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Check Transmission Gear Oil
Checkthetransmissiongearoilafterevery30 hoursofoperation
orwheneveryounoticeanyoil leak.Operatingthe tillerwhenthe
transmissionis lowon oilcan resultin severedamage.
ToChecktheTransmissionGearOil Level:
1. Checkthegearoil levelwhenthetransmissionis cool.Gearoil
willexpandinwarmoperatingtemperaturesandthis expansion
willprovidean incorrectoil levelreading.
2. Withthetilleron levelground,pullthe DepthRegulatorLeverall
thewayup.
3. Removetheoil fillplugfromthetransmissionhousingand look
insidetheoilfillholeto locatethemaindriveshaftsituatedbelow
thehole.SeeFigure21.
4. Thegearoil leveliscorrectifthegearoilis approximatelyhalfway
uptheside ofthe maindriveshaft.
5. If thegearoil levelislow,add gearoil asdescribednext.Ifthe
gearoillevelisokay,securelyreplacethe oil fillplug.
6. If addingonlya fewouncesofgearoil, useAPI ratedGb4 or
Gb5 gearoil havinga viscosityofSAE 140,SAE85W-140or SAE
80W-90.Ifrefillinganemptytransmission,useonly Gb4 gearoil
havinga viscosityd SAE85W-140or SAE140.
7. Whilecheckingfrequentlytoavoidoverfilling,slowlyaddgearoil
intotheoilfill holeuntilit reachesthe halfwaypointon thedrive
shaft.
8. Securelyreplacetheoil fillplug.
Change Transmission Gear Oil
Thetransmissiongearoildoesnot needtobe changedunlessit has
beencontaminatedwithdirt, sandor metalparticles.Seeanautho-
rizedSearsServiceCentertohavethetransmissiongearoil changed
orto scheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
LUBRICATION
Afterevery10operatinghours,oilor greasethelubricationpoints.Use
cleanlubricatingoil (#30weightmotoroil is suitable)andcleangeneral
purposegrease(greasecontaininga metallubricantis preferred,if
available).SeeFigure22.
• Removethewheels,cleanthewheelshaftandapplya thin
coatingofgrease.
• Greasetheback,frontandsidesofthe depthregulatorlever.
• Removethetinesandcleanthefine shaft.Usea fileor sandpa-
pertogentlyremoveany rust,burrsor roughspots(especially
aroundtheholesintheshaft).Applygreasetotheendsofthe
shaftbeforeinstallingthetines.
• Oilthe threadsonthehandlebarheightadjustmentscrewsand
thehandlebarattachingscrews.
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Figure21
Handlebar
Hardware Depth Reg_
Wheel Shaft
Figure22
TineShaft
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HARDWARE
Checkforlooseor missinghardwareafterevery10operatinghours
andtightenor replace= asneeded-- beforereusingthetiller.Be
suretocheckthescrewsunderneaththe tillerhoodthat securethe
transmissioncoverandthe DepthRegulatorLevertothe transmission.
TIRE PRESSURE
Checktheair pressurein bothtires.Theairpressureshouldbe betwen
15-20PSi.Keepbothtiresequallyinflatedto helppreventmachine
frompullingtooneside.
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