EarthQuake 3310V - Manual (Page 8)

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Operator's Manual
Front Tine Tiller 3310V
CONTROLS
DRIvE SaFETY CONTROL LEvER
Engage tines into forward, releasing returns machine to neutral.
Pulling down on drive safety control lever engages the tines. Releasing
the drive safety control lever disengages the tines to a neutral position.
BELT TENSION aDjUSTMENT
Proper belt tension is critical to good performance. After 1/2 hour of
operation, all cables may have to be adjusted due to initial stretch.
Thereafter, check tension after every 2 hours of operation.
To increase belt tension: SEE FIGURE 5.
1. Loosen upper jam nut. Turn nut up cable in 1/8” increments.
2. Tighten lower jam nut.
3. Check adjustment. Adjustment should not allow tines to direct
drive when drive control lever is in neutral position.
This procedure can be repeated until conduit adjustment bolts have
no more adjustment left. If no more adjustment can be made, belt
may have to be replaced.
DEPTh REGULaTOR LEvER
Tilling depth is controlled by the height of the depth regulator lever.
SEE FIGURE 6.
To adjust tilling depth.
1. Remove hair pin.
2. Raise the depth regulator lever to position tines at chosen tilling
depth.
3. Align hole in depth regulator lever with hole in depth regulator
bracket and replace hair pin.
drive safety control lever disengaged
forward cable
upper jam nut
lower jam nut
1/4” stretch
Figure 5: Model 3310V Handlebar Figure 6: Depth Regulator Lever
adjustable depth
regulator lever
CaUTION
ThIS INFORMaTION IS PROvIDED hERE ONLY TO
INTRODUCE ThE CONTROLS. DO NOT STaRT ThE
ENGINE aT ThIS TIME. STaRTING aND OPERaTING
INSTRUCTIONS aRE GIvEN ON PaGE 10. PLEaSE REaD
ThIS SECTION aND aLL OPERaTING aND SaFETY
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STaRTING YOUR TILLER.
• aS a SaFETY PRECaUTION, ThE DRIvE SaFETY
CONTROL LEvER WILL NOT LOCk IN ThE FORWaRD
POSITION.
• TO STOP ThE TINES aT aNY TIME RELEaSE ThE DRIvE
SaFETY CONTROL LEvER.
WaRNING
ENGINE ShOULD BE OFF BEFORE aDjUSTING aNY
CONTROLS.
DO NOT aDjUST TILLING DEPTh UNLESS DRIvE
SaFETY CONTROL LEvER IS RELEaSED TO ThE
NEUTRaL POSITION.