Add Motor Oil To Engine; Attach Wheel Gear Lever; Check Air Pressure In Tires - Troy-Bilt 7HP PONY 12211 – Recoil Start Owner's Manual

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Figure 2-12: Adding gear oil.
STEP 6: Add Motor Oil to Engine
The tiller is shipped without oil in the
engine.
IMPORTANT: Do not start the engine
without first adding motor oil. Severe
engine damage will result if the engine is
run without oil.
1. Refer to the separate Engine Owner's
Manual for motor oil specifications and
capacities.
2. With the unit on level ground, move
the Depth Regulator Lever (L, Figure 2-
10) up or down until the engine is level.
3. Add motor oil as described in the
Engine Owner's Manual.
4. Move the Depth Regulator Lever all
the way down until the highest notch is
engaged. This places the tines in the
"travel" position.
STEP 7: Attach Wheel Gear Lever
1. Insert the Wheel Gear Lever (P, Figure
2-14) up through the slot in the control
panel that is labeled "WHEEL GEAR."
2. Insert two #10-32 x 1/2" round head
screws down through the "+" marks on
the control panel decal and securely
attach the wheel gear mounting bracket
using two #10 lockwashers and #10-32
nuts.
3. Using a board, tap the Wheel Gear
Lever knob securely onto the lever (see
Figure 2-14).
4. Secure the wheel gear cable and the
reverse clutch cable to the left-side han-
dlebar with two plastic ties (S, Figure
2-13) located about two feet apart. Snip
off any excess tie length with scissors.
STEP 8: Check Air Pressure
in Tires
Use a tire pressure gauge to check the air
pressure in both tires. Deflate or inflate
both tires equally to 15-to-20 PSI
(pounds per square inch). Be sure that
both tires are inflated equally or the unit
will pull to one side.
STEP 9: Check Hardware for
Tightness
Inspect the hardware on the unit and
tighten any loose screws, bolts and nuts.
IMPORTANT:
• This completes the assembly steps for
the standard (recoil) start tiller. Be sure
to read the rest of this Manual, and the
separate Engine Owner's Manual, before
you operate your tiller.
• If you have an electric start model, con-
tinue with the following electric start
assembly steps.
Section 2: Assembly
Figure 2-13: Attach wheel gear cable and
reverse clutch cable with cable ties (S).
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Figure 2-14: Attach Wheel Gear Lever.
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