Assembly; Unpack Carton; Assemble Handle; Tine Operation - Craftsman 917.292403 Owner's Manual

UNPACK CARTON
_1_CAUTION: Be careful of exposed
staples when handling or disposing of
cartoning material.
IMPORTANT When unpacking and
assembling tiller, be careful not to stretch
or kink cable(s).
• Cut cable ties securing handle column
and reverse rod.
• Slide handle column onto handle
mount.
• Remove all packing from carton.
ASSEMBLE HANDLE
• Slide reverse rod through hole in
reverse rod bracket as shown.
• Slide bushing over lower reverse rod
and snap into bracket hole.
NOTE: Make sure tine control cable is
routed in front of reverse rod bracket.
• Attach reverse rod bracket to handle
column using two (2) carriage bolts and
two (2) flange Iocknuts and tighten
securely.
• Cut away carton.
• Insert plastic cable clip into hole in
handle column.
• Route tine control cable through plastic
cable clip on handle column.
• Cut cable ties securing tiller to skid.
Remove tiller from skid by pulling
backwards.
ASSEMBLE REVERSE ROD
• Secure upper reverse rod to lower
reverse rod using clevis pin, washer
and cotter pin.
INSTALL DEPTH STAKE ASSEMBLY
• Loosen Nut"A".
• Insert stake support between engine
bracket halves with stake spring down.
• Bolt stake support to engine brackets
with bolts, lock washers and nuts
Tighten securely. Tighten nut "A".
• Depth stake must move freely. If it does
not, loosen support bolt.
HANDLE HEIGHT
• Handle height may be adjusted to
better suit operator. (See "HANDLE
HEIGHT" in the Service and Adjust-
ments section of this manual).
TILLING WIDTH
• Tilling width may be adjusted to better
handle your tilling conditions (See
"FINE ARRANGEMENT" in the Service
and Adjustments section of this
manual).
TINE OPERATION
• Check line operation before first use.
(See "TINE OPERATION CHECK" in
the Service and Adjustments section of
this manual).
Tine Control
Cable
Handle Mount
Tine Control
Column
Cotter
Oardage
Tine Control
Reverse Rod
Lower Reverse Rod,
Reversq
Rod
Pin
, Flange
Locknuts
Bracket Halve_
Nut "A"
® Stake
Support
Depth
Stake
Support Bolt
Hex Bolts,
Lockwashers, and Hex
nuts
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