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Owner’s Manual
TMC-200, MINI-CULTIVATOR
This mini-cultivator has been developed as an attachment for Tanaka brush cutters. With the application of this unit your brush cutter
can be converted into compact and handy tilling machine. Installation is simple. Please read this manual for installation and starting
job.
I. ASSEMBLING PROCEDURES
NOTE:
Prepare two 10mm wrenches for assembling.
1. First, remove gear case assembly from your brush cutter by removing pipe tightening screws (1) and pipe lock
screw (2), then remove safety cover of brush cutter. (Fig. 1)
2. Install safety cover (3) and the collar (4) of Mini-cultivator by insetting onto shaft pipe (5) and fix it temporarily
keeping the model name on the cover upright.(Fig.2)
3. Install Mini-cultivator unit onto the pipe end where gear case has been
removed from by aligning drive shaft (6) and squared or splined hole in gear
case. If drive shift does not fit into the hole, try to turn the whole unit slightly
right and left. (Fig. 4)
4. Once the unit is completely inserted, meet the locking hole of pipe and that of
gear case, tighten the lock screw (7) in the hole and pipe tightening screws
(8) in order. (Fig. 4)
NOTE:
After installation, you can not turn tines by hand due to its worm gear
mechanism.
5. Finally secure the safety cover a minimum of 2 in. from the gear case.
NOTE:
If your unit is model TBC-265 which has larger sized shaft pipe, remove the
bracket collar (9) and gear case collar B (10) and install. (Fig. 3)
II. OPERATING PROCEDURES
1. As to general safety operation and power head operation such as engine starting/shut off, etc, please refer to the
owners manual provided with your Tanaka brush cutter.
2. How to till:
a. For standard tilling. Walk forward as pulling and pushing the unit little
by little like using a vacuum cleaner. (Fig. 5) When you want to erase
your foot-prints, pull the unit backwards. (Fig. 6)
