Craftsman 917-299751 Tiller User Manual


 
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TINE REPLACEMENT (See Figs. 26, 27 and
28)
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CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear
gloves or other protection when han-
dling tines.
A badly worntine causes yourtiller towork harder and dig
more shallow+ Most important,worn tines cannot chop and
shred organic matter as effectively nor bury itas deeply as
good tines+ A tine this worn needs to be replaced.
NEW 3"[NE
WORN TINE
To maintain the superb tilling performance of this
machine the tines should be checked for sharpness,
wear, and bending, particularlythetines which are next
to the transmission+ If the gap between the tines
exceeds 3-1/2 inches they should be replaced or
straightened as necessary.
New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig+28+
Sharpened tine edges witl rotate rearward from above.
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FIG. 26
FIG+27
SHARP
EDGE
SHEAR PIN
SHARP EDGE
S _ SHARP EDGE
EDGE
,\
HAIRPIN CLIP
,_ (COUNTER}TINE
ROTATION
SHARP
EDGES
FIG+ 28
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