Assembly/Pre-Operation; Install Depth Stake Assembly; Handle Height; Tilling Width - Craftsman 917.296010 Owner's Manual

Your new tiller has been assembled at the factory with the exception of those parts left
unassembled for shipping purposes. To ensure safe and proper operation of your tiller
all parts and hardware you assemble must be tightened securely. Use the correct tools
as necessary to insure proper tightness.
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR
ASSEMBLY
A socket wrench set will make assembly Tine
Control
easier. Standard wrench sizes are listed.
(1) Utility knife Handle Cable
(2) 1/2 Wrench Mount
OPERATOR'S POSITION
When right or left hand is mentioned in this
manual, it means when you are in the oper-
ating position (standing behind tiller handles).
Column
Tine
Control
Front
Left
Right
Operator's Position
UNPACK CARTON & INSTALL
HANDLE
_CAUTION: Be careful of exposed sta-
ples when handling or disposing of carton-
ing material.
IMPORTANT:When unpacking and assem-
bling tiller, be careful not to stretch or kink
cable(s).
1. Cut cable ties securing handle column.
2. Route cable(s) as shown and slide
handle column onto handle mount.
3. Remove all packing from carton.
4. Secure handle column using two (2)
carriage bolts and two (2) flange lock-
nuts. Tighten securely.
5. Cut away carton.
6. Route tine control cable(s) through
plastic cable clip on handle mount.
NOTE: Cables must not touch the muffler.
7. Cut cable ties securing tiller to skid.
Remove tiller from skid by pulling back-
wards.
8. Remove screws securing depth stake
to skid and discard the screws.
6
INSTALL DEPTH STAKE
ASSEMBLY
1.
2.
,
,
e
Locknut
Loosen nut "A".
Insert stake support between engine
bracket halves with stake spring down.
Bolt stake support to engine brackets
with bolts, lock washers and nuts.
Tighten securely. Tighten nut "A".
Depth stake must move freely. If it does
not, loosen support bolt.
,Engine Bracket Halves
Nut "A"
Depth Stake Support
Depth
Stake
pport Bolt
Spring
Hex Bolts, Lock Washers,
and hex Nuts
HANDLE HEIGHT
• Handle height may be adjusted to better
suit operator. (See "HANDLE HEIGHT"
in the Service and Adjustments section
of this manual).
TILLING WIDTH
• Tilling width may be adjusted to better
handle your tilling conditions (See "TINE
ARRANGEMENT" in the Service and
Adjustments section of this manual).
TINE OPERATION
• Check tine operation before first use.
(See "TINE OPERATION CHECK" in the
Service and Adjustments section of this
manual).