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This section explains how to:
• Transport the Machine
• Prepare for Starting and
Break-In Operation
• Check Operational Interlock System
• Convert the Equipment From a
Rear Tine Tiller to a Front Tine
Tiller/Cultivator...Then Back to a
Rear Tine Tiller
• Start and Stop the Engine
• Operate the Rear Tine Tiller
• Clear Debris from the Tines
• Operate the Front Tine
Tiller/Cultivator
• Cultivate in Flower Beds and
in Confined Shrub Areas
• Optional Attachments
• Load and Unload the Tiller
Before operating your unit, be sure you
have read and understand all Safety
Instructions in Section 1 and Controls
information in Section 3. First practice
using the unit (as a tiller and a cultivator)
in an open, level area. After a thorough
practice session, you can then “freewheel”
the unit to the work area.
How To Transport the
Machine in “Freewheel”
To “freewheel” the machine to another
location, unlock the handlebar locking
lever (see Pg. 9), then swivel the
handlebar (do this on the engine muffler
side only) 180
0
to position it over the
engine. Relock the lever. Roll the
equipment to the desired location.
Swivel the handlebar back to its original
position over the tine hood to return to
the rear tine tiller mode.
IMPORTANT: Always swivel
handlebar around on muffler
cage side of engine. To avoid
damage to engine recoil cover
and control cable, never swivel
handlebar on fuel tank side of
engine!
Fig. 4-1A
Fig. 4-1B
Fig. 4-2A
Fig. 4-2B
WARNING
Before operating your machine,
be sure you read and understand
all safety, controls, and opera-
ting instructions in this Owner’s
Manual and on the decals on
your machine.
Failure to comply can result in
injury or property damage.
Section
4
Operation
WARNING
• To avoid injury, keep hands,
feet, legs and clothing away
from revolving tines.
• Do not operate tiller in
rear tine tilling mode with-
out tine hood in place, or in
front tine tilling/cultivating
mode with tine hood on.
11
MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED HANDLEBAR OFFSET IS 20
0
LEFT OR 20
0
RIGHT IN
EITHER REAR TINE TILLER MODE OR FRONT TINE TILLER/CULTIVATOR MODE.
Rear
Tine
Tiller
Mode
Front Tine
Tiller/
Cultivator
Mode
(Swinging handlebar 20
0
in either
direction equals about 1/2 the
handlebar width)
(Swinging handlebar 20
0
in
either direction equals about
1/2 the handlebar width)