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BEFORE
STARTING,
ALWAYS:
1.
Check
the
engine oil
level; add
oil
as
neces-
sary to
bring
the
level
up to
the FULL
mark on
the dipstick or to
the
point of
overflowing if
your
engine has
an
oil
fill
tube.
2.
Make
sure the engine air
cleaner
element
is
clean and
the
air
cleaner
assembly is
tight.
3. Be
sure
the
gas
tank
has
clean,
fresh
gasoline.
The gas
tank
cap
must be
screwed on
tightly.
4. Check the spark plug
wire;
make
sure that it is
securely
attached to the spark
plug.
5. Put the Wheel Gear
Lever (on Econo-Horse
and Pony Models)
in
ENGAGE.
On Junior
tillers,
the Wheel Dri
ve
Pins mu
st
be ENG AGED
through the wheel
hubs and
the
wheel
shaft.
TO BEGIN TILLING:
1. Make sure
that
the
Wheel
Gear
Lever is
in
ENGAGE on Econo-Horse
and
Pony
Models.
On
the Junior
Model,
the Wheel Drive Pins
have to
be
engaged.
2. Move the
Depth
Regulator
Lever to the
de-
sired
position.
When practicing with your
tiller or when
mov-
ing the
tiller
to or
from
the
garden,
keep the
tines
in
the
"travel" position.
Wh
e n
t
ill ing
,
you must move the
Dep th
Regulator Lever
to the
desired
setting,
increase
the engine
speed,
and then begin
tilling.
3. Start the engine
and
allow
it to
warm
up be-
fore
increasing
the engine
speed.
4. For
forwar d motion
of
the
wheels/tin es,
pull
the
Forward
Clutch
"paddles" up and hold them
up against the
handlebars.
If you
want to
go forwar
d
in
close
quarters,
pu
sh
the Mane
uvering
Clutch
Lever
in
.
The
tines/wheels
rotate while you hold
the lever in.
5. For
REVERSE motion
of the
wheels/tines,
lift
the rear of
the
tiller up until its
tines
clear
the
groun
d and
then pull the
Maneuvering
Clutch
Lever
out.
Hold
the
Maneuvering
Clutch
Lever
out for as long as you
need to move
in
reverse.
To
st op
reverse
moti on
,
let
go
of the
Maneuvering
Clutch Lever. It
will
automatically
return
to
NEUTRAL.
TURNING
AROUND
Turn ing you
r
tiller around
is
fairly
ea
sy.
You
should
practice
this maneuver
before you take
your tiller
into
the
garden for the first
time.
See
Photos 4-2
and
4-3.
The key to
turning
around is
remembering that
the balan ce point
of you
r tiller
is the
whee
ls.
When
ready to turn
around,
lift up on the
handle-
bars to
find where the
engine
and
tines are bal-
anced. Then
push
sideways on the
handlebar
to
move the
tiller
in the
direction
of the
turn.
Photo
4
-2
:
When
you reach the end of
a
row,
slow
the
engine
down and lift
up on the
handlebars to
raise
the tines Irom the
soil.
The Econo-Horse Model
is
shown.
Photo
4-3:
Use
the
wheels
as
a
pivot point
to
balance
the engine and
tines.
Push the
handlebars
sideways
to
move the tiller in
the direction of
the
turn,
and con-
tinue up the
next
row.
Shown is
the
Econo-Horse
Model
tiller.
STOPPING THE TILLER AND ENGINE
1.
To s
top
the
wh
e el s
/
tin e s
,
re
le
ase
th
e
Forward
Clut
ch
"p
add
le
s"
or
relea
se t
he
Man
euver ing Clutch
Lever
(whichever
control
you have
engaged).
2. If
you want to stop t
he engi ne
,
move the
Engine Throttle
Lever
to STOP. If you
have
an
el
ect ric
sta
rt
model
,
you could
also
t
urn the
Engine
Ignition Switch
to OFF.
In an
emergency,
if neither of the
above
pro-
cedures stops
the
engine, move
the choke lever
to
FULL
CHOKE. Do not use
this
practice
except
in an emergency as it
could
lead to
engine
dam-
age
.
Chec
k the
thro
ttle
cable
adjustment
and
readjust
it or
replace the
cable
if
necessary.
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