Rear Tine Biller MODEL 51 134

Owner's Manual and Parts List IMPORTANT Read this manual carefully and keep for future reference.

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CONTf NTS General lnfroduction ..................................... 3 SafetyTlps ...................... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Initfat Servlclng

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Controls and Operation .................................. 4 Starting Your Rotary Tiller .................................5 Adjustments ............................................ 6 Sewic~ngand~otntenance.............................. 8 Starage ............................ . . . ............... 11 Tlller Pa* ............................................12 & 14 Tiller Parts Llst ........................................ 13 & 15 Chain Case Parts ........................................16 Choln Case Parts List ..................................... 17 How to Order Replacement Parts ........................ 20 .,.

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GENERAL IIYTRODUCTlON

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mls ~ w n d guMe s has besn espec~o~~y p m m t~ p W d 8 Ihe InfomwW e d to OpePat8 y w Hb let wllh gma& solfskrdon. Read Ihts OHnreh Quide and the mglm- 1 O O ~ Bg ~ Y w e. you k n m what the oondrob am lor ond how Ihey opera h ripe care your nller requker Ls small, but hpa. bnt. Keep li clean and well lubrlookd. Wiih p p e r care and operotlon, as e x p l a M In this manwl. you will obiah iulg und emm -Ice.

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Know Re controls and horv they operate.

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Ihls tltler Is shlpw completely auemble4. Atter mdhg t h t ~~ O and renldng I nib he nrkr IS rmdy to operate. Inlormcltb mgarclhg operotlon ond rnaln#emnoe of the engine b m t lnduded ~nth~smanual. A orate Irwtrudim m a ~ ~bl Il n o W w t b your tlller and rhwtd be cunwlbsd for all h f o m mcewthg mgho adand opw&lm.

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SAFETY TIPS

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INITIAL SERVICING

CLUTCH CO-

LEVER

t. Before storffngh e englne, refer to the engine in-

structions. Be csrtaln the the engine crankcase Is fllled wRh the proper type oll and thd all englne service instructions hove beon followed cornptetely.

THROrnE C o M l R U & ENWNE STOP LEVER

2. Fill fuel t m k w l h a clean, Iresh, lead-free or leaded 'regulof' grade ol rrutornotlve gasollns. Do not mlx dl with gosoilne.

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3. All tWk and bOlb Shwld b checked and Whtened dwing the fird two (2) hhwrs of use. Perlodlc checks shwld bg made thereomr,

HANOLL CONTROLLEVER

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CONTROLS AND OPERATION

ON HANDLE MR k Clutch Control Lever B. Thrdie Centmi and Englne Stop lever C, Handle Cmtrol l e w r

TRANSPORT LOCATON

TIUINQ LOCATiON

HANDLE BAR The handle bar has hvo operotlng locatbns [see Figure 2). In the'tllllnglocallon,the An- are immedC ately h front of the operator. In h e transport l&m; the englne Is Immediately In front of llw operator. Use the handle control lever to unlock !he handle, then porttlon the handle In the deslred locclnm

HANDLE EO1VTROL LEVER

me handle cmtrd lever controls the hmdle swlng

location and the handle height. lo swlng the handle bar. p~lrba& on the IEWB~. SWN to e h r 11ght or lefl to fhe derlrecl w o n , hen rdeam Ihe m t r o l lweiand wing bock and lorlh sllOMfy unfll the ham dle IcleCh engogea To OdWhandle hdght, pull bock on cantrd lever wllhout swlnglng hundle. W e hondle to dmlmd heI@ Reloam Ww and mwe hon. dle up and down slkfhlly until handle -lochIn the desired helm pobmon. NOTE Men pulllng back on handle control lwer, Iha clutch oorrhol lever IS uutomotlcolly moved ta Ihe neuhol palm.

C U I I C H CONTROL LEVER .

Ihedutch control kwer b O dngb kw Ihat engage@ and dlsengoges drive to both the t l m and the wlle8ls.

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Ma ths hmdk brr h in thr tllliug k d a pwhlng lorward on lne control lever enguges the dt-Ive to both the tiw and the wheels at u tllllng speed. CAUTON: Bdon pushlfq Iwer loward, be certain depth control seitlng Is cone& for 1011condltlonk (SeeDepm Control lover)

Putllng tmck on ctubh control lever from torward d m to neutral dlsengoges the drlve 40 the t l m and wheels. hrdtw pulling bock on the lever engogw the revem drtve to Ihe wheels and the 811er rnwm badward8 at tmmpd transport, (Tlnes do not rotate In reverse) When rebmd, he control lever wlL t* furn to neutPal p 6 W a k

When the handle b a h~ in wmeport loeadm. M 8 clutch conZrol lever Wll only operate Dy pulllng the lever back. rhFs engages the drlve to me wheels ond h e tlller moves forward at lronsport speea. When released. the eonlrol laver returns to neutral.

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DEEPEST SmlNG

DEPTH CONTROL LEVER CIUTIDN: Pa not adkrst tlllhg depth with the t h o mtatlfip. Place ctut& Eonhol lovw in Zhe neutral position befotw makina adjusunenCs of depth cmntrd.

