CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES
SERVICE
RECORDS
Fill in dates as
you complete
regular
service
Tighten"AII Screwsand Nuts
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Lubricate Tine Shaft
Lubricate Transmission
Check Spark Plug
Clean and Re-OilAirCleaner FiI[er
Drain Fuel
SCHEDULE
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SERVICE
DATES
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The warranty on this cultivator/tiller
not
cover items that have been subjected
to op-
erator abuse or negligence.
To receive full
value from the warranty,
the operator
must
maintain
the cultivator/tiller
as instructed
in
this manual.
The above chart is provided
to
assist the operator
in properly
maintaining
the cultivator/tiller.
LUBRICATION
Every' 25 hours and/or at the beginning
of
each season,
the gear box should be filled
with lubricant.
Tubes
of gear lubricant
are
available
from most automotive
supply
stores. Use portable tool grease
such as
Lubriplate
630AA
(Product
No. 06787,
1 _3/4
oz. tube) or Lubriplate
GR-132
(Product
No.
15892,
10 oz. tube). The tine shaft should
have oil applied to it before
storage and af-
ter it is cleaned
by flushing
it with water.
The illustration
to the right is provided
to as-
sist the operator
in properly
maintaining
the
cultivator.
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CAUTION:
Allow the transmission
to
cool before filling with grease.
• Remove
both left side tines.
See Service
and Adjustments
section
in this manual
• Remove
the air vent screw from the top
left side of the transmission.
Using a grease gun, fill the transmission
through the grease fitting until the neJN
grease begins to come out of the air vent
screw hole.
• Reinstall
the air vent screw.
• Check the condition
of the felt washer in
the side of the transmission
at the tine
shaft. Replace
the felt washer if it is
damaged
(see Repair
Parts section
in
this manual).
, Clean tine shaft and spread
a few drops
of oil on shaft in fine replacement
areas.
Reinstall
the tines.
- Remove
the right side tines. Check the
felt washer for damage,
clean and oil the
tine shaft. Reinstall
the tines.
Transm{ssion
Air Vent
Felt Washer
Grease
fitting
(Lubricate
the gear
box with
lubri
Lubriplate
GR-132
(Oil the tine
shaft before storage and
after cleaning, if the
cultivatorltiller is flushed
with water)
View of Left Side With Tines Removed
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