Troy-Bilt 12065 - Manual (Page 14)

Features ani Controls
C) Depth Regulator Lever
A
WARNING
Do not attempt to till too
deeply too soon. Gradually
work down to deeper tilling
depths.
Failure to do so could result
in loss of tiller control, per­
sonal injury or property damage.
This lever controls the depth
that the tines penetrate the soil (see
Figure 3-5). Adjust the lever to
change tilling depth by pulling
back on it and moving the lever up
(for deeper tilling) or down (for
shallower tilling).
To place the tines in the “travel”
position, move the lever down to
the highest notch. This raises the
tines above the ground and allows
the tiller to be moved without till­
ing. Do not attempt to till too
ENGINE CONTROLS
WARNING
Release the Forward Clutch
Bail before adjusting the
Engine Throttie Lever.
Failure to comply could result
in personal injury or property
damage.
Figure 3-7: Engine Throttie Lever
(“A”) adjusts engine speed. Engine
Choke Lever (“B”) is used to assist
starting when engine is coid.
deeply too soon. Begin tilling with
the lever adjusted down in one of
the shallower settings. Gradually
increase tilling depth by moving
the lever upward.
WARNING
Before adjusting handlebar
height, shut off the engine,
let it cooi down, let all mov­
ing parts stop completely,
then disconnect the spark
plug wire and move it away
from the spark plug.
Failure to do so can cause per­
sonal injury or property damage.
Figure 3-5: Depth Reguiator Lever.
D) Handlebar Height Adjustment
You can adjust the tiller handle­
bar height to any one of three posi­
tions. (See Figure 3-6.) As a gen­
eral guide, adjust the handlebars so
they are at waist level when the
tines are 3"-to-4" into the soil.
Figure 3-6: Handiebar adjustment
offers three height settings.
E) Engine Throttie Lever
Adjust this lever (see A, Figure
3-7) to start and stop the engine
and to regulate engine speed.
• To increase engine speed, move
the lever upward to FAST (Rabbit
symbol) position.
• To decrease engine speed, move
the lever down toward SLOW
(Turtle symbol) position.
• To stop the engine, move
the lever all the way down to
STOP position.
• To start the engine, move
the lever to the FAST
(Rabbit symbol) position.
F) Engine Choke Lever
The Choke Lever (B,
Figure 3-7) allows a richer
air/gasoline mixture (more
gasoline) to enter the engine
cylinder to make starting a
cold engine easier. The lever
has three settings: FULL
CHOKE, PARTIAL CHOKE and
NO CHOKE.
Detailed instructions for using
the Choke Lever are provided in
the Operation Section (Section 4).
G) Engine Recoil Starter
The Engine Recoil Starter (refer
to Photo 3-8) is used to start the
engine. For full instructions on the
use of this control, see Section 4.
Photo 3-8: The Engine Recoii Starter rope is
used to start the engine.
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