Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 500RTTA Husqvarna
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500R TT A (917.296250) Owner's Manual.
2 • K eep children and pets aw ay . • Do not ov erload the machine capacity by attempting to till too deep at too f ast a rate. • Ne v er operate the machine at high speeds on slipper y surf aces. Look behind and use care when bac king. • Ne ver allo w bystanders near the unit.
3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a ne w tiller . It has been designed, en gi neered and manu fac tured to giv e you the best pos sible de penda bil ity and per fo r m ance. Should you e xperience any prob lems you can not easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized service center .
4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y A sock et wrench set will make assemb ly easier . Standard wrench sizes are listed. (1) Utility knif e (1) Tire pressure gauge (1) P air of pliers (1) 9/16" wrench OPERA T OR’S POSITION (See Fig.
5 ASSEMBL Y • Grasp handle assembly . Hold in “up” position. Be sure handle lock remains in gearcase notch. Slide handle assembly into position. HANDLE ASSEMBL Y "UP" POSITION FIG. 4 UNP A CKING CART ON (See Fig. 2) CA UTION: Be careful of e xposed sta ples when handling or disposing of cartoning material.
6 ASSEMBL Y SHIFT ROD HAIRPIN CLIP SHIFT LEVER INDICA T OR REMO VE TILLER FR OM CRA TE • Mak e sure shift lev er indicator is in “N” position (See Fig. 7) • Tilt tiller forw ard by lifting handle. Separate cardboard cov er from le veling shield.
7 KNO W Y OUR TILLER READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR TILLER. Compare the illustrations with y our tiller to familiarize y ourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence.
8 OPERA TION TILLING (See Fig. 11) • Release depth stake pin. Pull the depth stake up f or increased tilling depth. Place depth stake pin in hole of depth stake to loc k in position. • Place shift le ver indicator in tilling position. • Hold the drive control bar against the handle to star t tilling mov ement.
9 OPERA TION TURNING • Release the drive control bar . • Mov e throttle control to “SLOW” position. • Place shift lev er indicator in “F” (forw ard) position.
10 OPERA TION • Soil conditions are impor tant for proper tilling. Tines will not readily penetrate dry , hard soil which may con trib ute to e xcessive bounce and diffi cult handling of your tiller . Hard soil should be mois tened before tilling; howe v er , e xtremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump dur ing tilling.
11 MAINTENANCE GENERAL RECOMMEND A TIONS The warranty on this tiller does not co ver items that ha v e been subjected to operator ab use or negligence. T o receiv e full value from the w arranty , the operator m ust main tain tiller as instructed in this manual.
12 MAINTENANCE OIL FILLER PLUG OIL LEVEL OIL DRAIN PLUG FIG. 16 Disconnect spark plug wire before perf orming any maintenance (e xcept car bu re tor adjustment) to prevent accidental start ing of engine . Prevent fi res! Keep the engine free of grass, leaves, spilled oil, or fuel.
13 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CA UTION: Disconnect spark plug wire fr om spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into contact with plug. TILLER T O ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT (See Fig. 18) Select handle height best suited f or your tilling conditions. Handle height will be diff erent when tiller digs into soil.
14 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS CABLE CLIP SCREW DRIVE CONTROL CABLE EXTENSION SPRING ENGINE PULLEY IDLER PULLEY TRANS MIS SION PULLEY LESS TEN SION 5/8" MORE TEN SION T O REPLA CE GROUND DRIVE BEL T (See Fig. 21) • Remove belt guard (See “TO REMO VE BEL T GU ARD” in this section of this manual).
15 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS FIG. 24 TINE REPLA CEMENT (See Figs. 22, 23, and 24) CA UTION: Tines are sharp. Wear gloves or other pr otection when han- dling tines.
16 SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS ENGINE CARBURET OR The carburetor has been preset at the f actory and ad just ment should not be necessar y . Howe ver , engine per fo r mance can be aff ected by dif fer enc es in fuel, tem per a ture, al ti tude or load.
17 Immediately prepare your tiller f or storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used f or 30 days or more . W ARNING: Never store the tiller with gasoline in the tank inside a build ing where fumes may reac h an open fl ame or spark.
18 Will not start 1. Out of fuel. 1. Fill fuel tank. 2. Engine not “CHOKED” properly . 2. See “T O ST ART ENGINE” in Operation section. 3. Engine fl ooded. 3. Wait se v eral minutes bef ore attempting to star t. 4. Dir ty air cleaner. 4. Clean or replace air cleaner cartr idge.
19 REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 500R TT A (917.296250), PRODUCT NUMBER 954 32 91-72 HANDLE ASSEMBL Y KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 21 532 18 11-27 Handle 23 532 08 67-77 Screw , He x W asher Hd.
20 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 873 51 05-00 Nut, K eps 5/16-18 2 810 04 06-00 W asher , Lock 3/8 3 873 22 06-00 Nut, Hex 3/8-16 4 532 17 01-27 Shield, Inner Belt Guard RT 5 532 16 43-29 Pin Spirol Flared 6 532 11 01-11 Lev er , Shift 7 872 11 04-04 Bolt, Carr iage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr .
21 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION REP AIR P AR TS TILLER - - MODEL NUMBER 500R TT A (917.296250), PRODUCT NUMBER 954 32 91-72 MAINFRAME, RIGHT SIDE 2 873 97 05-00 Locknut, He x, Flange 5/16-18 5 532 10 23-32 Brack et, Reinf orcement 7 532 10 21-73 Counter Weight, R.
22 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NO TE: All component dimensions giv en in U.S . inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 532 18 06-77 T ransmission Assemb ly (In cludes K ey Nos . 2-53) 2 532 18 06-27 Gearcase, L.H. w/Bearing (In cludes K ey No . 4) 3 532 16 19-63 Gasket, Gearcase 4 532 00 50-20 Bear ing, Needle 5 532 00 13-70 W asher , Thr ust 5/8 x 1.
23 19 532 10 27--01 Grip 20 873 22 06-00 Nut, Hex 3/8-16 21 532 10 21-56 Stake, Depth 22 874 93 06-32 Bolt, Hex 3/8-16 x 2 23 532 00 44-40 Hinge 24 872 14 04-04 Bolt, Carr iage 1/4-20 x 1/2 Gr .
24 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 532 00 44-59 Tine, Outer , L.H. 2 532 13 26-73 Clevis Pin 3 532 00 65-54 Tine, Inner , L.
25 1 532 18 70-26 Decal, Blt Grd 2 532 18 70-25 Decal, CNTRL PNL 3 532 18 61-17 Decal, Logo 5 532 11 06-14 Decal, Hand Placement 6 532 10 21-80 Decal, Shift Indicator 7 532 16 23-84 Decal, W ar ning 9.
26 SECTION 1: LIMITED W ARRANTY Husqvarna Forest & Garden Compan y (“Husqvarna”) warrants Husqv ar na product to the original pur- chaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship fr.
27 SER VICE NO TES.
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