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Troy-Bilt Horse Tiller Operation Manual

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Safe Operation Practices • Set-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Service • Troubleshooting • Warranty
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Rear-Tine Tiller — Horse/Big Red
WARNING
READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
TROY-BILT LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019
Printed In USA
Form No. 769-07754
(December 13, 2011

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  • Page 1 READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. TROY-BILT LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019 Printed In USA Form No. 769-07754...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Visit us on the web at www.troybilt.com See How-to Maintenance and Parts Installation Videos at www.troybilt.com/tutorials ◊ Call a Customer Support Representative at (800) 828-5500 or (330) 558-7220 ◊ Write to Troy-Bilt LLC • P.O. Box 361131 • Cleveland, OH • 44136-0019...

  • Page 3: Safe Operation Practices

    Important Safe Operation Practices WARNING! This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury.
  • Page 4 When practical, remove gas-powered equipment After striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. the spark plug wire and ground against the engine. If this is not possible, then refuel such equipment on Thoroughly inspect the machine for any damage.
  • Page 5 Spark Arrestor If the fuel tank has to be drained, do this outdoors. Observe proper disposal laws and regulations for gas, oil, WARNING! This machine is equipped with an etc. to protect the environment. internal combustion engine and should not be used According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission on or near any unimproved forest-covered, (CPSC) and the U.S.
  • Page 6 Safety Symbols This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate WARNING—...

  • Page 7: Assembly & Set-Up

    Check that you have the items listed above (contact your To prevent personal injury or property local dealer or the Troy-Bilt Technical Service Department if damage, do not start the engine until all assembly any items are missing or damaged).
  • Page 8 Moving the Tiller off the Shipping Platform Connect the safety wire assembly (green and yellow wires). See Fig. 3-4. Set the Depth Regulator Lever to the “TRAVEL” position. Do this by lifting the tiller by the handlebars, then pulling straight back on the lever and sliding down to the highest notched setting.
  • Page 9 Wheels/Tines PTO Drive Lever Align the rear most holes of the yoke plates and the Wheels/Tines PTO Lever. Use long nose pliers to hold the Loosen the bolt on the handlebar base and swing the bushing in place while inserting the screw through the handlebars out to the right side.
  • Page 10 Pull the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever back to align the forward To test Reverse, lift and hold the lever all the way up in most holes in the yoke plate with the holes in the lever the Reverse position, then let it go. The lever should plates.
  • Page 11 Engine Throttle Lever and Cable Electric Start System (If Equipped) For shipping purposes, the throttle cable, together with the The following steps explain how to install and charge the battery throttle lever, is wound around the engine. Carefully unwind on electric start tillers. For your safety, follow all steps and the cable.
  • Page 12 Set-Up Use a 5⁄8” long screw and 1⁄4-20 hex nut to connect the positive (+) battery cable to the positive (+) battery post. Tires Make sure that this is the cable on the left side, with one end attached to the solenoid. See Fig 3-14. For shipping purposes, the tires may be overinflated.

  • Page 13: Controls & Features

    Controls & Features Handlebar Height Adjustment Lever Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever Forward Interlock Levers Tines/PTO Clutch Lever Depth Regulator Lever Wheel Speed Lever Figure 4-1 Tines/PTO Clutch Lever Tiller controls and features are described below and illustrated in Fig. 4-1. The Tines/PTO Clutch Lever is used to engage or disengage WARNING! Be familiar with all the controls and power to the transmission.

