tiller,
become
thoroughly
familiar with
t
he
location
of
and function of all the op
erational
controls.
Practice
using
these control s-with
the engine shut off-until you
understand th
e ope
rat io n
of the controls and feel
confident
with
each
one of
them.
TILLER CONTROLS
There
are four tiller controls
you
will
be
using
when you
operate
your
tiller. These controls
are:
the
Wheel Gear Lever
(ECONO-HORSE and PONY
Models only).
the
Forward Clutch,
the
Maneuvering
Clutch,
and
Depth
Regulator Lever.
Refer to Photos
below
for the
location of
these
controls.
ECON
O-HORSE and PON Y MODEL
COf'l
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MANEUVERING
WHEEL
GEAR
CL
UTCH
,
/
LEVER
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ENGINE
TH ROn l E
-
~
LEVER
HANDLEBAR
HEIG
HT
A
DJU ST M EN T
/
DEPTH
REGULATOR
LEVER
REC
OIL
STARTER
DEPTH
REGULATOR
LEVER-
HANDLEBAR
HEIGHT
"Di
TMENT
Photo 3-t
:
Location
of controls on
ECONO-HORSE
and
PONY
Models.
Wheel
Gea r
Lever
(E
c ono-Horse
and
Pony Mo d el s o
n ly )
This lever is located on the left-hand
side
of
the
handlebar control
panel.
It has two
positions:
ENGAGE and
DISENGAGE
(FREE
WHEEL).
The ENGAGE
position
allows power from the
engine
to turn the wheels
and
tines
whenever:
a.
The
Forward
Clutch
is
engaged.
OR
b.
The
Maneuvering
Clutch is
engaged
in
either
forward or
reverse.
The DISENG
AGE
(FR
EE
WHEEL) pos
ition
should
only
be
used
when
the
engine is not
run-
ning.
Use the
DISENGAGE (FREE WHEEL)
po-
sition
ONLY
when
you are
rolling
the tiller
to
an-
other
location.
18
AIR ClEANER
Photo 3-t
A: Location
of con
trols
on the
JUNIOR
Model
tiller.
.A
DANGER
NEVER
place
the Wheel Gear
Lever
in DIS-
ENGAGE
(FREE
WHEEL) when
the
engine
is
running.
Having
the Wheel
Gear
Leve
r
in DISE
N-
GAGE (FREE
WHEEL)
and
then
engaging
the
tines
/wh
ee
ls
with
eit
her
the Forward
Clutch
or the Maneuvering
Clut
ch
cou
ld
allow
the
tines to propel the tiller
rapidly
for-
ward or backward.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result
in personal
injury
or property damage.
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