Section 3: Features & Controls; Wheel Drive Pins - Troy-Bilt 12213 Owner's Manual

FeaturesandControls
Before operating your machine,
carefully read end understand all
safety, controls and operating instruc-
tions in this Manual, the separate
Engine Owner's Manual, and on the
decals on the machine.
Failure to follow these instructionscan
result in serious personal injury.
Forward
ClutchBail
_ DepthRegulator
Handlebar Height
Adjustment
Introduction
This section describes the location and
function of the controls on your tiller.
Referto the following section
"Operation" for detailed operating
instructions.
Practice using these controls, with the
engine shut off, until you understand the
operation of the controls and feel
confident with each of them.
IMPORTANT:Refer to the separate
engine manufacturer's Engine Owner's
Manual for informationabout the
controls on the engine.
Wheel Drive Pins
Never allow either of the wheels to be
in the FREEWHEELposition when the
engine is running. Always put both
wheels in the WHEEL DRIVE position
beforestarting the engine.
Failure to comply could cause loss of
tiller control, property damage, or
personal injury.
Eachwheel is equipped with a Wheel
Drive Pin (A, Figures 3-2 and 3-3) that
secures the wheel to the wheel shaft (B),
The wheels can be positioned in either a
WHEEL DRIVEor a FREEWHEEL mode.
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Figure 3-1: Features andcontrols
Before starting the engine, put both
wheels in the WHEEL DRIVEposition by
inserting the Wheel Drive Pins through
the wheel hubs and the wheel shaft. This
"locks" the wheels to the wheel shaft,
causing the wheels to turn when the
Forward ClutchBail is engaged.
Use the FREEWHEEL mode only when the
engine is not running. In FREEWHEEL,
the Wheel Drive Pins are placed only
through the holes in the wheel shaft (not
the wheel hubs), thus allowing the wheels
to turn freely when the tiller is pushed or
pulled by hand.
To Place the Wheels in WHEELDRIVEor
FREEWHEEL:
Do not placethe tiller on its side when
changing the wheel drive positions as
doing so could result in gasoline
leaking from fhefueltanko
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or property
damage.
Wheel Drive Pin
(on eachwheel)
1. Stop the engine, disconnect the spark
plug wire from the spark plug and allow
the engine to cool.
2. Raise one wheel off the ground and
place a sturdy support under the
transmission,
3. Removethe hairpin cotter (C, Figures
3-2 and 3-3) from the wheel drive pin (A).
4. FORWHEELDRIVEmode (Figure 3-
2): Slide the wheel outward and align the
holes in the wheel hub (D, Figure3-2) and
the wheel shaft (B), Insert the wheel drive
pin (A) through the wheel hub and the
wheel shaft, Securethe wheel drive pin
with the hairpin cotter (C) by pushing the
hairpin cotter in as far as it will go. Repeat
for the other wheel and then remove the
support from beneaththe transmission.
5. FORFREEWHEEL mode (Figure 3-3):
Slide the wheel inward and insert the
wheel drive pin (A, Figure 3-3) only
through the hole in the wheel shaft (B),
Secure the wheel drive pin with the
hairpin cotter (C) by pushing the hairpin
cotter in as far as it will go. Repeatfor the
other wheel and then remove the support
from beneath the transmission.