SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TINE REPLACEMENT
(See Figs. 24, 25 and 26)
I_1) CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear
gloves or other protection when han-
dling tines,
A badly worn tine causes your tiller towork harder and dig
more shallow. Most important, worn tinescannot chop and
To maintain the superb tilling performance of this
machine the tines should be checked for sharpness,
wear, and bending, particularly the tines which are
next to the transmission. If the gap between the tines
exceeds 3-1/2 inches (9 cm), they should be replaced
or straightened as necessary.
New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig.
28. Sharpened tine edges will rotate rearward from
above.
shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as
good tines. A tine this worn needs to be replaced.
NEWIINE WORNIINE
FI'_G24 3-I/2" MAX (9 CM).--_"
FIG. 25
COUNTER
lINE
ROTATION
HAIRPIN CLIP
SHARP EDGE
SHEAR PIN
SHARP EDGE
FIG. 26
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