Troy-Bilt 12001C - Manual (Page 16)

Remounting the tine gangs takes just a coupie
)f minutes and you’ll need a pliers at most. The
■igures to the right show the conventional tine
:onfiguration where there is a narrow gap be-
ween the center (inner) tines, and the special
itony soil tine pattern where the inner tine gangs
lave been swapped in position. The stony pat-
erns creates a much wider gap between the
iner tine gangs— rocks are much less likely to
lecome lodged between them and the tine hood.
Important: Remember that when you remount
rie tines on the tine shaft, they must be turned in
he direction that allows the curved portions of
ne blades to enter the soil first! Don’t turn the
nes so they face backwards or tilling will be very
lifficuit.
Figure 11D: Normal tine gang pattern.
Figure 11E: Tine gang pattern for very stony soil.
Section
4: Maintenance
iNGINE LUBRICATION
The engine on your Tiller is a two-cycle (“two-
troke”) engine. Engine lubrication is provided
y mixing the proper type and amount of two-
ycle oil with the gasoline. Refer to “The
iasoline/Two-Cycle Engine Oil Mixture” for cor­
set proportions and mixing instructions.
Attempting to run the engine on just gasoline
lone (without the correct amount and type of
vo-cycle oil mixed with it) will cause the engine
) overheat and seize from lack of lubrication.
rRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE
Your transmission was factory-iubricated with
igh-quality grease and should not require any
dditional regular lubrioation.
However, you should check for sufficient lubri-
ant after the initial five hours of operation, and
very twenty-five operating hours afterward.
If needed, use grease that is a high quality, au-
imotive petroleum-base grease usually avail-
ble at most hardware or auto parts stores.
b check the transmission:
. Lay the machine on the left side so the tine
taft is vertical.
. Remove both right-side tines (see “Tine
emoval” this Section).
3, Clean any dirt or debris away from the trans­
mission so none will enter the housing.
4. Remove all three threaded plugs from the right
side of the transmission. See Figure 12 for their lo­
cations. Lubricant should be visible in the top two
holes, if so, replace the three plugs securely. If lu­
bricant is needed, see the following steps.
Figure 12: Check top two plug locations for pres­
ence of lubricant. If needed, add lubricant to
these two locations with a standard grease gun.
See text for full instructions.