To Stop Engine; To Engage Drive And Tines; Turning The Tiller; Setting The Depth - Craftsman 247.29934 Operator's Manual

7. Pullthe rope with a rapid,continuous,full arm stroke.Keepa firm
grip on the starterhandle.Letthe rope rewindslowly.
8. Repeat,if necessary,untilenginestarts.Whenengine starts,
movechokecontrol graduallytowardthe RUNI _' I position..
9. If enginefalters,movechokecontrol backtowardthe CHOKE
I'_1 positionand repeatsteps5 though8.
10. ALWAYS keepthe throttlecontrol in the START/RUN (Rabbit)
positionwhenoperatingthe tiller.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Tostop the wheelsand tines,releasethe ForwardClutchBail.
2. Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow (turtle)_ position.
Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeedbefore
stoppingengine.
3. Movethrottlecontrolleverto STOP_ or OFF position.
4. Disconnectsparkplug wireand groundit against t heengineto
preventaccidentalstartingwhilethe equipmentis unattended.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE & TINES
1. Forforwardmotionof thewheelsand powerto the tines pull the
ForwardClutchBail up againstthe handlebar.
2. Whentilling, relaxand let thewheels pull themachinewhilethe
tines dig.Walk slowlybehindthetiller allowingit to moveat its
own pacewhilekeepinga securegrip on the handlebarwith your
elbowsflexed.
3. Releasethe bail to stopthe forwardmotionof wheelsand tines.
TURNING THE TILLER
1. Practiceturningthe tillerin a level,openarea. Be very carefulto
keepyourfeet and legs awayfrom thetines.
2. Tobegin a turn, lift the handlebarsuntil thetines are out of the
groundand the engineand tines are balancedoverthe wheels.
3. With the tillerbalanced,push sideways on the handlebarto steer
in thedirectionof the turn. Afterturning, slowlylowerthe tines into
the soilto resumetilling.
Wheel
Wheel Yoke
Figure14
Wheel Yoke
Wheel
Figure15
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Becertain spark plugwire isdisconnected and groundedagainst the
enginewhen performing any adjustments.
SETTING THE DEPTH
Yoke Forward
Attachthe wheelyoke so that the wheelsare forward(nearestto tines)
for shallowtilling,cultivatingand transportby removing the clevispin
and cotterpin. See Figure14.
Yoke Back
Attachthe wheelyoke so that the wheelsare towardthe rear (closest
to depthstake)for deeptilling and cultivatingby removingtheclevis
pin and cotter pin.See Figure15.
Depth Stake
Thedepth stakeacts as a brakefor the tiller and controlsthe depth
and speedat which themachinewill operate.Removetheclevis pin
and hairpinclip to raiseor lowerthedepth stake.See Figure16.
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Depth Stake
Figure16