Craftsman 247.29931 Tiller User Manual


 
IMPORTANT:Thisunit isshippedwithoutgasolineoroil intheengine.
Becertaintoserviceenginewithgasolineandoilas instructedinthe
Operationsectionofthis manualbeforeoperatingyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand lefthandsideofthe Tilleris observed
fromtheoperatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Removeall staplesfromaroundthebottomoftheperimeter.
2. Removethecartonfromthe skid.
3. Removeall looseparts.
4. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNiT FROM SKiD
1. Thetilleris heavy,do notattemptto removeitfromthe skiduntil
instructedtodo so intheseassemblysteps.
2. Checkcartonthoroughlyforanyotherlooseparts.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
HandlebarAssembly
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ATTACHING THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY
1. Installthehandleontothetillerusingthehardwarepreinstalled
onthehandlemountingbrackets.Thisconsistsofa 5/16-18x
3.00"hexbolt,a handlecrankassembly,retainerbracketandtwo
5/16-18flangelocknuts.Removethishardwarefromthehandle
mountingbracketson thetiller.Referto Figure1inset.
2. Insertthehandleintothehandlemountingbrackets,liningupthe
pre-drilledholes.Insertthe5/16-18x 3.00"hexboltinthe bottom
holefromtheleft handside throughto theotherside.Placethe
roundholeendofthe hexretainerbracketoverthehexboltand
securelooselywitha bellwasherand5/16-18flangelocknut
removedearlier.Referto Figure1inset.
NOTE:Thebellwashershouldbepositionedwiththe topof thebell
shapetowardsthehexnutwhichwill createtensionandfurthersecure
theflangelocknutoncetightened.Donottightenthishardwareatthis
time.
3. Installthehandle-crankadjustmentrodintothetop holeofthe
mountingbracketfromthe lefthandsideofthe handleassembly,
securewiththeotherflangelocknut previouslyremoved.Fit
thehexendofthe retainerbracketovertheflangelocknut.See
Figure1.
4. Tightenthe hexbolt installedin Step2 atthistime.Becarefulnot
toovertightenthishardware.
5. Withthe handleinthe desiredposition,tightenthehandlecrank
adjustmentrodatthistime.
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ATTACHING THE CABLES
1. Routethe twocablesalongthehandleassemblyon the righthand
side.
2. Connectthereversecable(Red)tothe reversecablecontrolby
feedingthez-hookthroughtheholeon thereversecablecontrol
fromtheinsidetowardstheoutside.SeeFigure2.
3. Connecttheforwarddrivecable(Black)to theclutchbailby
feedingthez-hookthroughtheholeon theclutchbailfromthe
outsidetowardstheinside.SeeFigure2.
NOTE:Testthefunctionofthe reverseclutchby pullingthe reverse
handleand releasingit.The handleshouldreturntoits neutral
position.If itdoesn't,contactCustomerSupportforassistanceorthe
nearestdealer.
Totestthefunctionofthe forwarddrivebail,liftthebailto thehandle
and releaseit.The bailshouldreturntoitsneutralposition.If itdoesn't,
contactCustomerSupportforassistanceor the nearestdealer.
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