Section4: Operation
The HIGH speed belt range position
combined with a FAST wheel speed
setting propels the tiller at the fastest
pace. Reducethe enginethrottlespeed
whenstartingoutto help avoidpersonal
injury or propertydamage if using this
speedcombination.
3. Kneelon left side of tiller. To create
belt slack, reachover to right sideof the
pulleys and push in at the center of the
belt with a finger. At the sametime, use
your left hand to work the belt part-way
onto the lower-front transmission pulley
groove (Figure4-10).
Figure 4.10: Low range to high range.
Shows moving belt from lower.rear
groove onto lower-front groove.
4. Goto theother sideof the tiller to
finish seating the belt onto the pulley
groove.
5. Working from the left side of the tiller,
work the belt asmuch as possible onto
the top-front engine pulley groove (Figure
4-11).
6. Finish seatingthe beltfrom the right
sideof thetiller.
IMPORTANT: Proper belt tension is
important for good performance. See
Section 5, Drive Belt Maintenance for
information on belt maintenanceschedule
and procedures.
NOTE: If extra belt slack is needed to
move the belt, just raise the
Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever up into
REVERSE.This lowers the engine pulley,
and createsmore slack.
Figure 4-11: Low range to high
range. Shows moving belt from top-
rear groove onto top.front groove.
7. Checkboth sidesof the high range
pulley grooves to verify that the belt is
properly seated.
Changing Belt From HIGH Range to
LOW Range
1. To avoid personal injury, shut off
engine,let all moving parts come to a
complete stop, thendisconnect spark
plug wire from spark plug and move wire
awayfrom spark plug before making any
adjustments. Let engineand muffler cool.
2. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTODrive
Lever into NEUTRAL.
3. Stand on left side of tiller. Useyour
right hand to hold the Wheels/Tines/PTO
Drive Leverup into REVERSEposition.
Useyour left handto move the beltoff
top-front engine pulley groove to top-rear
engine pulleygroove (Figure4-12).
Figure 4.12: High range to low
range. Shows moving belt from top-
front groove onto top-rear pulley
groove.
4. Goto right side of tiller and finish
seating the belt.
5. Still holding the lever up in REVERSE
position, andworkingfrom the left sideof
thetiller, move the beltfrom the lower-
front transmission groove to the lower-
rear transmission groove.
6. Goto the right side of the tiller and
finish seating the belt (Figure4-I 3).
Figure 4.13: High range to low
range. Shows moving belt from
lower-front onto lower-rear groove.
7. Checkthat the belt is fully seatedin the
pulley grooves. Checkthis from both
sides of the tiller.
Choosing Wheel
andTine Speeds
Your tiller has four FORWARDwheel/tine
speedcombinations for handling a variety
of tilling tasks and gardeningjobs. Exper-
iment with the tine depth, enginespeed,
and wheel/tinespeed and determine the
combination that provides the best
results. Hereare some tips:
1. Advancethe throttle lever so the engine
has sufficient power.
2. When tilling untilled or hard earth, do
not set the Depth Regulatortoo deep. The
tiller will buck andthe enginewill load
down.
3. You will know your settings are ideal
whenthe tines break-up the soil easily,
the enginedoes not labor, and your
progress is steadyand smooth.
SeeTable2, WheelSpeedand Belt Range
Selection Guidefor recommendations.
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