TIRE CARE
_.CAUTION: When mouhting tires, un-
less beads are seated, overinflation can
cause an explosion.
• Maintain 20 pounds of air pressure. If
tire pressures are not equal, tiller will
pull to one side.
• Keep tires free of gasoline or oil which
can damage rubber.
TO REMOVE WHEEL
• Place blocks under transmission to keep
tiller from tipping.
• Remove hairpin clip and clevis pin from
wheel.
• Remove wheel and tire.
• Repair tire and reassemble.
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HairpinC/lip
TO REMOVE BELT GUARD
NOTE: For ease of removal, remove hair-
pin clip and clevis pin from left wheel. Pull
wheel out from tiller about 1 inch.
• Remove two (2) screws, one (1) nut and
washer from side of belt guard.
• Pull belt guard out and away from unit.
• Replace belt guard by reversing above
procedure.
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Hairpin Clip and Clevis Pin
TO REPLACE GROUND DRIVE
BELT
• Remove belt guard as described in =TO
REMOVE BELT GUARD",
• Remove old belt by slipping off engine
pulley first then remove from transmis-
sion pulley.
• Place new belt in groove of transmis-
sion pulley and into engine pulley. BELT
MUST BE IN GROOVE ON TOP OF
IDLER PULLEY. NOTE POSITION OF
BELT TO GUIDES.
• Check belt adjustment as described
below.
• Replace belt guard.
• Reposition wheel and replace clevis pin
and hairpin clip.
GROUND DRIVE BELT ADJUST-
MENT
For proper belt tension, the extension
spring should have about 5/8 inch stretch
when drive control bar is in =ENGAGED"
position. This tension can be attained as
follows;
• Loosen cable clip screw securing the
drive control cable.
• Slide cable forward for less tension and
rearward for more tension until about 5/8
inch stretch is obtained while the drive
control bar is engaged.
• Tighten cable clip screw securely.
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