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Craftsman 316.29270.1 Operator's Manual page 7

4-cycle cultivator / edger

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NOTE: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil [n
order to avoid damage to the unit, refer to 0i/
and Fuel Information to put oH and gas in the
crankcase before attempting to start it.
NOTE: Before setting up your cuHtivator / edger,
disconnect the spark pHugwire from the spark
pHugand ground to a stud on the engine.
Positioning
the Handlebars
1. Loosen the two knobs on the inside of the
handHebars (Fig. 1).
2.
With the unit upright, swing the handHebars up into
the operating position (Fig. 1).
NOTE: Take care not to pinch the throttHe came or
switch wires when )ositioning the handHebar.
3.
Tighten the knobs to secure the handHebars in pHace.
NOTE: Do not over-tighten
the knobs.
Adjusting
the
Handmebar
Height
1. Remove the knobs and mounting boHts and reinstall
them through either the top or bottom holes in the
handlebar assembly (Fig. 2) in order to adjust the
height of the handlebars.
2.
Be sure to tighten the knobs to secure the
handlebars in place.
F_g. 1
Top HoJe
Hand,ebars
Hand
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Bottom HoJe
Washer
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F_g.2
Adjusting
Tine
Depth
To adjust the wheel support bracket proceed as follows:
1. Stop engine and disconnect spark plug to avoid
accidental starting.
2.
Remove cotter pin from the clevis pin and slide pin
out of tailpiece bracket (Fig. 3).
3. Slide the wheel support bracket up or down in the
tailpiece, aligning the holes to the desire height.
4.
Place the clevis pin through the hole and secure with
a cotter pin.
Clevis Pin.
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Cotter Pin
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Wheel
Support
Bracket
F_g.3
Tailpiece
Bracket
Attaching
the
Edger
Wheel
And
Blade
To convert the cultivator to an edger proceed as follows:
1.
Push the On/Off switch to Off (O) position to stop
engine and tines and disconnect spark plug to avoid
accidental starting.
NOTE: [t may be necessary to lay the cultivator / edger
back in a horizontal position on a flat level surface
with the upper handle touching the ground.
2.
Remove the click pin from each end of the tine shaft
and slide the tines off the shaft.
3. Slide the edger wheel, with the hub facing inward,
onto the right side of the tine shaft and secure with
the click pin in the inside hole (Fig. 4).
4.
Slide the edger blade with the hub facing out onto
the left side of tine shaft and secure with the click pin
in the inside hole (Fig. 4).
5. Guide the edger blade along a flowerbed, sidewalk,
or driveway with the edger wheel along the outside
edge. Use the edger guide line to line up edger blade.
Edger Guide
Line
/
Edger Wheel
Edger Blade
F_g. 4
Hub
Click Pin

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