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NOTE
If
the belt
only goes part-way into the for-
ward
groove of the
engine-driven
pulley,
pull
on
the
start
rope to turn
the engine-driven
pulley
to force the belt into the
groove.
6. Reinstall
the
belt
cover. Use the 1/2" wrench
to
securely tighten
the
nuts.
To change from HIGH speed to LOW speed:
A
WARNING
Before changing belt
speeds,
stop the en-
gine
,
allow the engine to
cool,
disconnect
the spark pl
ug
wi
re
and prevent it from
touching the
spark plug ,
and remove the
Ignition
Switch
key.
Failure
to follow
these
instructions
could re-
sult
in
personal
injury or
property damage.
1.
Move the
Wheel Gear
Lever to
DISENGAGE
(FREE
WHEEL) .
2. Remove
the belt cover by removing the nuts
on the back of the cover
with
a
1/2" wrench.
See
Photo 4-5.
3. Move the forward drive belt into the rear
groove on the engine-driven pulley.
NOTE
If
the
forward
drive
belt
will
not slip
all
the
way into
t~
e
rear
groove
on the engi ne-
drive n
pulley,
pull the
recoi
l
starter rope
while forcing the
belt
to the
rear.
4.
From
underneath the
tiller,
work
the forward
drive belt
from the
center
groove
on
the trans-
mission
pulley
to the
rear
groove.
TILLING
IN
THE
GARDEN
Guiding
Your Tiller
While
tilling,
relax and let the wheels
pull
the
tiller along while the tines do the
digging.
Walk
alongside
the
tiller
on the side that is not yet
fin-
ished (to avoid
making
footprints in the just-tilled
soil)
and
lightly,
but securely grip
the handlebar
with
one
hand.
Please
do not
push
down on the
handlebars
in
an attempt
to
force the tiller
to
dig deeper.
Do-
ing so takes
the weight off the
wheels,
reduces
traction, and causes the tines to
attempt
to
pro-
pel
the
tille r
instead of just
digging .
Th
is
can
cause the
tiller
to
skip
rapidly
across the
garden.
Sometimes
slight downward pressure on the
handlebars will help get through a particularly
tough section of sad or unbroken
ground,
but in
most cases this
won't
be necessary at all.
5.
Reinstall
the belt
cover.
Use the
1/2" wrench
to
securely tighten
the
nuts.
Photo 4-8:
Moving Forwa
rd
Drive
Bel t into Low
Speed
Position
on
Engine-Driven Pulley.
Photo
4-9:
Mo
ving Forward Dri ve Belt
into Lo
w
Speed
Position
on the
Transmission Pulley.
Tilling Depths
When you start to till in the
garden,
remember
to take it
easy. Don't
try to take too deep a cut
in
the first pass through sad or hard
ground that
has not been tilled for
years.
It's
almost impossible to
get
down four
or
five
inches on
the
first pass through untilled
soil. In
very
hard,
dry
soil,
you should
start
tilling
at
a
very shallow
depth
regulator setting, only an
inch
or two deep for the first
time.
In each succeeding
pass,
you
can go down a few more inches,
grad-
ually
working
down to the depth you
want
(water-
ing your garden a few days
prior
to
tilling will
make the going much
easier).
At any
time,
if you
have difficulty getting down really deep, let the
newly worked soil set for a day or
two.
When you
return to it, the tilling will be
easier.
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