  • Page 14: Operation

    Operation Starting the Engine NOTE: If using a PTO stationary attachment, move the Wheel Speed Lever into FREEWHEEL and block the wheels The following steps describe how to start and stop the engine. to prevent the equipment from moving. See Fig. 4-1. NOTE: Do not attempt to engage the tines, wheels, or any PTO attachment until you have read all of the operating instructions in this section.
  • Page 15 Engaging the Drive & Tines Starting Electric Start Engine with Recoil Starter You may, at some point, have to start an electric start engine with NOTE: This is a traditional standard-rotating-tine (SRT) tiller the recoil starter rope. Before attempting to do so, perform the with forward rotating tines.
  • Page 16 When the tiller moves forward, relax and let the wheels Lift up the handlebars until the tines are off the ground, power the tiller along while the tines dig. Walk behind then shift the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever all the way and to one side of the tiller.
  • Page 17 Choosing Wheel & Tine Speeds When tilling untilled or hard earth, do not set the Depth Regulator too deep. The tiller will buck and the engine will The tiller has four FORWARD wheel/tine speed combinations for load down. handling a variety of tilling tasks and gardening jobs. Experiment You will know your settings are ideal when the tines with the tine depth, engine speed, and wheel/tine speed to break-up the soil easily, the engine does not labor, and your...
  • Page 18 Changing Belt From Low Range to High Range Working from the left side of the tiller, work the belt as much as possible onto the top-front engine pulley groove. To avoid personal injury, shut off the engine, let all moving See Fig.
  • Page 19 Clearing the Tines Stand on the left side of the tiller. Use your right hand to hold the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever up into REVERSE The tines have a self-clearing action which helps to eliminate position. Use your left hand to move the belt off the most tangling of debris.
  • Page 20 Avoid Tilling Wet, Soggy Soil • When finished in one direction, make a second pass at a right angle . See Fig. 4-12. Overlap each pass for best • Tilling wet soil often results in large, hard clumps of soil results.
  • Page 21 • With planning, you can allow enough room between rows Terrace Gardening: to cultivate. Leave room for the hood width, plus enough • When a slope is too steep or too short for vertical tilling, extra room for future plant growth. See Fig. 4-14. it may be necessary to till across the slope and create terraced rows.
  • Page 22 • Move the belt into LOW belt range and the Wheel Speed • Standing cornstalks of reasonable height can be power Gear Lever to SLOW position. As in terrace gardening, start composted. See Fig. 4-17. Pushing over (but not uprooting) at the top of the slope and overlap the first pass by half the cornstalks will often make it easier for your tiller to chop width of the tiller.
  • Page 23 Tilling Under Corn Removing the Tine Attachment After corn is harvested, the stalks should be tilled into the soil Move the tiller to level ground. while still green. Dry plants are more difficult to till under, and Be sure the engine is stopped, the electric start key is the roots break loose too easily.
  • Page 24 Then move the swing-out bolts out. See Fig. 4-21. The guide pin on the power unit will slide out of the guide hole in the tine attachment See Fig. 4-23. Guide Pin Mounting Hole Swing-Out Bolt Figure 4-21 Figure 4-23 NOTE: Loosening swing-out bolts can be difficult.
  • Page 25 Moving the Tiller Unloading the Tiller NOTE: Never unload the tiller in FORWARD drive. The tiller When the engine is running, the tiller’s powered wheels make could tip forward and expose you to the tines (which should be moving the tiller to and from the garden easy. If the engine is not disengaged as instructed).

