5
ASSEMBLY
cart
on_2
SHIFT ROD
HANDLE
AS SEM BLY
FIG. 2
INSTALL HANDLE (See Figs. 3, 4, and 5)
• Insert one handle lock (with teeth facing outward) in
gearcase notch. (Apply grease on smooth side of
handle lock to aid in keeping lock in place until handle
assembly is lowered into position.)
FIG. 4
• Rotate handle assembly down. Insert rear carriage bolt
fi rst, with bolt head on L.H. side of tiller and loosely
assemble locknut (See Fig. 5).
• Insert pivot bolt in front part of plate and tighten.
• Cut down remaining corners of carton and lay panels
fl at.
• Lower the handle assembly. Tighten nut on carriage
bolt bolt so handle moves with some resistance. This
will allow for easier adjustment.
• Place fl at washer on threaded end of handle lock le-
ver.
• Insert handle lock lever through handle base and
gearcase. Screw in handle lock lever just enough to
hold lever in place.
• Insert second handle lock (with teeth in ward) in the
slot of the handle base (just inside of washer).
• With handle assembly in lowest position, securely
tight en handle lock lever by rotating clockwise. Leav-
ing handle assembly in lowest position will make it
easier to remove tiller from carton.
UNPACKING CARTON (See Fig. 2)
CAUTION: Be careful of exposed
sta ples when handling or disposing
of cartoning material.
IMPORTANT:
WHEN UN
PACK ING AND AS
SEM BLING
TILLER, BE CAREFUL NOT TO STRETCH OR KINK
CABLES.
• While holding handle assembly, cut cable ties se cur ing
handle assembly to top frame. Let handle assembly
rest on tiller.
• Remove top frame of carton.
• Slowly ease handle assembly up and place on top of
carton.
• Cut down right hand front and right hand rear cor ners
of carton, lay side carton wall down.
• Remove packing material from handle assembly.
HANDLE ASSEMBLY
"UP" POSITION
• Grasp handle assembly. Hold in “up” position. Be sure
handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle
assembly into position.
LOOSEN HANDLE
LOCK LEVER TO
MOVE
TIGHTEN HANDLE
LOCK LEVER TO
HOLD
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HANDLE
LOCK
FLAT
WASHER
HANDLE
BASE
GEARCASE
SLOT
FIG. 5
REAR
CARRIAGE
BOLT
HANDLE
LOCK
LEVER
LOCKNUTS
PIVOT BOLT
FIG. 3
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HANDLE
LOCK
HANDLE AS-
SEMBLY
GEARCASE
NOTCH
VIEWED FROM R.H. SIDE OF TILLER
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