Troy-Bilt TB144 - Manual (Page 5)

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NOTE: Before setting up your cultivator / edger, disconnect
the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
POSITIONING THE HANDLEBARS
1. Loosen the two knobs on the inside of the handlebars (Fig.
1).
2. With the unit upright, swing the handlebars up into the
operating position (Fig. 1).
NOTE: Take care not to pinch the throttle cable or switch
wires when positioning the handlebar.
3. Tighten the knobs to secure the handlebars in place.
NOTE: Do not over-tighten the knobs.
4.
Reconnect the spark plug wire to the spark plug.
ADJUSTING TINE DEPTH
To adjust the wheel support bracket proceed as follows:
1.
Stop engine and disconnect spark plug to avoid accidental
starting.
2. Remove cotter pin from the clevis pin and slide clevis pin
out of tailpiece bracket (Fig. 3).
3. Slide the wheel support bracket up or down in the tailpiece,
aligning the holes to the desire height.
4. Place the clevis pin through the hole and secure with cotter
pin.
ATTACHING THE EDGER WHEEL AND BLADE
To convert the cultivator to an edger proceed as follows:
1.
Push the On/Off switch to Off (O) position to stop engine and
tines and disconnect spark plug to avoid accidental starting.
NOTE: It may be necessary to lay the cultivator / edger back in
a horizontal position on a flat level surface with the
upper handle touching the ground.
2. Remove the click pin from each end of the tine shaft and
slide the tines off the shaft.
3. Slide the edger wheel, with the hub facing inward, onto the
right side of the tine shaft and secure with the click pin in
the inside hole (Fig. 4).
Clevis Pin
Cotter Pin
Wheel
Support
Bracket
Tailpiece Bracket
Fig. 3
Fig. 1
Handlebar
Knob
Handlebars
Washer
Hole
Bolt
Fig. 2
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Fig. 4
Edger Guide
Line
Click Pin
Hub
Edger Blade
Edger Wheel
Tine Shaft
4. Slide the edger blade with the hub facing out onto the left
side of tine shaft and secure with the click pin in the inside
hole (Fig. 4).
5. The edger guide line indicates where cutting will occur.
Guide the unit along a flowerbed, sidewalk, or driveway so
the edger guide line is above the desired line of cut.