Belt Tension Adjustment - EarthQuake 3365B Operator's Manual

CONTROlS
dRIVE SAFETY CONTROl lEVER
Engages tines into forward; releasing returns machine to neutral.
Pulling down on the drive safety control lever engages the tines.
Releasing the drive safety control lever disengages the tines to a
neutral position.

BElT TENSION AdjUSTmENT

Proper belt tension is critical to good performance. After 30 minutes
of operation, all cables may have to be adjusted due to initial stretch.
Thereafter, check tension after every two hours of operation.
To increase belt tension:
1. Loosen upper jam nut. Turn nut up cable in 1/8" increments.
2. Tighten lower jam nut.
3. Check adjustment.
This procedure can be repeated until conduit adjustment bolts
have no more adjustment left. If no more adjustment can be made,
belt may have to be replaced.
dEPTH REGUlATOR lEVER
Tilling depth is controlled by the height of the depth regulator lever.
To adjust tilling depth:
1. Remove detent pin.
2. Raise the depth regulator lever to position tines at chosen tilling
depth.
3. Align hole in depth regulator lever with hole in depth regulator
bracket and replace detent pin.
drive safety control lever disengaged
models 3365B and 3365CE handlebar
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1/4" stretch
upper jam nut
lower jam nut
forward cable
OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS ANd PARTS
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CAUTION
THIS INFORmATION IS PROVIdEd HERE ONlY TO
INTROdUCE THE CONTROlS. dO NOT START THE ENGINE
AT THIS TImE. STARTING ANd OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ARE GIVEN ON PAGE 10. PlEASE REAd THIS SECTION ANd
All OPERATING ANd SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE
STARTING YOUR TIllER.
AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, THE dRIVE SAFETY
•
CONTROl lEVER WIll NOT lOCk IN THE FORWARd
POSITION.
• TO STOP THE WHEElS ANd TINES AT ANY TImE, RElEASE
THE dRIVE SAFETY CONTROl lEVER.
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WARNING
ENGINE SHOUld BE OFF BEFORE AdjUSTING ANY CONTROlS.
dO NOT AdjUST TIllING dEPTH UNlESS dRIVE SAFETY
CONTROl lEVER IS RElEASEd TO THE NEUTRAl
POSITION.
drive safety control lever disengaged
upper jam nut
lower jam nut
forward cable
models 3365PS and 3365PSCE
handlebar
Front Tine Models 3365 Series
1/4" stretch
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