Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 340 Thru 390 MTD
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Front Tine Tillers Models 340 Thru 390 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD LLC, P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVE L AND, OHIO 44136-001 9 Warning: This unit .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ................... ............. ................... ..... 3 Assemb ling Your Tiller .................. ............. ................... ............. ...............
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symb ol point s out importa nt safety instruc tions wh ich, if not fo llowed, could end anger the persona l safety and/o r property of yo urself and others. Read and follow all ins truction s in this manual bef ore attemp ting to operate this machi ne.
4 9. Look down and behind and use c are when in reverse or pulling machine towards you. 10. Start the engine according to the instructions found in this manual and keep feet well away from the tines at all times. 11. After striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine.
5 SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR TILLER NOTE: This operator’ s guide covers thre e different model til lers. Model s 340 thru 345 have forw ard tine drive only. Mo del 390 has both forward and rev erse tine drive. Fol lo w o nly the i ns tru ct ion s whi ch per tai n to yo ur model till er.
6 Figure 3 Attaching Clu t ch Contr ol Cable(s) Forward Cable Attach the en d of the forwar d cable to the br acket undernea th the handl e assembl y as follows . (On mo del 390, the forwa rd clutc h cable is the cable which is attached c loser to the rea r of the tille r).
7 F inal Clutch Adjustment To chec k the clutc h cable adjust ment, proceed as follows. • Discon nect the spa rk plug wire an d move it away from the spa rk plug to preven t acciden tal starting. • Engage an d release the tine engage ment hand le, then t he revers e tine engagemen t lever (model 3 90 only).
8 Depth Stak e The depth s take control s the tilling de pth. Refer to OPERA TING YOUR TILL ER in Section 4. Tines An d End Cap s The tilling tines an d end caps (ar e used to cult ivate, furrow, and pr eapre yoru ga rden for se eding. The end caps (Mo del 390 only ) are used to avo id tilled soi l from ove rflowi ng onto un wanted ar eas.
9 • Stand at si de of tiller . Grasp the st arter hand le and pull out sl owly, until it pulls slig htly hard er. Let rope rewind slo wly. • Pull rope wi th a rapid full arm s troke. Do not al low handle to sn ap back . Allow it to r ewind slowl y while keeping a fi rm hold on the starter handle.
10 Fig ure 1 2 By increas ing the depth of the depth stak e, the forwar d speed of the ma chin e is reduc ed and t he worki ng depth is increas ed. Whe n the depth stake is rais ed, the working depth of the mach ine is reduced and the forward spee d is incr eased.
11 passes across its width. The addition of decay ed organi c matter wil l substan tially i ncre ase the ferti lity of your ga rden. For pr oper deca ying action, fe rtiliz er should be appli ed and worke d in with the mulc h materi als.
12 conditio ns. Poor en gine perfo rmance an d flooding usually indicate s that the air cle aner shou ld be serviced. To se rvice the air cl eaner, refer to the separat e engine manu al packed with your unit. IMPORT ANT: Never run your engine with out air cleane r comp letely as sembled.
13 ass embled with th e wide side of the be lt away fr om the tran smiss ion a nd engin e pulle ys. Fig ure 1 8 • Be cert ain to adjus t the clutch c ontrol as instructed in the fin al clutch adjust ment sec tion of ass embly instruc tions.
14 SECTION 7: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE T rouble P o ssible Cause(s) Correctiv e Action Engine f ails to start Fuel tank empty , or stal e fuel. Throttle co ntrol lev er not in corre ct starting position (i f so equippe d). Block ed fuel line. Dir ty ai rcleaner .
15 Notes.
16 Model 340 Thru 345 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 8 9 10 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 25 32 25 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 48 47 45 50 49 46 Stand ard Briggs & Str.
17 Model 340 Thru 345 Ref. No. P ar t N o. P ar t De scription 1. 71 2-0442 Acorn Loc k Nut 1/4-20 2. 73 6-3020 Flat Washe r .271 ” I.D . x .630 ” O. D . 3. 731-1599 Handl e Cover 4. 712-0287 He x Nut 1/4-20 G r .2 5. 720-0274 Handl e Grip 6. 686-0083 Clutch H andle Asse mbly 7.
18 Model 340 Thru 345 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 36 38 39 40 42 41.
19 Model 340 Thru 345 Ref. No. P ar t N o. P ar t D escriptio n 1. 712-0392 He x L-Stop nu t 1/4-28 2. 736-3020 Flat W ash. .266 ” I.D . x .625 ” O. D. 3. 710-0599 He x W asher Scre w 1/4-20 x .5 ” 4. 711-0920 Belt Cov er Bolt 5. 712-3004 A He x Flange T op L-Nut 5/16 -18 6.
20 Model 390 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 30 37 30 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Standard Bri ggs &am.
21 Model 390 REF . NO . PA R T N O . D E S C R I P T I O N 1. 712-0442 Acor n Loc k Nut 1/4-20 2. 736-3020 Flat W asher .271 ” I.D . x .630 ” O. D. 3. 720-0270 A Rev erse Handle Grip 4. 731-1600 Handle C over w/ o throttle 5. 710-0779 A T russ Mach .
22 Model 390 3 17 18 21 19 16 43 44 46 47 4 5 7 11 2 1 6 8 9 10 15 14 45 38 41 22 40 42 36 39 33 12 13 30 29 32 31 34 35 28 27 49 48 25 26 24 24 23 20 50 51.
23 Model 390 REF . NO . PA R T N O . D E S C R I P T I O N 1. 712-0392 Hex L -Stop nut 1/4 -28 2. 736-3020 Flat W ash. . 266 ” I.D . x . 625 ” O. D. 3. 710-0599 Hex W asher TT -T ap Scr . 1/4-20 x .5 ” 4. 711-0920 Belt Co ver Bolt 5. 712-3004 A He x Flange T op L-Nut 5/16-18 (G r .
MANUF A CTURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The limite d warran ty set forth belo w is giv en by MTD LL C with respect to new me rchandise pu rchased and used in the United States, its po ssessions and territories.
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