Craftsman 917.292492 Owner's Manual page 6

UNPACK CARTON & INSTALL
HANDLE
_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).
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
Iocknuts. 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
backwards.
8. Remove screw securing depth stake
to skid and discard the screw.
Handle Mount
Tine Control
3. Raise and position depth stake
support to align holes in support with
holes "B" and "C" in engine brackets.
4. Install into holes "B" and "C" the
hardware removed earlier and one (1)
each the same hardware from parts
bag. Tighten both bolts securely.
5. Tighten nut "A"
6. Assemble depth stake between depth
stake supports with clevis pin and
hairpin clip.
7. Depth stake must move freely. If it
does not, loosen support bolt.
HexBolt, _ _"_"_
Lock Washer-_ / I/
andHexNut _
Nut "A"
_Depth
Stake
Support
\
Engine Bracket Halves
Depth
Stake
Tine
Cables
Column
Carriage
Bolts
Flange
Locknuts
INSTALL DEPTH STAKE ASSEMBLY
.
2.
Loosen nut "A".
Remove hex nut, Iockwasher and bolt
securing depth stake support to
engine brackets. Save the hardware
for reassembly.
Support
Bolt
. Hairpin Clip
and Clevis Pin
Stake Spring
Holes "B" and "C"
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 Adjust-
ments section of this manual).
TILLING WIDTH
• Tilling width may be adjusted to better
handle your tilling conditions (See
'q-INE ARRANGEMENT" in the Service
and Adjustments section of this
manual).
TINE OPERATION
6
• Check tine operation before first use.-
(See "TINE OPERATION CHECK" in
the Service and Adjustments section of
this manual).