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MTD 250 Operator's Manual

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Safety • Assembly • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Front Tine Tiller — Model 250
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
772C0791B
P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
1.20.09

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  • Page 1 Safety • Assembly • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty OPERATOR’S MANUAL Front Tine Tiller — Model 250 IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 772C0791B P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new equipment. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Safe Operation Practices ........3 Maintaining Your Tiller ........12 Setup ..............

  • Page 4: Safe Operation Practices

    WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual. As with any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury.
  • Page 5 Maintenance & Storage 5. Be careful when tilling in hard ground. The tines may catch in the ground and propel the tiller forward. If this 1. Keep machine, attachments and accessories in safe occurs, let go of the handle bars and do not restrain working order.

  • Page 6: Save These Instructions

    This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Safety Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate Symbols WARNING—...
  • Page 7 Assembly 1. Remove the star handle knobs and carriage bolts from the lower handle, Figure 2-1. Assembly NOTE: Stand behind the tiller as if you were Figure 2-3: Install left side of the tine clutch control. going to operate it. Your Figure 2-1: Remove hardware from lower handle.

  • Page 8: Operating Your Tiller

    Know Your Tiller Primer The primer, located on the engine, is used to pump gas into the carburetor and aid in starting the engine. Use it to start a cold engine, but do not use it to restart a warm Operating engine after a short shutdown.
  • Page 9 Using Your Tiller Your tiller (also known as a cultivator) is a precision built machine designed for seed bed preparation, cultivating, furrowing and mulching. Wheel Position Operating The tiller is shipped with the wheels adjusted such that Your Tiller the unit sits level. Before tilling, the front wheel must be raised.
  • Page 10 Cultivating For cultivating, a two to three inch depth is desirable. Setting the depth stake so that the wheel is about two inches above the ground while the tiller is resting on the tines and depth stake will allow the machine to work at cultivating depth.

  • Page 11: Adjustments

    Making Adjustments WARNING: Before inspect- ing, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a Adjustments complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or prop- erty damage.

  • Page 12: Maintaining Your Tiller

    Replacing the Belt WARNING: Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground Your tiller has been engineered with a belt made of against engine before cleaning, lubri- special material for longer life and better performance. It cating or performing any maintenance should not be replaced with an off-the-shelf belt.

  • Page 13: Off-Season Storage

    Off-Season Storage • Refer to the engine manual for correct engine storage instructions. If the tiller will not be used for a period longer than 30 • Wipe tines with oiled rag to prevent rust. days, the following steps should be taken to prepare the tiller for storage.

  • Page 14: Trouble Shooting

    Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to start 1. Spark plug wire disconnected. 1. Connect wire to spark plug. 2. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 2. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. 3. Throttle control lever not in correct 3. Move throttle lever to start position. Trouble starting position (if equipped) 4.

  • Page 15: Warranty

    Damage resulting from the installation or use of any part, accessory or attachment not approved by MTD for use with the product(s) covered by this manual will void your warranty as to any resulting damage.
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