  • Page 26: Maintenance & Adjustments

    Maintenance & Adjustments Maintenance Schedule After 2-hour Before Each Every 10 Every 25 Every 30 Refer to En- Break-In Hours Hours Hours gine Manual Check Engine Oil Level Clean Engine Cooling System Test Operation of FWD. Interlock Safety System FWD. Interlock Safety System — Check Wire Condition/Connections Check Electrical Connections Recharge Battery...
  • Page 27 Battery Transmission Pulley Mounting Bolt • If the washer behind the bolt head is loose, the bolt WARNING! When removing the battery, always needs tightening. To do this, first insert a punch or thick disconnect the negative (-) cable first followed by screwdriver into the hole next to the bolt and wedge the the positive (+) cable.
  • Page 28 Rear Bearing Cap Screws Tine Hardware • The three rear bearing cap screws are located under the • Check the four bolts and nuts securing left and right tine depth regulator mounting bracket. If any are loose, it can holders to the tine shaft. See Fig. 6-4. cause an oil leak or drive shaft end play.
  • Page 29 Adding Oil Section on the • If a serious leak is discovered, please contact your next page. authorized dealer or the TROY-BILT Technical Service Department for service advice. Tine Attachment Oil Level Checking Gear Oil Levels NOTE: Two different gear oil checking procedures for the tine attachment transmission are described next.
  • Page 30 For dipsticks With ‘Check Cold’ Marking (Cold means 2 hours Gear oil is available at authorized dealers and most service have passed since the tiller was used.) stations, power equipment centers, or farm/heavy equipment outlets. Move the tiller to level ground. Capacities: The Power Unit transmission holds approximately Pull the Depth Regulator Lever back, then push it down all 60 ounces and the Tine Attachment transmission holds...
  • Page 31 Using the 3⁄8” wrench, remove the drain plug. The gear Once all the gear oil has drained, reinstall the housing cover oil will drain quite slowly since it is thick. After about two screw securely (first coat its threads with non-hardening quarts have drained, tilt the tiller forward so any oil at the gasket sealant).
  • Page 32 Lubricate the tiller as follows: Keep the PTO access area well-greased. See Fig. 6-11. If the Tines/PTO Clutch Lever becomes hard to move, squirt Oil the wheel shaft between the wheel hubs and the some oil into its access hole, and work it back and forth to transmission housing.
  • Page 33 How to Measure the Belt Tension Without moving the clutch roller, try inserting the 1⁄4”-thick, slotted end of the belt adjustment tool in Before taking a measurement, be sure the linkages and between the roller and the upright bracket. The flat pivot points on the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever are clean edge of the tool must be facing the roller.
  • Page 34 Insert the belt adjustment tool through the hole in the Use one hand to hold the drive lever in FORWARD while side of the adjustment block, spacing the ends of the tool using a 9⁄16” wrench to loosen — don’t remove — the bolt equally on both sides.
  • Page 35 Measure the width of the outside edge of the disc as shown This action compresses the reverse spring and plunger assembly, in Fig. 6-18. Replace the disc before the rubber edge wears requiring you to hold the lever up in REVERSE. When you release to a thickness of 1⁄8”...
  • Page 36 Adjusting the Reverse Drive: Use your left hand to hold the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever up in REVERSE, while briefly pulling out the engine Place the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever in FORWARD recoil starter. The reverse disc should turn the lower pulley. position.
  • Page 37 Ignition System Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to NEUTRAL. The switch body on the bottom of the engine mount Your engine is equipped with an electronic ignition. It does not tab should be resting squarely on top of the reverse have a condenser or points, so there is no need to perform any adjustment bolt, and the reverse disc should be at least regular tune-up maintenance on this system other than adjusting...

  • Page 38: Service

    Service Belt Replacement Lift the top half of the belt up and over the upper pulley and the rubber reverse disc, moving it in front of the Drive Belt reverse disc. See Fig. 7-3. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to NEUTRAL position.
  • Page 39 Push the belt forward then down until it is looped over the Use a 9⁄16” wrench to loosen the mounting bolt shown in lower pulley. See Fig. 7-2. Do not yet seat it in either of the Fig. 7-6. Remember to immobilize the pulley with the wood lower pulley’s grooves.
  • Page 40 If badly worn, they lose the ability to till deeply. Worn tines leave Use two 9⁄16” wrenches to remove the two bolts and nuts an ever-increasing gap in the middle of a tilled row. The normal securing the tine to the tine holder plate. See Fig. 7-9. Use gap is 3”...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy Wheels and tines do not 1. Mis-adjusted drive belt and/or reverse disc 1. See Maintenance & Adjustments Section turn 2. Loose bolt on transmission drive pulley 2. Tighten bolt 3. Worn worm gears 3. See authorized service dealer Wheels and tines turn on 1.

  • Page 42: Replacement Parts

    Replacement Parts Component Part Number and Description GW-9245 V-Belt 742-04223 Bolo Tine (LH), 12” 742-04224 Bolo Tine (RH), 12” 934-04231 Wheel, 16 x 4.6 x 8 756-04171 Reverse Disc 1909286P Throttle Cable Phone (800) 800-7310 to order replacement parts or a complete Parts Manual (have your full model number and serial number ready). Parts Manual downloads are also available free of charge at www.mtdproducts.com.
  • Page 43 Notes...
  • Page 44 MANUFACTURER’S LIMITED WARRANTY FOR The limited warranty set forth below is given by Troy-Bilt LLC with b. Log splitter pumps, valves, and cylinders have a separate one- respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the United States year warranty.

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