Craftsman 917.292490 - Manual (Page 6)

ASSEMBLY
UNPACK CARTON
^CAUTION: Be careful of exposed
staples when handling or disposing of
cartoning material.
IMPORTANT: When unpacking and
assembling tiller, be careful not to stretch
or kink cable(s).
1. Cut cable ties securing handle column
and reverse rod.
2. Slide handle column onto handle
mount.
3. Remove all packing from carton.
ASSEMBLE HANDLE
1. Slide reverse rod through hole in
reverse rod bracket as shown.
2. Slide bushing over lower reverse rod
and snap into bracket hole.
NOTE: Make sure tine control cable Is
routed in front of reverse rod bracket,
3. Attach reverse rod bracket to handle
column using two (2) carriage bolts
and two (2) flange locknuts and
tighten securely.
4. Cut away carton.
5. Insert plastic cable clip into hole in
handle column.
6. Route tine control cable through
plastic cable clip on handle column.
7. Cut cable ties securing tiller to skid.
Remove tiller from skid by pulling
backwards.
ASSEMBLE REVERSE ROD
Handle Mount
Tine Control
Cable
Tine Control
Handle Column
• Secure upper reverse rod to lower
reverse rod using clevis pin, washer
and cotter pin.
INSTALL DEPTH STAKE ASSEMBLY
1. Loosen nut "A”.
2. Insert stake support between engine
bracket halves with stake spring
down,
3. Bolt stake support to engine brackets
with bolts, lock washers and nuts.
Tighten securely. Tighten nut “A”.
4. Depth stake must move freely. If it
does not, loosen support bolt.
HANDLE HEIGHT
Engine Bracket Halves
Depth
Stake
Support
Bolt
^ Stake Spring
’'Hex Bolts, Lock Washers,
and hex Nuts
• Handle height may be adjusted to
better suit operator. (See “HANDLE
HEIGHT in the Sen/ice and Adjust­
ments section of this manual).
TILLING WIDTH
• Tilling width may be adjusted to better
handle your tilling conditions (See
“TINE ARRANGEMENT in the Service
and Adjustments section of this
manual).
TINE OPERATION
• Check tine operation before first use.
(See TINE OPERATION CHECK” in
the Service and Adjustments section of
this manual).
Reverse
Lower Reverse Rod
Cable Clip
Cotter Pin
Washer
Upper
Reverse
Rod
Clevis Pin
Bushing
Flange Locknuts