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OPERATION
KNOW YOURTILLER
READ THIS OWNER'S MANUALAND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT.
Know the lo-
cation and function of all features and controls on the equipment.
Save this manual for future reference.
MEETS ANSI B71.8 - 1996
SAFETY STANDARD
This machine meets voluntary safety
standard B71.8 - 1996, which is
sponsored by the Outdoor Power
Equipment Institute, Inc., and is pub-
lished by the American National
Standards Institute, Inc.
Operating Symbols
Varioussymbols are used on the tiller
to indicate control s ettings (your model
may not have all of the symbols).
These symbols are shown below with
a descriptionof theirmeaning.
FAST
SLOW
CHOKE
ENGINE
ENGINE
ENGINE
STOP
START
RUN
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ENGAGE
DISENGAGE
ROTATING
TILLER
TINES
DIRECTION
ip,
o--->
LEVER
STOP
DIRECTION
..... N
R
NEUTRAL
REVERSE
ReverseClutch
Wheel G'ear
_Lever
ChokeControl
Handlebar Height
Adjustment
ForwardClutch
(on eachside)
Recoil
LOCATION ANDUSEOFTILLER CONTROLS
Wheel GearLever
This lever (A, Figure 3-1) has two
operating positions: 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).
The DISENGAGE position places
the wheels in the freewheeling
mode
to allow the unit to be moved without
the engine running. Use the DISEN-
GAGE 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 for-
ward or backward.
(Moving the tiller
helps to align the shift mechanism
with the transmission wheel drive
gears.) The wheels will not free-
wheel when the lever is properly set
in the ENGAGE position.
To shift to DISENGAGE (freewheel)
simply move the lever, rearward,
without rolling the tiller. The wheels
will roll freely when the lever is prop-
erly set in the DISENGAGE position.
Figure3-1: WheelGearLever.
DANGER
Never place the Wheel Gear
Lever in DISENGAGE (Free-
wheel) when the engine is run-
ning.
Having the Wheel Gear Lever
in DISENGAGE and then en-
gaging the tines/wheels with
either the Forward Clutch or
the Reverse Clutch could allow
the tines to propel the tiller
rapidly backward.
Failure to follow this instruc-
tion could result in personal
injury or property damage:
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