Cub Cadet 340 - Operation

OPERATION
GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
Service the engine with gasoline and oil as instructed
in the separate engine manual packed with your tiller.
Read instructions carefully.
NOTE: Your tiller is shipped without oil; however, a
small amount of oil may be present from the factory.
TO START ENGINE
WARNING: BE SURE NO ONE IS STAND¬
ING IN FRONT OF THE TILLER WHILE
THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR BEING
STARTED.
1. Attach spark plug wire and cover to spark plug.
2. Make certain the clutch handle is in the neutral
position (released). See figure 4.
3. Place the throttle control lever in FAST position.
See figure 5.
4. Move choke lever to CHOKE position. (A warm
engine requires little or no choking.)
^ Throttle Control
FIGURE 5.
5. Grasp starter handle (see figure 5) and pull rope
out slowly until engine reaches start of compres¬
sion cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this
point). Let the rope rewind slowly.
6 . Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke.
Keep a firm grip on starter handle. Let rope
rewind slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back
against starter.
7. Repeat preceding instructions 5 and 6 until
engine fires. When engine starts, move choke
lever on engine halfway between CHOKE and
RUN.
8 . Move throttle control to IDLE position for a few
minutes warm-up. Move choke lever to RUN posi¬
tion as engine warms up.
NOTE: In order to idle smoothly, a new engine may
require 3 to 5 minutes running above slow idle speed.
Idle speed has been adjusted to be correct after this
break-in period.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Move throttle control lever to OFF position.
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and
ground against the engine to prevent accidental
starting while equipment is unattended.
HOW TO USE YOUR TILLER
The tiller is a precision built machine designed for
seed bed preparation, cultivating, furrowing and
mulching. It is engineered to minimize the hardest
work in the vegetable or flower garden, to till the soil
for planting and cultivating, and to perform many other
useful labor saving tasks in the garden. With the prop¬
er amount of care and maintenance, this machine will
provide the owner with many years of service.
WHEEL POSITION
The tiller is shipped with the wheels adjusted such
that the unit sits level. During tilling as the tines enter
the ground and the front of the tiller lowers, the
wheels must be raised to level the unit, which is
essential for proper engine operation. This adjustment
is made by removing the clevis pin and hairpin clip
from wheel yoke, raising the wheels to the desired
height, and replacing the clevis pin and hairpin clip.
See figure 6.
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