Craftsman 316.292710 Manual Del Operador página 7

NOTE: Before setting up your cultivator / edger,
disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark
plug.
POSITIONING THE HANDLEBARS
1. Loosen the two knobs on the inside of the
handlebars (Fig. 1).
2. With the unit upright, swing the handlebars up into
the operating position (Fig. 1).
NOTE: Take care not to pinch the throttle cable or
switch wires when positioning the handlebar.
3. Tighten the knobs to secure the handlebars in place.
NOTE: Do not over-tighten the knobs.
4. Reconnect the spark plug wire to the spark plug.
Fig. 1
Handlebars ......... -.,
Handlebar
Knob
Washer
Bolt
Hole
Fig. 2
ADJUSTING TINE DEPTH
To adjust the wheel support bracket proceed as follows:
1. Stop engine and disconnect spark plug to avoid
accidental starting.
2. Remove cotter pin from the clevis pin and slide clevis
pin out of tailpiece bracket (Fig. 3).
3. Slide the wheel support bracket up or down in the
tailpiece, aligning the holes to the desire height.
4. Place the clevis pin through the hole and secure with
cotter pin.
Clevis Pin
Cotter Pin
Wheel
_
Support
Bracket
Fig. 3
J
Tailpiece Bracket
2.
3.
ATTACHING THE EDGER WHEEL AND
BLADE
To convert the cultivator to an edger proceed as follows:
1. Push the On/Off switch to Off (©) position to stop
engine and tines and disconnect spark plug to avoid
accidental starting.
NOTE: It may be necessary to lay the cultivator / edger
back in a horizontal position on a flat level surface
with the upper handle touching the ground.
Remove the click pin from each end of the tine shaft
and slide the tines off the shaft.
.
5.
Slide the edger wheel, with the hub facing inward,
onto the right side of the tine shaft and secure with
the click pin in the inside hole (Fig. 4).
Slide the edger blade with the hub facing out onto
the left side of fine shaft and secure with the click pin
in the inside hole (Fig. 4).
The edger guide line indicates where cutting will
occur. Guide the unit along a flowerbed, sidewalk, or
driveway so the edger guide line is above the desired
line of cut.
Edger Guide
Line
Hub
Ed(
Click Pin
Tine Shaft
Edger Blade
Fig. 4