The depth conhol lever 1s Ihe "key"to easy tlrllng operdlm. The exact setting of cmtrd wlll vow with so31 condttlons.

When starHng e fllllng operrrtlorn. stcrrt wltfi the depth control lever In the shallowest setting (Figure 3). As you become acquolnted wlth the solF. keep ralslng the control lever thot deeper tilllng can be done.

CAUTfON: H depth control lever 1s mlsed too hlgh, the tines wllF propel the Hller forward pushing the drlve wheels along the ground at an uncontrolled

speed. When shrtlng to tlll vnwolked sol1 or sod, $tort In Ihe shallowest sMng of Re depth oontrof lever and ralse the depth control m e notch d a tlme untll you arrive at a satlsfcrctory locatlm of me lever so that the deepest filling can be done wlthout havlng uncok trolled forward speed.

OPERAWNG SUGGESTIONS When yau sturt k Rll In the garden, remember to take It easy. Do not try ta take too deep a cut tn a poss through sod or hard ground, or sol1 thaf has not been tllled for severol months or years.

Do not lean on Hre handle bars bemuse Rls takes

wetght off the front wheefs, reduces trecflon, and couses the tlnes to otternpt fo propel the tlller Instead of jus?dlgglng.

STARTING THE TILLER

N o w Mat you have locatad the controls and understand W r opermon and fundton, It Is tlme to starl you{ tlller.

mere om several schools of thought as to the bed method lo tlll. It 4s suggested you try the varldus mewa d s and select h e one you are most cornfortabla with t0 gef fhe murk YOU dMlr8. A. OR each succ$Bdklg pass. overlop onshuH of the prevlows poss.

B. On me second pass, leave a 1/2 wldth unfllkd and rill thls wl&h on the thlrd paw. Repeat on the bourn pass. leaving a 1/2 width untllled and on Ihe rrm pass, t l ~ me ! unnllad strip.

1. Place clufch cmtrol lwer In neutrala

2. Push t h m e cmtrol lever ahead to fast poslllon,

3. Adlust engine choke to proper posltlon. (Referto englne srortlng procedures In englne seetlon.) 4. Sfart engine by pulHng starter cord,

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Remember the key to eosy fllllng Is Ihs depth cmtrol settlng. Do no1Iry to toke too deep a cut In harder solls.

Place clutch cmhd lever In neutral 'poblfim.

2. Pull throttle conlrol and englne stop lever k the s t o p pmltlon.

CnUTtDN: Nwer attempt to moke adjustments on the tlller WtYe be engine Is MrMng. Always stop the enghe and disconnect the wire from h e spark plug before &tempting to make adjustments.

TIWE DRIVE BELT

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IheRmdrfveben, whlch Is thewrm W,Is adlmmd W bmenlng fhe clamp cap screws (Flgure d] andl rotating he entlm case and tlna assembly. 80tote case forword to slacken L e R and back to flgMen Mlf. Wlth the ckrtch contml lever In the loward drlve posftlon,the distance between the hslde of the belt shoutd be approximately 3/4 lnch as shown In Flgure 5. Tlghtm the clamp bob securely after odjument. Place depm control In shollowesl settlng and start englne. Wlth control fever In neutral posltlon, thes -Id not rotate. IF tlnes rottate,readjust to IncreQse belt slack unHl tlnesdo not drlve In neutral.

TlNE DRIVE BELT

TlNE DRIVE PULLEY FG. 5 The wheel drive belt, whtch Is the inner belt. Is adjusted by rnavlng fhs rtght Mnd ldler (Figure 6). W h the clutch control Fever In me neutral posltlon, the troclion belt should hove approxlmately 1/4 lnch between the upper ldler and the belt (Flgure 6).The adlusttnent Idler shwld be iposltloned to obtah this 114 inch. Movlng Idler up wlll lncreuse clearance and d a m will decrease clearance.

NQTE: The adjustment Idler hos four locdons and Is nor slot mounted. me machlne screw must be removed horn the mounflng frame when mcrklng thls adjustment.

SCREW

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HANDLE CONtROL LEYER ADJUSTMENT

The handle cdhtml ~djwtment(Flgure 7) has bem set for prowr operatlon and should not need to be adjusted. Shwld the hondle cmtrol lever (Flgure 71 become loose after many hours of operallon. tighten the adjustment nut only enough to ellmlnote any excess movement In the hondle control lever.

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CAWION: Do not overtighten adjustment nut. Thls h a y r ~ u In lalure of handle bar latch system to fully engage and hold handle In deslred posltlon.

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CONTROL EVER

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CLUTCH COMTROC ?.EWER ADJUSTMENT The dutch control lever 18 pra-set for neutral shift posltlon. An adjustment means Es ptovlded, however, to center fhe clutch controt lever In the slot on the handle shroud should It become necessary due So wear. Thls adjustment Is located ot me handle pwot polnt (Fbure 8).

