Tilling in rocky soil, Operation – HONDA FG100 User Manual

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Tilling In Rocky Soil

If you till in rocky soil and experience continual
tine area rock jams, install the tines in the rocky
soil tine configuration to help alleviate the problem.

NOTICE

Experiencing continual rock jams with the tines
installed in the regular tine configuration, may
cause transmission damage.

1. Stop the engine (see page 13).

2. Disconnect the spark plug wire (see page 22).

3. Tip the tiller forward on the carrying handlebar

as shown.

4. Remove the lock pins from the left and right

tine shafts by turning them UP [a] and pulling
them OUT [b].

5. Clean the tine shafts.

6. Wearing heavy gloves, remove the tines. Note

that the tine sets are stamped “A”, “B”, “C”, and
“D” just inside the raised inner area of the tine set.

7. Reinstall the tine sets in the rocky soil tine

configuration. When reinstalling the tines, make
sure the tine shaft and tine hubs are clean and
free of foreign material. The tines should easily
slide onto the shaft. Do not force the tines onto
the shaft.

8. Install each lock pin through the round side of

the tine shaft hole [a], then turn it over [b] to
lock it in place.

The rocky soil tine configuration has a wider
center untilled area than the regular tine
configuration. This will require additional
passes to till the area.

When the tines are properly mounted, the
angled portions of the tine blade should enter
the soil first, not the straight portions.

[a]

[b]

D

D

LOCK PIN

CARRYING HANDLEBAR

RAISED
AREA

[b]

TINE SET “D”

[a]

OHV

4 in

A

B

C

D

4 in

1 in

REGULAR TINE CONFIGURATION

UNTILLED
AREA

REAR VIEW

OHV

A

B

C

D

2 7/8 in

2 7/8 in

3 1/4 in

ROCKY SOIL TINE CONFIGURATION

UNTILLED
AREA

REAR VIEW

Angled portion should
enter the soil first.

OPERATION

FG100 TILLER

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