Owner`s manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTM

TINE REPLACEMENT (See Figs. 24, 25 and

26)

CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear

gloves or other protection when han-

dling tines.

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A badly worn tine causes your tillerto workharder and dig

more shallow. Most important, worn tines cannot chopand

shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as

good tines. A tine this worn needs to be replaced.

NEW TiNE WORN TiNE

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FIG. 24

To maintain the superb tilling performance of this

machine the tines should be checked for sharpness,

wear, and bending, particularlythetines which are next

to the transmission. If the gap between the tines

exceeds 3-1/2 inches they should be replaced or

straightened as necessary.

New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig. 26.

Sharpenedtine edges will rotate rearward from above.

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"FINE I I

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3.1/2"MAX -_

TINE

FIG. 25

SHARPEDGE

HAIRPIN CLIP

COUNTER t

TINE

ROTATION :

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f i

SHARP EDGES

HAIRPIN CLIP

EDGE

SHEAR PiN

SHARP -"

EDGES /

SHEAR PIN "__

FIG. 26