Craftsman 29906 Owners Manual - Page 62

3.

Hold

the

drive

control

bar against

the

handle

to start

tilling

movement.

Tines

and

wheels

will

both

turn.

4.

Move

throttle

control

to "FAST"

position

for

deep

tilling.

To cultivate,

throttle

control

can

be set at any

desired

speed,

depending

on how

fast

or slow

you

wish

to

cultivate.

IMPORTANT:

Always

release

drive

control

bar

before

moving

shift

lever

into

another

position.

Depth Stake

Pin

"RELEASED"

Position

Nut

"a"

"Locked"

Position

Side Shield

TURNING

1.

Release

the

drive

control

bar.

2.

Move

throttle

control

to "SLOW"

posi-

tion.

3.

Place

shift

lever

indicator

in "F"

(for-

ward)

position.

Tines

will

not turn.

4.

Lift handle

to raise

tines

out of ground.

5.

Swing

the

handle

in the

opposite

direc-

tion

you

wish

to turn,

being

careful

to

keep

feet

and

legs

away

from

tines.

6.

When

you

have

completed

your

turn-

around,

release

the

drive

control

bar

and

lower

handle.

Place

shift

lever

in

(till)

position

and

move

throttle

control

to desired

speed.

To begin

tilling,

hold

drive

control

bar

against

the

handle.

TO

TRANSPORT

_L, CAUTION:

Before

lifting

or transport-

ing,

allow

tiller

engine

and

muffler

to

cool.

Disconnect

spark

plug

wire.

Drain

gaso-

line

from

fuel

tank.

AROUND

THE

YARD

1.

Release

the

depth

stake

pin.

Move

the

depth

stake

down

to the top

hole

for

transporting

the

tiller.

Place

depth

stake

pin

in hole

of depth

stake

to

lock

in position.

This

prevents

tines

from

scuffing

the

ground.

2.

Place

shift

lever

indicator

in "F"

(for-

ward)

position

for

transporting.

3.

Hold

the

drive

control

bar against

the

handle

to start

tiller

movement.

Tines

will

not turn.

4.

Move

throttle

control

to desired

speed.

10

AROUND

TOWN

1.

Disconnect

spark

plug

wire.

2.

Drain

fuel

tank.

3.

Transport

in upright

position

to prevent

oil leakage.

BEFORE

STARTING

ENGINE

IMPORTANT:

Be very

careful

not to

allow

dirt

to

enter

the

engine

when

checking

or

adding

oil or fuel.

Use

clean

oil and

fuel

and

store

in approved,

clean,

covered

containers,

use

clean

fill

funnels.

FILL

ENGINE

WITH

OIL

,

2.

.

.

5.

Remove

hangtag

from

engine.

With

engine

level,

remove

engine

oil

filler

plug.

Fill

engine

with

oil to

point

of overflow-

ing.

For

approximate

capacity

see

"PRODUCT

SPECIFICATIONS"

on

page

4 of this

manual.

All

oil must

meet

A.RI.

Service

Classification

SG-

SL.

Tilt

tiller

back

on its wheels

and

then

re-level.

With

engine

level,

refill

to

point

of over-

flowing

if necessary.

Replace

oil filler

plug.

For

cold

weather

operation

you

should

change

oil for

easier

starting

(See

"OIL

VISCOSITY

CHART"

in the

Mainte-

nance

section

of this

manual).

To change

engine

oil,

see the

Mainte-

nance

section

of this

manual.

I/

_

,/

j'_

Oil Filler

_'-""

__'_'/Plug

Max Upper Level_

Min Lower

Level _

ADD

GASOMNE

Fill fuel

tank

to

bottom

of filler

neck.

Do

not overfill.

Use

fresh,

clean,

regular

unleaded

gasoline

with

a minimum

of

87

octane.

(Use

of

leaded

gasoline

will

increase

carbon

and

lead

oxide

depos-

its and

reduce

valve

life).

Do

not mix

oil

with

gasoline.

Purchase

fuel

in quanti-

ties

that

can

be used

within

30 days

to

assure

fuel

freshness.

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