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OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
PRE-START
PRE-START
PRE-START
PRE-STARTINSPECTION
IN SPECTION
INSPECTION
INSPECTION
1.Makesureallsafetyguardsareinplace
andallnutsandboltsaresecure.
2.Checkoillevelinenginecrankcase.Seeyour
enginemanualforprocedureandspecifcations.
3.Inspectaircleanerforcleanliness.Seeyourengine
manualforprocedure.
4.Checkthefuelsupply.Fillthefueltanknocloser
than1inchfromtopoftanktoprovidespacefor
expansion.Seeyourenginemanualforfuel
recommendations.
5.Besuresparkplugwireisattachedandspark
plugistightenedsecurely.
6.Checkpositionofwheelsandwheellockouts.
7.Checkdepthregulatorleverposition.
8.Examineundermeathandaroundengine
forsignsofoilorfuelleaks.
9.Inspectfuelhosesfortightnessandfuelseepage.
10.Lookforsignsofenginedamage.
11.Removeexcessivedebrisfrommuffler
areaandrecoilstarter.
START-UP
START-UP
START-UP
START-UP
Thecontrolsrequiredtostartandruntherototillerarelocatedontheengineandare
marked”choke”and“Throttle”.
Amoredetaileddescriptionofengineoperationandallrelatedprecautionsandprocedurescanbe
foundintheenginemanufacturer
’
smanualthataccompanieseachtiller.
COLD
COLD
COLD
COLDSTARTS
ST ARTS
STARTS
STARTS
1.Movechokelevertofullchokeposition.
2.Movethrottleleverto“start”.
3.Pullstartingropeoutslowlyonetimeandallowtoreturnnormally.
4.Pullstartingropeoutrapidly,andallowropetoreturnnormally.
5.Whenenginestarts,graduallymovechokeleverto“nochoke”positionandincreasethrottle
speed.