Yard-Man 21A-392B401 manual

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    Front Tine Tiller Model Number 21A-39 2B401 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD LLC P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or ne ar any unimproved forest- covered, brush-covered or gr ass-covered la[...]

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    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ............. ................... ............. ........... 3 Assemblin g Your Tiller ..... ................... ............. ................... .................... ........... 5 Know Your Ti ller.. ............. ................... ............. ..................[...]

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    3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symb ol po ints out importa nt safety instr uctions which, if not fo llowed , could endanger the persona l safety and/o r property of yo urself and others. Read and follow all ins truction s in this manual bef ore attemp ting to operate this machi ne. Fail ure to comp ly with th ese ins [...]

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    4 10. Start the engine according to the instructions found in this manual and keep feet well away from the tines at all times. 11. After striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine. Thoroughly ins pect the machine for any damage. Repair the damage befor e starting and operating. 12. Disen[...]

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    5 SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR TILLER IMPORT ANT: This unit is shi pped w ithout ga soli ne or oil in th e engine. Be cer tain to service engin e with ga soli ne and o il as in stru cted in the separate engi ne manua l before ope rating you r mower. NOTE: Referen ce to r ight or left ha nd side of the t iller is observed fr om the opera ting posit io[...]

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    6 Figure 3 • Thre ad th e rod back i nto th e cabl e unt il th e cable is straigh t. Do not tighten i t enough to pu t any tensio n on the spri ng. See Figur e 3. • Thread the hex nut down against the en d of cable. Use a pair of pli ers and a wrenc h to lock the nu t agai nst the rod. The rev erse clu tch ca ble i s attac hed to t he front of [...]

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    7 WARNING: Read, understand, and follow all instructions and warnings on the machine and in this manual before operating. F orw ard T ine Engagement Handle The forwa rd tine engagem ent handle is located beneath t he tiller hand le. Squeez ing the handl e up against the tiller handl e engages the ti nes. Release th e handle t o stop the tines. Se e[...]

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    8 • Discon nect spar k plug wire fr om spark plug and ground aga inst the engi ne. Using Y our T iller Your til ler is a pr ecision b uilt ma chine des igned for seed bed preparat ion, cul tivatin g, furrowing, an d mulching. It is engine ered to mini mize the har dest work in the vegetabl e or flower gard en, to till the soi l for planning and c[...]

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    9 whic h are turn ed up should be remov ed from th e garden area. See Figure 10. Figure 9 Fig ure 1 0 Handle Pr essure Further c ontrol of tilli ng depth and tr avel speed ca n be obtain ed by variati on of pressur e on the handle s. • A downwar d pressure on the handles will reduce the working dep th and incr ease the for ward speed . • An upw[...]

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    10 SECTION 5: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Disconnect the spark plu g wire and ground it against the engine be fore performing any a djustments. Engine Ad justment Refer to the se parate engi ne manual for engine adjustme nt instruc tions. Wheel Adjustment To adjust the whe el yoke and wheel posit ion, refer to the O perati ng Sectio n. Depth St ake[...]

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    11 Pivot Points Lubrica te all pivot poi nts and link ages at lea st once a season wi th light oil. Tine Sha fts Remove ti ne ass emblies and lubr icate t he tine s hafts at least onc e a season. Wheel Shafts Remove whee l assembl ies and lub ricate the axle shafts at least onc e a season. Cleaning T ine Area Clean the unde rside of the tine shield[...]

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    12 • Clean t he exter ior of engine and the entire tiller thorough ly. Lubr icate the till er as descr ibed in the lubric ation inst ructio ns. • We do not re commend the use of pres sure washers to cl ean your un it. They ma y cause damage to electric c omponents , spindles , pulleys, bearing s or the engin e. The use of pre ssure washers wil [...]

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    13 Notes[...]

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    14 Model 392 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 30 37 30 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 1 2 3 4 5 2 7 50 51 52 53 54 55 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 53 56 30[...]

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    15 Model 392 Ref . No. Part No. P ar t Descr iption 1. 712 -0442 Acorn Lock Nut 1/4- 20 2. 736 -3020 Flat W asher .271 ” I.D . x .630 ” O. D. 3. 720 -0270A Re verse Handl e Grip 4. 731 -1600 Handle Cov e r 5. 710-0779A T r uss Ma ch. Scr . #10 x 1/2 ” Lg. 6. 720-0274 Grip-Ha ndle 7. 712-0287 He x Nut 1/4-20 Gr .2 8. 726-0135 Cap Speed Nut 9. [...]

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    16 Model 392 3 17 18 21 19 16 42 43 45 46 4 5 7 11 2 1 6 8 9 10 15 14 44 37 40 22 39 41 36 38 33 12 13 30 29 32 31 34 35 28 27 48 47 25 26 24 24 23 20 49 19[...]

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    17 Model 392 Ref . No. Part No. P ar t Descr iption 1. 712-0392 He x L-Stop nut 1/4-28 2. 736-3020 Flat W ash. .2 66 ” I.D . x . 625 ” O. D. 3. 710-0599 He x W asher Scre w 1/4-20 x .5 ” 4. 711-0920 Belt C ov er Bolt 5. 712-3004A Hex F lange T op L-Nut 5/16-1 8 6. 710-0723 He x Hd. Scr . 3/8-16 x 1.25 ” Lg. 7. 756-0313 Fl-Idl er 2.12 ” O.[...]

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    MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRAN TY FOR: The limi ted w arranty se t fo r th belo w is giv en by M TD LLC with respec t to ne w merchandi se purchased and used in the United States, its posses sions and t erritories. MTD LLC w arr ants this pro duct again st de f ects f or a period of two (2) y ears com mencing on th e date of original purchase[...]