Troy-Bilt 12087 - Manual (Page 31)

Transporting Your Tiller
The tiller’s powered wheels
make moving the tiller to and from
the garden easy when the engine is
running. If the engine is off, you
can also roll the tiller to another lo­
cation if the Wheel Speed Lever is
in the FREEWHEEL position.
WARNING
To help avoid personal injury
from revolving tines, always
move Tines/PTO Clutch Lever
to DISENGAGE position be­
fore transporting, loading or
unloading tiller.
To Transport The Tiller Around
Your Property;
1. Place the Tines/PTO Clutch
Lever in DISENGAGE position.
2. Move Depth Regulator Lever
down all the way (TRAVEL setting).
3. If using engine power, move
Wheel Speed Lever to either
SLOW or FAST, and use the
Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to
drive the wheels.
4. If the engine is stopped, move
Wheel Speed Lever to FREE­
WHEEL, and manually push tiller.
To Load Or Unload The Tiller:
1. Use loading ramps that are
strong and wide enough to safely
hold the weight of the tiller and the
operator combined— your tiller
weighs between 280 and 325 lbs.
2. Move the Tines/PTO Clutch
Lever to DISENGAGE position.
3. Move Wheel Speed Lever to
SLOW position and reduce the en­
gine throttle speed.
4. To go up ramps, use FOR­
WARD drive and follow the tiller
up the ramps (Figure 4-10).
5. To go down ramps, use RE­
VERSE drive and back down the
ramps. Never go down the ramps
in FORWARD drive since the
tiller could tip forward, exposing
you to the tines (which should be
disengaged as we’ve recom­
mended). See Figure 4-11.
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