Partner Tech PRT5043 - Manual (Page 49)

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tine_3
5
1. Belt guard
2. Screw
3. Screw
4. Hairpin clip and retaining pin
5. Hex nut (located behind tire)
6. New tine
7. Worn tine
8. Sharp edge
9. Hairpin clip
10. Retaining pin
Figure 18
Figure 19
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Figure 20
Ground drive belt replacement
a. Remove hairpin clip and retaining pin (fig. 18) from hub
of left hand wheel. Pull wheel out from tiller about 1-1/2
inches.
b. Remove belt guard by removing two (2) screws, one (1)
hex nut and three (3) washers so that belt guard can slide
straight out away from engine (fig. 18).
c. Loosen belt guide (fig. 17-inset)
d. Remove old belt by slipping from idler pulley (fig. 17)
first.
e. Place new belt in groove to transmission pulley (large
pulley) and into groove of engine pulley (fig. 17). Belt
must be in groove on top of idler pulley (fig. 17). Note
positon of belt to guides.
f. Tighten belt guide (fig. 17 -inset)
Tine replacement
A badly worn tine causes your tiller to work harder and dig
shallower. Most important, worn tines can not chop and shred
organic matter as effectively nor bury it as deeply as good
tines. A tine this worn (fig. 19) needs to be replaced.
To maintain the superb tilling performance fo this machine the
tines should be checked for sharpness, wear and bending,
particulary the tines which are next to the trans mis sion (fig.
20). If the gap between the tines exceeds 3-1/2 inches, they
should be replaced or straightened as nec es sary.
New tines should be assembled as shown in figure 21. Sharp-
ened tine edges will rotate rearward from above (fig. 21).
CAUTION!
Never tamper with the engine governor, which is factory set
for proper engine speed.
Figure 21
Tine
Tine
3-1/2"
max.
Counter tine
rotation
4
3
2
1
5
tine 13
10
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