Arrangement - Craftsman 917.296351 Owner's Manual

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UNPACK CARTON
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CAUTION: Be careful of exposed
staples when handling or disposing of
cartoning material,
IMPORTANT: WHEN UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLING
TILLER, BE CAREFUL NOT TO STRETCH OR KINK
CABLE(S).
o Cut cable ties securing handle column,
o Slowly lift handle column and lay it over tiller.
° Remove packing from carton. Hardware pack is found
in folded cardboard packing.,
° Slide handle column onto handle mount,
ASSEMBLE HANDLE (See Fig. 2)
= Slide reverse rod through hole in reverse rod bracket
as shown°
• Slide bushing over lower reverse rod and snap into
bracket hole.
o Attach reverse rod bracketto handle column usingtwo
(2) carriage bolts and two (2) flange locknuts.
NOTE: Make sure tine control cable is routed in front of
reverse rod bracket,
= Insert plastic cable clip into hole in handle column.
= Route tine control cable through plastic cable clip on
handle cotumno
• Remove packing material from handle assembly,
° Cut away carton,
° Cut cable ties securing tiller to skid° Remove tiller from
skid by pulling backwards,
ASSEMBLE REVERSE ROD (See Fig. 2)
° Secure upper reverse rod to lower reverse rod using
clevis pin, washer and cotter pin.
INSTALL DEPTH STAKE ASSEMBLY
(See Fig, 3)
° Insert stake support between engine bracket halves
with stake spring down,,
NOTE: It may be necessary to loosen nut "A"o
° Bolt stake support to engine brackets with bolts, lock
washers and nuts. Tighten securely. Also tighten nut
"A" if it was necessary to loosen,
° Depth stake must move freely,, If it does not, loosen
support bolt.
HANDLE HEIGHT
° Handle height may be adjusted to better suit operaton
(See "HANDLE HEIGHT" in the Service and Adjust-
ments 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)
LY
3fINE CONTROL CABLE
HANDLE MOUNT
TINE CONTROL
HANDLE
COLUMN
CABLE
TINE CONTROL CABLE
CARRIAGE
BOLTS
UPPER
REVERSE
ROD
COTTER PIN
REVERSE
ROD
PIN
BUSHING
LOWER
REVERSE ROD
FLANGE
LOCKNUTS
FIG. 2
ENGINE BRACKET
HALVES
STAKE
SUPPORT
DEPTH
STAKE
7
SUPPORT BOLT
HEX BOLTS,
LOCK WASHERS, AND HEX NUTS
FIG. 3