MTD 21A-120R000 - Manual (Page 5)

Your yard and garden cultivator has been completely
assembled except for the handlebar, throttle cable
and wheel bracket assembly. A large phillips
screwdriver is needed for assembly.
Removing Unit From Carton
1. Carefully unpack the contents and insure that
nothing is damaged. Unwrap the throttle cable
without bending or kinking it.
WARNING: Do not cut the plastic strap
off the handle bar. The strap is under
tension and can cause serious personal
injury if cut.
2. Squeeze the handle bar and slide the plastic
strap down and off. See Figure 1.
NOTE: Do not squeeze the handlebar too tight.
Excessive squeezing can cause the handlebar to kink.
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SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR CULTIVATOR
SETTING UP YOUR CULTIVATOR
Installing The Wheel Bracket Assembly
WARNING: To avoid injury from the tines,
wear heavy gloves and a long sleeve
shirt when installing the wheel bracket
assembly.
1. With the unit on it’s side, place the wheel bracket
assembly on the underside of the tine guard. See
Figure 2.
2. Install a carriage bolt through each of the slotted
holes in the wheel bracket and into the tine
guard.
3. On the top side of the tine guard, install a lock
washer and a wing nut onto each of the bolts.
See Figure 2.
4. Make sure the square shoulder of the bolts are
through the slotted holes in the wheel bracket.
Tighten the wing nuts. See Figure 3.
NOTE: Do not over tighten the wing nuts. Loosening
the wing nuts allow the wheel height to be adjusted.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Squeeze
Together
Plastic
Strap
Wing Nut &
Lock Washer
Tine
Guard
Wheel
Bracket
Assembly