Craftsman 917.299751 Owner's Manual page 18

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SE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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TINE REPLACEMENT (See Figs, 26, 27 and
28)
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CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear I
gloves or other protection when han- |
dllng tines.
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A badly worn tlne causes your tiiler to work harder and dig
more shallow. Most important,worn tines cannot chop and
shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as
good tines. A tine this worn needs to be replaced°
NEW TINE WORN TINE
. To maintain the superb tilling performance of this
machine the tines should be checked for sharpness,
wear, and bending, particularly the tines which are next
to the transmission, tf the gap between the tines
exceeds 3-1/2 inches they shoutd be replaced or
straightened as necessary.
• New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig. 28.
Sharpened tine edges witl rotate rearward from above.
I TRANSMISSION
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0
\_INE
FIG. 26
FIG. 27
SHARP
EDGE
SHEAR PiN
SHEAR PIN --.u...__.,.-_
,, COUNTER
SHARP \ SHARP EDGE
EDGE_ ) k,\
HAIRPIN CLIP
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SHARP
EDGES
FIG. 28
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