Use and Care Manual
17Section 6 — Maintenance & adjuStMentS
6. If adding only a few ounces of gear oil, use API rated GL-4
or SAE 80W-90. If refilling an empty transmission, use only
7. While checking frequently to avoid overfilling, slowly add
gear oil into the oil fill hole until it reaches the halfway
point on the drive shaft.
8. Securely replace the oil fill plug.
Lubrication
points shown in Figure 6-2 and described below.
Handlebar Hardware
Depth Regulator Lever
Wheel Shaft
Tine Shaft
Figure 6-2
and clean general purpose grease (grease containing a metal
lubricant is preferred, if available).
Remove the wheels, clean the wheel shaft and apply a thin
coating of grease.
Grease the back, front and sides of the depth regulator
lever.
Remove the tines and clean the tine shaft. Use a file or
sandpaper to gently remove any rust, burrs or rough spots
(especially around the holes in the shaft). Apply grease to
the ends of the shaft before installing the tines.
and the handlebar attaching screws.
Off-Season Storage
for storage as follows:
Clean the tiller and engine.
2. Do routine tiller lubrication and check for loose parts and
hardware.
Service the engine as instructed in the seperate engine
manual.
4.
with a gasoline stabilizer such as STA-BIL® and engines
stored over 90 days need to be drained of fuel to prevent
deterioration and gum from forming in fuel system or on
essential carburetor parts. If the gasoline in your engine
deteriorates during storage, you may need to have the
carburetor, and other fuel system components, serviced or
replaced.
WARNING: Drain fuel only into anapproved
container outdoors, away from an open flame. Allow
engine to cool. Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes,
and other sources of ignition prior to draining fuel.
5. Store the tiller in a clean, dry area.
6. Never store the tiller with fuel in the fuel tank in an
enclosed area where gas fumes could reach an open flame
or spark, or where ignition sources are present (space
heaters, hot water heaters, furnaces, etc.).