Poulan Pro 194800 manual

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    OPERA T OR'S MANU AL MODEL: PRR 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 194800 11.10.04 TR Printed[...]

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    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 overload the machine capacity by attempting to till too deep at too f ast a rate. • Nev er operate the machine at high speeds on slipper y surf aces. Look behind and use care when backing. ?[...]

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

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    6 ASSEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA T OR REMO VE TILLER FROM CRA TE • Make sure shift le ver indicator is in “N” position (See Fig. 7) • Tilt tiller f orward 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.[...]

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    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. Sa ve this manual f or future ref erence. These symbols may appear on y our Tiller or in literature supplied with the produc[...]

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    8 TURNING • Release the drive control bar . • Mo ve throttle control to “SLO W” position. • Place shift le ver indicator in “F” (f orward) position. Tines will not tur n. • Lift handle to raise tines out of g round. 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[...]

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    9 OPERA TION OIL LEVEL FIG. 12 BEFORE ST ART ING ENGINE IMPORT ANT : BE VER Y CAREFUL NO T T O ALLOW DIR T T O ENTER THE ENGINE WHEN CHECKING OR ADDING OIL OR FUEL. USE CLEAN OIL AND FUEL AND STORE IN APPRO VED , CLEAN, CO VERED CONT AINERS. USE CLEAN FILL FUNNELS. CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 12) • The engine in y our unit has been shipped, [...]

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    10 RUN C H O K E OPERA TION • Soil conditions are impor tant for proper tilling. Tines will not readily penetrate dry , hard soil which ma y con trib ute to e xcessive bounce and diffi cult handling of your tiller . Hard soil should be mois tened bef ore tilling; howe ver , e xtremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump during tilling. W ait un[...]

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    11 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 v alue from the warranty , 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 [...]

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    12 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 16 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 [...]

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    13 MAINTENANCE e ngine_ar t _ 61 FIG. 19 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 m[...]

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    14 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. 20) 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 .[...]

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    15 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. 23 TO REPLA CE GROUND DRIVE BEL T (See Figs. 22 and 23) • Remo ve belt guard as described in “T O REMO VE BEL T GU ARD”. • Remov e old belt by slipping off engine pulle[...]

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    16 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS tine_13 FIG. 26 TINE REPLA CEMENT (See Figs. 24, 25, and 26) CA UTION: Tines are sharp. W ear gloves or other pr otection when han- dling tines. A badly worn tine causes your tiller to work harder and dig more shallow . Most impor tant, wor n tines cannot chop and shred organic matter as eff ectively nor b ur y it as dee[...]

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    17 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 27 engine_art_78 THRO TTLE CONTROL CLAMP SCREW CASING AND WIRE ENGINE T O ADJUST THRO TTLE CONTROL CABLE (See Fig. 27) 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[...]

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    18 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 ver al times to distr ibute oil. • Replace with ne w spar k[...]

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    19 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 before attempting to start. 4. Dir ty air cleaner . 4. Clean or replace air cleaner car tridge. 5. W ater in fuel. 5. Empty fuel tank and carburetor , and re[...]

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    20 SER VICE NO TES[...]

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    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 b y the or iginal consumer purchaser , we will repair or replace, at our option, without charge f or par ts or labor incur[...]

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    This product has been exper tly en gi neered and carefully manu f ac 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 service, contact our authorized distributor : call 1-800-849-1297 • F or replacement par ts, hav e availa[...]