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STARTING THE ENGINE
Thefollowing steps describe how to start
and stop the engine. Donotattemptto
engage the tines orwheels until you
havereadall of the operatinginstruc-
tionsin this Section. Alsoreview
the safetyrulesin Section1: "Safety"
andthetiller and enginecontrols
informationinSection3: "Features and
Controls."
1. Completethe "Pre-Start Checklist" on
the previous page.
2. Putthe WheelGearLever(Figure4-1)
in the ENGAGEposition.
3. Putthe Depth Regulator Leverin the
"travel" position (leverall theway down)
sothat the tines are clearof the ground.
4. Releaseall controls on the tiller.
5. Putthe EngineThrottle ControlLever
(Figure4-1) in the "FAST"setting.
6. On enginesequippedwith afuel valve,
turn valveto openposition as instructed
in the separateengine manual.
7. Chokeor primeengine as instructed in
the separateEngineOwner's Manual.
8. Forrecoil (non-electric) starting
models:
(a) Placeone handon fuel tankto stabi-
lizeunit when you pull the starter
handle.
(b) Usethe recoil starter rope to start
the engineas instructed in the sepa-
rateEngineOwner's Manual. When
the enginestarts, gradually move
the choke lever (on enginesso
equipped) to the "NO CHOKE",
"CHOKEOFF"or "RUN" position.
(c) Leavethe EngineThrottle Control
Leverin the "FAST"setting.
9. Forelectric starting models(E666M):
(a) Turn the engine ignition keyto the
"START"setting and allow the
starter motor to crank the enginefor
severalseconds. Avoid cranking the
enginelonger than 15secondsat a
time as doing so could damagethe
starter motor. NOTE: Referto the
EngineOwner's Manualfor detailed
starting instructions.
(b) When theengine starts, releasethe
keyand itwill return to the "RUN"
setting.
(c) Graduallymove choke lever(on
enginesso equipped) to "NO
CHOKE","CHOKEOFF"or "RUN"
position.
(d) Leavethe EngineThrottle Control
Leverin the "FAST"setting.
ToStartthe ElectricStartEngineWith
theRecoil StarterRope
If necessary,the electric start engine can
be startedwith the recoil starter rope by
following the stepsbelow:
1. If the battery is not "dead" or
damaged,leaveit connectedto the tiller
so it will berechargedduring engine
operation. Make surethe battery cells are
filled to the UPPERLEVELline with elec-
trolyte.
2. If the battery is "dead" or damaged,
remove it (refer to "Battery Removaland
Installation" in Section 5) and haveit
tested. Beforestarting engine,cover the
terminal on the looseend of the positive
(+) cable with the insulated boot and
secure it in placewith electricaltapeto
prevent electricalsparks.
3. Putthe ignition keyin the "RUN"
position and thenfollow Steps 1-8 of
"Starting the Engine."
STOPPING THE ENGINE
1. To stop the wheels andtines, release
the Forward ClutchControl leversor the
ReverseClutch Control knob (whichever
control is engaged).
2. To stop the engine on the recoil start
model, movethe EngineThrottle Control
Leverto the "STOP" position.
3. Tostop the engineon an electricstart
model, move the ignition keyto "OFF".
IMPORTANT:After stopping an electric
start engine, removethe ignition keyfrom
the switch to reducethe possibility of
unauthorized starting of the engine.
OPERATINGTHE TILLER
Thefollowing pagesprovideguidelines to
using your tiller effectively and safely in
various gardening applications. Besure
to read"Tilling Tips & Techniques"in this
Section beforeyou actually putthe tines
into the soil.
This isa traditional "standard rotating
tine" tiller with forward rotating tines. It
operatescompletely differently from CRT
(Counter RotatingTines) tillers or from
low-cost front tine tillers.
1. Followthe "Pre-StartChecklist" on the
previous page. Besure that the Wheel
GearLeveris in the ENGAGEposition.
2. Putthe Depth Regulator Leverin the
"travel" position (leverall the way down)
so that thetines areclear of the ground.
Usethis position when practicing with
your tiller or when moving to orfrom the
garden. Whenyou are readyto begin
tilling, you must movethe DepthRegula-
tor Leverto the desireddepth setting (see
"Tilling Tips & Techniques").
3. Start the engineand allow itto warm
up. When warm, put EngineThrottle
Control Leverin "FAST"speedsetting.
Keepawayfrom rotatingtines. Rotating
tineswill causeinjury.
4. For forwardmotion of thewheels and
tines:
(a) Pull one or both of the Forward
Clutch Control Levers up and hold
them againstthe handlebars. To
stop forward motion of the wheels
and tines, releasethe levers.