Tine Replacement - Craftsman 917.298560 Owner's Manual

AND ADJUSTMENTS
TINE REPLACEMENT (See Figs. 24, 25 and
26)
CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear
oves or other protection when han-
g tines.
A badly worn fine causes yourtiller to work harder and dig
more shallow. Most important, worntines cannot chop and
shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as
good tines. A tine this worn needs to be replaced.
NEW liNE
WORN"lINE
FIG. 24
• To maintain the superb tilling performance of this
machine the tines should be checked for sharpness,
wear, andbending, particu]arlythetines which are next
to the transmismon+ If the gap between the tines
exceeds 3-1!2 inches they should be replaced or
straightened as necessary.
• New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig+26°
Sharpened tine edges willrotate rearward from above.
liNE l I lINE
1 I
I I
I I
FIG. 25
COUNTER
"fiNE
ROTATION
SHARP EDGE
]
SHARP EDGES
HAIRPIN CLiP
HAIRPIN CLIP
EDGE
/
SHEARPIN
SHARP
EDGES
SHEARPIN
FIG, 26
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