916 - 918 owners manual.doc
4/22/08
page 2 of 9
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Remove tiller from shipping crate.
2. Screw the handle bar adjustment crank into the lower handle bar adjuster pin.
3. Fasten handle bar to tiller using the 1/2" x 3" bolt supplied.
4. Adjust clutch cable by removing all slack in lever.
5. Check reservoir according to instructions in service information on the following page.
6. Fill engine with fuel and oil according to the engine manual.
7. Free wheel hubs: Pull one free wheeling pin slightly, using the split ring. Rotate the pin
until the 1/8" diameter roll pin aligns with the slot in the mounting plate. Allow the pin
to slide through the slot. Repeat for the other wheel. Roll the tiller until each pin drops
into a hole in the hub. The hubs are now locked.
8. Uncoil the wire for the remote engine on/off switch. Route the wire along the clutch
cable to the engine and secure with the cable ties provided. Splice this wire to the kill
switch wire on the engine with the electrical splice provided.
