Controls, Warning, Caution – Earthquake Sound ROTOTILLERS User Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ANd PARTS ExPlOSIONS

Front Tine Models

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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:
1. Loosen upper jam nut. Turn nut up cable in 1/8” increments.
2. Tighten lower jam nut.
3. Check adjustment.
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.
To adjust tilling depth.
1. Remove detent 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 detent pin.

ENGINE ShOUld BE OFF BEFORE AdjUSTING
ANY CONTROlS.
dO NOT AdjUST TIllING dEPTh UNlESS dRIvE
SAFETY CONTROl lEvER IS RElEASEd TO ThE
NEUTRAl POSITION.

WARNING

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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.
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AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, ThE dRIvE SAFETY

CONTROl lEvER WIll NOT lOCk IN ThE
FORWARd POSITION.

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TO STOP ThE WhEElS ANd TINES AT ANY TImE

RElEASE ThE dRIvE SAFETY CONTROl lE-
vER.

drive safety control lever disengaged

forward cable

upper jam nut

lower jam nut

1/4” stretch

model 65/65CE handlebar

model 65PS/R65h handlebar

drive safety control lever disengaged

forward cable

upper jam nut

lower jam nut

1/4” stretch