Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 21A-450 Series MTD
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IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety rules and instructions ca refull y befo re operati ng equipment. MTD PR ODUCTS INC P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44 136-9722 Rear Tine Till er 21A-45 0 Series PRINTED IN U .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peratio n Practi ces .... ............. ............. ................... ............. ..... 3, 4 Loose P arts .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. .....
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: T HIS SY MBO L POIN TS OUT IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INST RUC TION S WHICH , IF NO T FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROP ERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AN D FOLLOW ALL I NSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMP TING TO OPERATE YOUR TILLER.
4 • If situati ons occu r which are not cov ered by this manual, us e care an d good judg ment. Con tact your deale r for assis tance. CHILD REN • Tragic accidents can occu r if the ope rator is not alert to the pr esence of smal l childr en. Childr en are often attrac ted to the till ing activity .
5 SECTION 2: LOOSE PARTS Handle Assembly Depth Stak e Assembl y Control Rod NOTE: Cable tie not s hown..
6 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR TILLER IMPORT ANT: This unit is shipped WITH OUT GA SOLI NE or OIL. A fter asse mbly, se e separat e engine manual for proper fu el and engine oil recom mendation s. NOTE: Left and r ight is determi ned from t he operat or’s position , standi ng behind the tiller.
7 Figure 4 A TT ACHING THE CLUTCH CABLE Attach the c lutch cab le to the han dle as follo ws (be careful not to k ink the cable). • Remove thr eaded eye bolt and nut from the end of the cabl e. • Route th e clutch ca ble to the rig ht side of t he handle moun ting brac kets and und ernea th the handle.
8 Now move the shift lever to FORWA RD (Wheels Forward) position . Careful ly enga ge the clutch by li fting the clutch control ba il agains t the handl e.
9 CLUTCH CONTROL BAIL The clut ch contro l bail is lo cated be low the han dle. See Figure 7. Liftin g the clutch control bai l agains t the handle e ngages the wh eel and tine dr ive mech anisms . NOTE: Never enga ge clutch l ever whil e shift ing. DEPTH ST AKE The depth ba r controls the tilling depth.
10 Figure 8 • To transp ort tiller, lo wer the de pth stake (us e top adjustme nt hole). • To a djus t th e depth s take, remo ve th e clevis pin and hairp in clip. Se e Figure 8. Mov e the depth stake to the de sired s etting. • To adju st the side s hields, r emove the front wing nut and lo osen the rear wi ng nut.
11 • Remove the belt cover as described i n the belt replaceme nt secti on on page 12. • Remove the hai rpin cli p and spring washe r from the idler pul ley rod. See Figu re 11. • Move the id ler pu lley rod to the lo wer hole in th e idler br acket.
12 CLEAN ING THE T INE AR EA Clean the unde rside of the tine shiel d after each use. The dirt wash es off the tines easier if washed off immed iately in stead of af ter it drie s. We do not rec ommend the us e of pressur e washers to clean you r unit.
13 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE If the tiller wil l not be used for a period lo nger than 30 days, the following steps should be taken to pr epare the tiller for s torage. • Clean t he exter ior o f engine and the e ntire till er thorough ly. L ubricate the ti ller as desc ribed in t he lubric ation inst ructi ons.
14 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 450 SERIES.
15 MODEL 450 SERIES REF . NO. P ART NO . DESCRIPTION 1 611-0020 Wheel Shaft Ass ’ y: 33T 2 611-0021 Tine Shaft Ass ’ y: 18T 3 611-0128 Jac k Shaft Ass ’ y 4 611-0129 Input Shaft Ass ’ y 5 617-0058 Rev .
16 MODEL 450 SERIES 20 18 8 23 10 1 60 61 37 62 25 34 27 64 30 39 27 63 26 32 36 33 31 29 66 26 41 30 30 24 28 35 40 26 49 44 50 59 51 65 53 55 56 54 57 58 44 46 42 4 9 11 16 6 3 14 7 19 5 17 2 60 61 .
17 MODEL 450 SERIES REF . NO . P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 747-115 2 Sh ift Rod 2 649-004 1 Up per H andle Ass ’ y 3 649-003 4 L ow er Handl e Ass ’ y 4 710-300 5 He x Screw 3 /8-16 x 1.2 5 5 710-305 6 He x Screw 5 /16-18 x 3. 25 6 711 -04 15 Clevis Pi n 3/ 8-1.
18 MODEL 450 SERIES 18 17 24 19 27 46 45 12 26 9 6 18 25 14 28 20 2 11 44 4 22 23 16 5 21 7 13 15 3 40 43 42 41 39 32 33 31 30 29 36 34 37 37 38 35 10.
19 MODEL 450 SERIES REF . NO . P ART NO . DESCRIPTION 1 686-0111 Belt Co ver Brkt. Ass ’ y 2 710 -023 7 Hex Bolt 5/ 16-2 4 x .6 2" Lg. 3 710-0 412 Hex Bolt 1/4-28 x . 75" Lg. 4 710-0502 A He x W ash.TT -Sems Screw 3/8- 16 x 1.25 0" Lg.
MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY The limited warran ty set f or th below is give n by MTD PR ODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with resp ect to ne w merchan- dise pu rchased and used in the United States , its p osses- sions and territories.
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