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TO ADJUST:

1. Place handle bar In tllllng location and adjust handle bar to lowest poslflon, 2. Loosen the a d m t nut (Flgure 8).

3. Move the clutch m t r d lever on the handle b a r untll centered tn the neutral area (Ffgure 9). 4 RetfgMen the adjustment nut (Figure 81.

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SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE The b e s t ossuronce you have sf gettlng the most dependable sanlce horn your tiller Is to keep the unit clecrn. free of mt. and well lubricated. Check bolts often To be sure they ate kept light. When Me tiller Is not b l n g used. It should be stored In a dry place out of the weother.

LUBRICATION 1. Enghe: Refer to englne oprotlng i~~ requlremenfs lor all engine lubrlcu?bn.

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2. ChCn Cmsn: Both the wheel drtve and the tlne drlve eases am' amply flllecf wlth lubricant and shoufd not require oddttlonal lubrlcotlon. I#a leak develops, add lead base (EP) SAE 140 heavy duv 011 (Part 4890) as raqulred to bring to proper olr level. Check dl lwel every 25 hours.

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The lollowing p-re should be followed b check lubdmnt level of cases. When checklng cases. do not droln excess lubrlcont out 01 the cases.

WHEEL DRIVE CASE

To check Ihe dl level of ?hewhee( d W wse, place the depth control lever down to the shallowest dtlng [Flgure 3). Remwe the Inspection plug on the rlght dde of the wheel drive caso [Figure 10). Cuse has cufliclent oll If oll Is up to bottom of Inspection plug hole. It may rn more convenient to remove the rlght wheel when checklng this level.

t, Serdeplh control atthe deepeslseltlng (Flgure3). 2. Place filler on a Wel m e e so thd the fines and thewheelsaresettlngonthe ground, Ftg. 110.

3. W l ~ d l r t ~ t r w n d l ~ l p r u g c r n d r e m o v e p l u g , FSg.116 011should be up to the m o mof hole. 4. Rollb ' t z r p b bdbmofhOfgmW1pedlrtaw~y hornoil fllE plug and remove, Flg. 110. Flll slowly wHh lead bose (EP) SAE f40 hgwy dub+oil untl! proper level Is reached. Replace 011 level plug and oll IHS plug. W l w offexcessoll.

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OIL W E L PLW

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KO add lubrfwnt to efther chaln case It k necetrMIly t o ~ tl~fer p m RS !e(ts~de to exlev4 plugs of each case. Add sufflclenf lead base fEP) SAE 140 heavy duty oll (Part 4890) to brtng to proper oil level.

tore olllng gttempt to d e a n off area to be lubricated. A. The 4 Idler pulleys. B. the handle plmger shaR and dlsc. C. The control md swlvels.

3. The following points should ba lubrlcoted wHh enghe oll evew eight hours !see Figure 12). B e

D. The hondle rotdng surface. E. Cornmid ddmiballavldshatt. F.

Handb cantrol lever.

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BELT REPLACEMENT

7. Readjust belt QS ovHfned under belt adjustments.

The bek an h i s tlrferwere specHlcally designed and snglneerPd to provide tong, trouble-bee service. H belt replacement Is required, order the ~a7tnumber -shown in the pork llst sectlon of hls munual, to be sure you have a beit that wlll Vwlde the I t k and servlce required.

8. Replace be#guard.

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W E E L OFlRlE BELT t.

Remove the tlne dwe belt per Inshctlons a b w a

2. R m w e the retaining rlng In the Idler arm shcltl

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I. Place the clutch lever In the neutral posRbn.

3. Remove the bett from the whwl drlve case pulley.

2. Remwe h e M wrd.

4. Remove wheel drlve pulley by remwhg rgtalning ring and sltdlng pulley off shaR. (CAUTION:Do no? loose woodruff key In drive pulley snan.] (Flgure

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befl M lhe th% drhre oose pulley.

5# Ranwe be^^ f m m me ewma W I and ~ slip ouo between engh puHey and ldler a m

6. To repboe belt, reveme a w e procedure. Be sure belt Is on t a p of Hne drtve Idler wllev and h e belt guide pin near the Hne drive case bulley (i& 1

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131. 6. Remwe c m r pln trOm Idler arm lrnk [Flgure 13). 6. Sllde ldler a m crssemblles outmlil Ihe spacer w n be SFld wt behYt3-mthe ldter and Mler arm. R e m w e belt. To replace belt, reverse above procedum. Be sure belt Is turned lmlde out [wide slde on pulleys) before Insblllng In pulleys (Flgure 13). 7.

'Readjustbelt as oufllned under belt adjustments.

STORAGE For short term storage. c m n the tlller off and store in cr dry place. If ttller Is not to be used for an extmded period of time, sewice tiller completely and store It In a dry place.

3. Run engine unnl It stops. d. Cover exposed metal surfoces with a thin m a t of engine oil, 5. Lubricate per instruetlons under "Sewking and

Malntenance". 1. Refer to the engine Instrucflons lor MQlne storage

Instnrctlons.

b Before uslng the tll let again, c b c k all lubflcation polnts. f Ill luel tank. and follow other instructions in 'the Owne7S guide.