With proper care, your tiller will provide many years of service. Please read this entire manual before installation and use. HUSKEE reserves the right to change, alter or improve the prod- uct and this document at any time without prior notice.
• Read and follow all safety instructions. WaRNING • Carefully follow all assembly instructions. • Maintain the machine according to directions and schedule WaRNING INDICaTES a HaZaRD WHICH, IF NOT included in this HUSKEE operator’s manual. aVOIDED, COUlD RESUlT IN DEaTH OR SERIOUS IN- JURY aND/OR PROPERTY DamaGE. • Ensure that anyone who uses the machine is familiar with all controls and safety precautions. SPECIal SaFETY mESSaGES...
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller GENERal SaFETY RUlES ImPORTaNT • Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine THE RIGHT aND lEFT SIDES OF YOUR RO- and in the manual(s). Be thoroughly familiar with the controls TOTIllER aRE DETERmINED FROm THE and the proper use of the machine before starting.
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller • Tines rotate when the tiller is engaged; tines rotate when the WaRNING drive safety control lever is pulled down. Releasing the drive safety control lever to the neutral position stops the tines. ENGINES GIVE OFF CaRBON mONOxIDE, aN ODOR- •...
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller • Always wipe up excess (spilled) fuel from engine before CHIlDREN aND BYSTaNDERS starting. Clean up spilled fuel immediately. If fuel is spilled, Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the do not start the engine but move product and fuel container presence of children and/or bystanders.
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller SaFETY DECalS This rototiller unit has been designed and manufactured to provide you with the safety and reliability you would expect from an industry leader in outdoor power equipment manufacturing. Although reading this manual and the safety instructions it contains will provide you with the necessary basic knowledge to operated this equipment safely and effectively, we have placed several safety labels on the tiller to remind you of this important information while you are operating the unit.
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller UNPaCKING aND aSSEmBlY ImPORTaNT UNPaCKING aND aSSEmBlING YOUR TIllER THE RIGHT aND lEFT SIDES OF YOUR RO- TOTIllER aRE DETERmINED FROm THE 1. Open top of carton and remove handlebar assembly. OPERaTING POSITION aS YOU FaCE THE 2.
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller 5. Assemble tine shield extensions using six (6) M6 bolts and six (6) nylock nuts. SEE FIGURE 4 6. Assemble tines to unit. Sharp edges of tines will be away from the operator at the top or facedown at front of machine.
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller OPERaTION CaUTION CONTROlS THIS INFORmaTION IS PROVIDED HERE ONlY TO INTRODUCE THE CONTROlS. DO NOT STaRT THE DRIVE SaFETY CONTROl lEVER ENGINE aT THIS TImE. STaRTING aND OPERaTING Engage tines into forward, releasing returns machine to neutral.
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller PRE-STaRT INSPECTION ImPORTaNT 1. Make sure all safety guards are in place and all nuts and bolts GaSOlINE IS HIGHlY FlammaBlE aND mUST BE are secure. HaNDlED WITH CaRE. NEVER FIll THE TaNK WHEN 2. Check oil level in engine crankcase. See your engine manual THE ENGINE IS HOT OR RUNNING.
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller OPERaTING SPEED DaNGER For normal tilling, set the throttle lever to FAST. E N G I N E a N D S U R R O U N D I N G Pa R T S B E CO m E...
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller SERVICING THE ROTOTIllER WaRNING The following information will help you make the necessary checks and perform the procedures required to follow the normal C H E C K F O RWa R D B E lT T E N S I O N R E G U l a R lY.
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller ENGINE maINTENaNCE WaRNING Refer to the engine manual included in your parts packet for information on engine maintenance. Your engine manual TEmPERaTURE OF mUFFlER aND NEaR BY aREaS maY provides detailed information and a maintenance schedule for ExCEED 150°...
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller TROUBlESHOOTING aND REPaIR WaRNING TROUBlESHOOTING GUIDE PRaCTICE SaFETY aT all TImES. ENGINE mUST BE While normal care and routine maintenance will extend the life TURNED OFF aND allOWED TO COOl, aND SPaRK of your rototiller, prolonged or constant use may eventually...
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller PaRTS BREaKDOWN HaNDlEBaR aSSEmBlY PaRTS ExPlOSION aND PaRTS lIST REF. NO. PaRT # DESCRIPTION QTY. 18135 BOLT M8 X 1.25 X 25 SFH GR8.8 ZN 3245 WASHER M8 8.4MM X 24MM X 2.2MM ZN 64132 NUT M8 X 1.25 HSF...
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller ENGINE aSSEmBlY PaRTS ExPlOSION For additional information email info@ardisam.com or call 800-345-6007 M-F 8-5...
Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller ENGINE aSSEmBlY PaRTS lIST REF. PaRT # DESCRIPTION QTY. 53617 ARM FORWARD REAR TINE 13364 FORWARD IDLER PULLEY 10MM 332033 BOLT M10 X 1.5 X 50 HHCS W1265V0915 BOLT M8 X 25 HHCS W1265V0904 BOLT M8 X 1.25 X 20 HHCS 18008 BUSHING 16.4MM X 22MM X 21.5MM...
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller CHaSSIS aSSEmBlY PaRTS ExPlOSION For additional information email info@ardisam.com or call 800-345-6007 M-F 8-5...
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller CHaSSIS aSSEmBlY PaRTS lIST REF. PaRT # DESCRIPTION QTY. 18004 WELDMENT FRAME 13366 LOCK PIN WIRE BALE 92776 BOLT M6 X 1.0 X 20 HHCS GR8.8 ZN 18010 HANDLEBAR LOWER STRAP W1265V0904 BOLT M8 X 1.25 X 20 HHCS ZN GR8.8 3245 WASHER M8 8.4MM X 24MM X...
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Operator's Manual 26750TSC Compact Tiller TRaNSmISSION aSSEmBlY PaRTS ExPlOSION aND PaRTS lIST 14 6 25 23 REF. PaRT # DESCRIPTION QTY. REF. PaRT # DESCRIPTION QTY. 13610 WORM DRIVESHAFT 20MM OD 13615 GEAR BRASS 25MM ID 6MM KEY FT 13590 BUSHING 26MM X 20.22MM X...
FRONT TiNE ROTOTiLLERS Warranty Terms and Conditions PRODUCT WaRRaNTY: 1-YEaR lImITED WaRRaNTY Ardisam, Inc., a manufacturing company, warrants this HUSKEE® to be free from 26750TSC COmPaCT TIllER defects in the material or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. During the one-year warranty of this product, Ardisam will furnish, at their discretion, parts and labor to correct any defect caused by faulty material or workmanship.
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