Use and Care Guide

15
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CABLE CLIP
SCREW
DRIVE
CONTROL
CABLE
EXTENSION
SPRING
ENGINE
PULLEY
IDLER
PULLEY
TRANS MIS SION PULLEY
LESS
TEN SION
5/8"
MORE
TEN SION
TO REPLACE GROUND DRIVE BELT
(See Fig. 21 and 22)
Remove belt guard (See “TO REMOVE BELT GUARD”
in this section of this manual).
Remove old belt by slipping off engine pulley first then
remove from transmission pulley.
Place new belt in groove of transmission pulley and
into engine pulley. BELT MUST BE IN GROOVE ON
TOP OF IDLER PULLEY. NOTE POSITION OF BELT
TO GUIDES.
Check belt adjustment as described below.
Replace belt guard.
Reposition wheel and replace clevis pin and hairpin
clip.
Fig. 22
GROUND DRIVE BELT ADJUSTMENT
(See Fig. 22)
For proper belt tension, the extension spring should have
about 5/8 inch stretch when tine control is in “EN GAGED”
position. This tension can be attained as follows:
Loosen cable clip screw securing the drive control
cable.
Slide cable forward for less tension and rearward for
more tension until about 5/8 inch stretch is obtained
while the tine control is engaged.
Tighten cable clip screw securely.
To maintain the superb tilling performance of this
ma chine 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
ex ceeds 3-1/2" they should be replaced or straight ened
as necessary.
New tines should be assembled as shown in Fig. 25.
Sharp ened tine edges will rotate rearward from above.
TINE REPLACEMENT (See Figs. 23, 24 and 25)
CAUTION: Tines are sharp. Wear gloves
or other protection when han dling tines.
A badly worn tine causes your tiller to work harder and dig
more shallow. Most important, worn tines cannot chop and
shred organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as
good tines. A tine this worn needs to be replaced.