Troy-Bilt E682L Operator's Manual page 25

Section4: Operation
PTOPOWER UNiT
Your tiller is a self-contained PTO(Power
Take-Off) Power Unit that was shipped
with a tine attachment instaliod. The tine
attachment can be quickly removed and
ropiacedwith other optional attachments.
The foliowing instructions wili famiiiadze
you with your PTOPower Unit, Please
readthese pagescarefully,
Removing And Replacing The Tine Attachment
Figure 4o21: PTO Power Unit and tine
attachment.
Figure 4-22: PTO Power Unit controls.
Before operating your PTO Power
Unit for the first time, make sure that
you have:
,_ Read all the safety instructionsin
Section 1 of this Manual and in the
Manual supplied with any attach-
mont.
® Road the controms information and
operating procedures for the tiller
and engine described in Sections 3
and 4 of this Manual and in the
EngMeOwner's Manual
® Road and understand the assembly
instructions, controls information,
and operating procedures for the
attachment as described in the
Attachment Owner's Manual suppmied
with the attachment.
The fo!iowing steps explain how to
remove and replacethe tine attachment.
You will need a 3/4" wrench (minimum
12" Iong for leverage).
Removing
Tine Attachment
1. Move thetiiier to ievotground=
2. Be su/e the engineis stopped, the
e/ect/icstair key is/emoved, and the spa/t
p/ug wife is disconnectedand moved away
from spark p/ug.
TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR
DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT:
® Stoptheengine, remove theelectric
start key, dissonnoct the spark plug
wire and Jot the engine and muffJor
teembefore removingor MstaHMg any
attachment.
,, Do not place hands, tooJs, or any
object near or Msido thePTO access
area while the ongMe is running.
® When removing or roplacMg the tine
attachment, be careful of the sharp
edges on thetiller hood. Wear thick
gloves for hand protection.
® When the tino attachment io
removed, always prop it up with a
h{ockto prevent theattachment from
faJJingforward.
3. Placea sturdy support under the
engine to prevent the engine from tipping
forward when the tine attachment is
removed (Figure4-23)=
4. PIace the WhooIs/Tines/PTO Drive Lever
into NEUTRAL (Figure4-22)=
5. PlaceTines/PTO Clutch Leverin
DISENGAGE (Figure 4-22).
Figure 4-23: Block up engine.
6. PlaceWheel Speed Lever into FREE
WHEEL (Figure 4-22)=
7. Loosenthe two swing-out boits (Figure
4-24) that connect the power unit trans-
mission to the tine attachment and swing
out the boits (Figure 4-25),
HINT: Loosening swing=out boits can be
difficult= Use an extra-long wrench for
leverage,
8. Tip the PTOpower unit forward about
one inch with one hand whiio puliing the
tine attachment back (Figure 4-26). The
guide pin on the power unit wiii slide out
of the guide hole in the tine attachment
(Figure 4-27).
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