Troy-Bilt 12208 - Manual (Page 7)

Section 2: Assembly
STEP 2: Attach Handlebar
1. Loosely attach the two legs of the
handlebar support (A, Fig. 2-2) to the
inner sides of the tiller frame using two
3/8"-16
X 3/4" hex hd. screws (B), 3/8" flat
washers (C) and 3/8”-16 hex locknuts (D).
2. There are three height adjustment holes
in the two handlebar support brackets (E
and F, Fig. 2-2). Choose a setting that will
position the handlebars at approximately
waist level when the tines are 3“-4" into
the soil. Loosely attach the support
brackets to the handlebar support (A)
using two 5/16"-18 X1-1/2" screws (G),
5/16“ split lockwashers (H) and 5/16“-18
hex nuts (I). NOTE; If a support bracket
will not move, loosen attaching screw (J)
and nut.
3. Attach the handlebar assembly (K) to
the handlebar support (A) using four
5/16"-18 x 1-1/2" screws (G), 5/16" split
lockwashers (FI) and 5/16"-18 hex nuts (I).
Tighten the four screws securely.
4. Tighten all handlebar mounting
hardware securely.
STEP 3: Move Tiller Off Shipping
Platform
To move the tiller without the engine
running, put the wheels in the
FREEWFiEEL position, as described below.
1. Use a sturdy block under the transmis­
sion to raise one wheel about 1” off the
ground.
2. Remove the hairpin cotter (L, Fig. 2-3)
and wheel drive pin (M). Slide the wheel
inward on the wheel shaft (N). Reinstall
the wheel drive pin through the wheel
shaft only (not through the wheel hub)
and secure it with the hairpin cotter (push
hairpin cotter in as far as it will go).
Repeat with the other wheel.
3. Using the handlebar as a lever, roil the
tiller to a flat area.
IMPORTANT: Before starting the engine,
the wheels must be placed in the WHEEL
DRIVE position (pins through wheel hubs
and wheel shaft). This procedure is
described in “Wheel Drive Pins” in
Section 3.
Fig. 2-2: Attach handlebar (5.5HP Model shown).
Fig. 2-3: Wheel in FREEWHEEL position
(wheel drive pin through wheel shaft
only).