Craftsman 944.627592 Owner's Manual page 6

ASSEMBLY
UNPACKING CARTON (See Fig. 2)
I & CAUTION: Be careful of exposed I
staples when handling or disposing of
cartoning material.
IMPORTANT: WHEN uNPACKING AND ASSEMBLING
TILLER, BE CAREFUL NOT TO STRETCH OR KINK
CABLES.
• While holding handle assembly, cut cable ties securing
handle assembly to top frame. Let handle assembly
rest on tiller.
• Remove top frame of carton.
• Slowly ease handle assembly up and place on top of
carton.
• Cut down right hand front and right Rand rear corners
of carton. Lay side qarton wall down.
• Remove packing material from handle assembly.
SHIFT ROD
HANDLE
ASSEMBLY
FIG. 2
INSTALL HANDLE (See Figs. 3, 4, and 5)
• Insert the thicker black handle lock (with teeth facing to
the dght) in gearcase notch.
• Grasphandleassembly. Hold in "up"position. Besure
handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle
assembly into position.
VIEWED FROM R.H. SIDE OF TILLER
HANDLE
ASSEMBLY
GEARCASE
NOTCH
BLACK
HANDLE
FIG. 3
MOVE
HANDLE ASSEMBLY
,..' / "UP" POSITION
TIGHTEN HANDLE
LOCK LEVER TO
HOLD
FIG. 4
Rotate handle assembly down. Insert rear carriage
bolt first, with head of bolt on L.H. side of tiller and
loosely assemble Iocknut (See Fig. 5).
Insert pivot bolt in front part of plate and tighten.
Cut down left hand rear corner of carton. Lay roar
carton wall down, which will remove the protective
cardboard flap from leveling shield.
Cut down remaining comers of carton and lay panels
flat.
Lower the handle assembly. Tighten nut on cardage
bolt so handle moves with some resistance. This will
allow for easier adjustment.
Place flat washer on threaded end of handle lock lever.
Insert handle lock lever through handle base and
geamase. Screw in handle lock lever just enough to
hold lever in place.
Insert the smaller silver handle lock (with teeth inward)
in the slot of the handle base (just inside of washer).
With handle assembly in lowest position, securely
tighten handle lock lever by rotating clockwise. Leav-
ing handle assembly in lowest position will make it
easier to remove tiller from carton.
HANDLE
LOCK FLAT
WASHER
SLOT
\
HANDLE
LOCK
LEVER
REAR
CARRIAGE
BOLT
BASE
//_ PIVOT
BOLT
LOCKNUT
FIG. 5
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