Poulan DRT65 manual

OPERA T OR'S MANU AL MODEL: DR T65 REAR TINE TILLER AL W A YS WEAR EYE PR O TECTION DURING OPERA TION Visit our website: www .poulan-pro.com W ARNING: Read this Man u al and f ollow all W ar nings and Saf ety Instr uctions. F ail ure to do so can re sult in serious in ju ry . IMPOR T ANT MANU AL Do Not Thr ow A wa y 401423 11.23.05 TR Printed [...]

2 • Ne ver operate the tiller without proper guards , plates, or other saf ety protective de vices in place. • K eep children and pets aw ay . • Do not ov erload the machine capacity by attempting to till too deep at too f ast a rate. • Ne ver operate the machine at high speeds on slippery surf aces. Look behind and use care when backing. ?[...]

3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a new tiller . It has been designed, en gi neered and manu f ac tured to giv e you the best pos sible de penda bil ity and per fo r m ance. Should you e xper ience any prob lems y ou can not easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized service center . We ha ve com pe tent, well-trained tech ni cian[...]

4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will make assemb ly easier . Standard wrench sizes are listed. (1) Utility knif e (1) Tire pressure gauge (1) P air of pliers (1) 9/16" wrench OPERA TOR’S POSITION (See Fig. 1) When right or left hand is mentioned in this manual, it means when you are in the oper ating position (standing b[...]

5 ASSEMBL Y • Grasp handle assembly . Hold in “up” position. Be sure handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle assembly into position. HANDLE ASSEMBL Y "UP" POSITION FIG. 4 UNP A CKING CART ON (See Fig. 2) CA UTION: Be careful of e xposed sta ples when handling or disposing of cartoning material. IMPORT ANT : WHEN UN PA C [...]

6 ASSEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA T OR REMO VE TILLER FROM CRA TE • Mak e sure shift lev er indicator is in “N” position (See Fig. 7) • Tilt tiller forw ard by lifting handle . Separate cardboard cov er from le veling shield. • Rotate tiller handle to the right and pull tiller out of car ton. CONNECT SHIFT ROD (See Fig[...]

7 KNO W Y OUR TILLER READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with y our tiller to familiarize y ourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence. These symbols may appear on y our Tiller or in literature supplied with the produc[...]

8 OPERA TION 00155 HO W T O USE Y OUR TILLER Know ho w to operate all controls bef ore adding fuel and oil or attempting to star t engine. ST OPPING (See Fig. 9) TINES AND DRIVE • Release drive control bar to stop mo vement. • Mo ve shift le ver to “N” (neutr al) position. ENGINE • Mo ve throttle control to “ST OP” position. • Ne ve[...]

9 d e pth_ st ake_11 OPERA TION T O TRANSPORT CA UTION: Bef ore lifting or trans por t ing, allow tiller engine and m uffl er to cool. Disconnect spark plug wire. Drain gasoline from fuel tank. AROUND THE Y ARD • Release the depth stake pin. Mov e the depth stake down to the top hole f or transpor ting the tiller . Place depth stake pin in hole [...]

10 R U N C H O K E OPERA TION TILLING HINTS (See Fig. 15) CA UTION: Until y ou are accustomed to handling your tiller , start actual fi eld use with throttle in slo w position (mid-way between “F AST” and “IDLE”). • Tilling is digging into , tur ning ov er , and breaking up pack ed soil bef ore planting. Loose, unpac ked soil helps root [...]

11 • Do not lean on handle. This takes weight off the wheels and reduces traction. T o get through a really tough section of sod or hard ground, apply upward pressure on handle or lower the depth stak e. FIG. 15 FIG. 16 OPERA TION 321 5 4 67 CUL TIV A TING Cultiv ating is destroying the weeds betw een rows to pre- vent them from robbing nourishme[...]

12 MAINTENANCE GENERAL RECOMMEND A TIONS The warranty on this tiller does not co ver items that ha ve been subjected to operator ab use or negligence. T o receive full value from the w arranty , the operator must main tain tiller as instructed in this manual. Some adjustments will need to be made periodically to properly maintain your tiller . All [...]

13 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 19 Disconnect spark plug wire before perf orming any maintenance (e xcept car bu re tor adjustment) to prevent accidental start ing of engine. Prevent fi res! Keep the engine free of grass, leaves, spilled oil, or fuel. Re move fuel fr om tank before tipping unit f or maintenance . Clean[...]

14 MAINTENANCE e ngine_ar t _ 61 FIG. 22 AIR SCREEN BLO W ER HOUS ING MUFFLER Do not operate tiller without muffl er . Do not tamper with e xhaust system. Damaged muffl ers or spark arresters could create a fi re hazard. Inspect pe ri odi cally and re place if nec- es sar y . If your engine is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly , re [...]

15 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CA UTION: Disconnect spark plug wire fr om spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into contact with plug. TILLER T O ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT (See Fig. 23) Select handle height best suited f or your tilling conditions. Handle height will be diff erent when tiller digs into soil. • First loosen handle loc k lev er .[...]

16 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CABLE CLIP SCREW DRIVE CONTROL CABLE EXTENSION SPRING ENGINE PULLEY IDLER PULLEY TRANS MIS SION PULLEY LESS TEN SION 5/8" MORE TEN SION FIG. 26 T O REPLA CE GROUND DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 25 and 26) • Remo ve belt guard as described in “T O REMO VE BEL T GU ARD”. • Remov e old belt by slipping off engine pull[...]

17 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS • T o maintain the superb tilling performance of this ma- chine the tines should be checked f or shar pness, wear , and bending, par ticular ly the tines which are ne xt to the transmission. If the gap between the tines e x ceeds 3-1/2 inches they should be replaced or str aight ened as necessar y . • F or tines that[...]

18 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 30 engine_art_78 THRO TTLE CONTROL CLAMP SCREW CASING AND WIRE ENGINE T O ADJUST THRO TTLE CONTROL CABLE (See Fig. 30) The throttle control has been preset at the f actor y and ad just ment should not be necessar y . If adjustment is necessar y , proceed as follo ws: • With engine not r unning, mov e remote thrott[...]

19 ST ORA GE ENGINE OIL Drain oil (with engine warm) and replace with clean oil. (See “ENGINE” in the Maintenance section of this man ual). CYLINDER(S) • Remo ve spark plug. • P our 1 ounce (29 ml) of oil through spar k plug hole into cylinder . • Pull star ter handle slowly se veral times to distribute oil. • Replace with ne w spar k p[...]

20 TR OUBLESHOO TING POINTS Will not star t 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” proper ly . 2. See “T O ST ART ENGINE” in Operation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se ver al minutes bef ore attempting to star t. 4. Dir ty air cleaner . 4. Clean or replace air cleaner car tridge. 5. W ater in fuel. 5. Empty fuel t[...]

21 LIMITED W ARRANTY The Manuf acturer warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this product as manuf actured is free from de- f ects in mater ials and work man ship . F or a period of two (2) years from date of purchase by the original consumer purchaser , we will repair or replace, at our option, without charge f or par ts or labor incurr[...]

This product has been exper tly en gi neered and carefully manu fac tured to rigid quality stan dards. As with all mechanical products, some adjustments or par t replacement ma y be necessar y dur ing the lif e of your unit. F or P ar ts and ser vice, contact our authorized distributor: call 1-800-849-1297 • F or replacement par ts, hav e av aila[...]