TO REMOVE
CULTIVATOR/TILLER
FROM CARTON
•" Remove the plastic parts bag from the
carton.
• Remove the handles from the carton.
• Remove packing insert from carton°
• Liltthe cultivator/tiller out of the carton
and place on a hard level surface.
- Remove packing material from around
tines.
TO INSTALL
THE HANDLE
ASSEMBLY
The lower handles have a short bend at the
bottom end and are flattened at the top to al-
low the upper handle to be placed between
the lower handles. To assemble the
handles, do the following:
• Unwind the throttle cable and control from
around the engine and straighten the
cable. Be careful you do not kink the
cable.
° Remove two locknuts, four washers and
two handle mounting screws from the tine
shield,
4 Washers
2 Locknuts
2 Handle
"Fine
Mounting
Shield
Screws
Tine Shield
Lower_nd
of Handle
NOTE: To allow proper mounting of the
upper handle section be sure the flat
portion of the lower handles are facing
inward. Push the mounting screws
through the tine shield, handle and
approximately half way into the engine
casting. Be sure a washer is on each
mounting screw. See lower right. It may
be necessary to rotate the lower handle to
align the mounting hotes.
Front View
Insert the right side lower handle section
into the mounting channel between the
tine shield and the engine casting. See
above right.
Position the left side lower handle section
into the mounting channel between the
tine shield and the engine casting. Align
the holes in the handle with the engine
casting and the tine shield, then push the
mounting screws completely through the
engine casting, handle and tine shield.
Install a washer onto the mounting screws
and secure the lower handle sections
using two Iocknuts previously removed.
See last figure on this page. Finger
tighten the Iocknuts at this time.
5
Washers
Remove
hardware
from upper handle
assembly
as seen on next page.
Place the upper handle between
the
lower handles
and secure with two
curved
head carriage
bolts, two formed
washers,
two 11/32 inch flatwashers
and
two tee knobs on the inside of the handle.