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PRE-INSTALLATION STEPS
Step 1: Check Your Parts
Remove the tines and hardware package and check that you received all of the parts listed below for your
model tiller. If any parts are missing or damaged, contact our Technical Service Department and we will arrange
for replacements.
Item
Horse, Econo Horse,
and Pony Standard Tines
Hardware for Standard
Tines (All Models)
Custom Tines
(All Models)
WARNING
To prevent serious personal
injury when removing or
installing your bolo tines:
• Stop the engine, and
remove the electric start
key (if your tiller features
electric start).
• Let the engine and
muffler area cool.
• Disconnect the spark
plug wire, and position the
wire away from the plug to
prevent accidental starting.
CAUTION
Tine edges can be sharp
and can have slivers that
could
cause
injury. Use care at all
times when handling tines.
The tine hood edges may
also be sharp. To prevent
personal injury, wear thick
gloves when touching the
edges of the hood.
❑ Loosen all four nuts on a holder plate or tine gang before trying to remove any of the nuts and bolts.
❑ If necessary, use penetrating oil to loosen stubborn nuts.
❑ If necessary, place the closed (boxed) end of a wrench on the nut and sharply tap the wrench with the
rubber mallet until the nut is loose.
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8
8
16
16
8
8
16
16
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Step 2: Tine Removal
A. Carefully tilt the tiller
forward until the engine is
resting on the ground. (On some
models it may be necessary to
prop up the rear of the tiller or to
add additional weight to the
engine to stabilize the tiller in
this position.)
B. Raise the tiller hood flap and
secure it out of the way with a
rubber band, string or, in the case
of the PONY tiller, with the
depth regulator adjustment bar
knob.
C. Use two 9/16-inch wrenches
to remove the bolts which attach
the tines to the holders. (Tines
are not attached to cast iron
personal
holders with bolts. In the case
of cast iron holders, remove
each gang [set of four tines]
from a holder by removing
only one bolt, and then
loosening the other three bolts
on the same gang.)
D. Always discard old hardware
and tines. Use only the
hardware which came with your
new tines.
Bolt Removal Tips
Part #
Description
GW-1270-1
Left-curved Tines
GW-1270-2
Right-curved Tines
1100043
3/8"-16 x 1-1/4" Hex Head Bolts (Grade 5)
1733398
3/8"-16 Hex Locknuts
GW-2475-1
Left-curved Custom Tines
GW-2475-2
Right-curved Custom Tines
710-0514
3/8"-16 x 1-1/4" Hex Head Bolts (Grade 5)
712-0798
3/8"-16 Hex Nuts
736-0169
3/8" Lock Washers
If You Ordered Custom
Tines...
Custom tines (special, hard-
faced tines which last up to 2-
1/2 times longer than stan-
dard tines) are perfect for
tilling sandy, gritty soil, or for
custom tilling or market gar-
dening.
If you received Custom
tines, read this General
Information and then follow
the standard tine installation
instructions which apply to
your particular model tiller.
If you have any difficulty
installing your Custom tines,
contact our Service
Department (Refer to the
back cover of this manual.)
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