Troy-Bilt 12087- Manuals

Safet^ is shifted to FORWARD. The tines rotate in Reverse whether the In­terlock Levers are closed or open. 8. Before inspecting or servicing any part of the equipment, shut off PREPARATION 1. Thoroughly inspect the area where the tiller will be used. Re­ move foreign objects before tilling. 2. Put ...

13. Never operate the tiller under engine power if the Wheel Speed Lever is in the FREEWHEEL posi­ tion. In EREEWHEEL, the wheels will not hold the tiller back and the revolving tines could propel the tiller rapidly, possibly causing loss of control. Always engage the Wheel Speed Lever in either EAS...

Section Please carefully follow the steps in this Section to propeily assemble your new machine. These steps will not take vciy long and they will assure you of having assem­ bled your machine correctly. WARNING To prevent personal injury or property damage, do not start the engine until all assembl...

.sseiii wmmmiimmiiimmMmsmmmin 1- Handlebars 2- Wheels/Tines/ PTO Drive Lever Wire HarnessPlug Photo 2-1. Put Handlebars (Item #1) and Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever (Item #2) aside. 1- 2 - Use This Ruler to Check the Hardware Lengths Table 1 - Carton Contents Parts List KEY QTY DESCRIPTION FOR MODEL: 7HP 7H...

Asseiiiblv STEP 2: Attach the Handlebars Do not move tiller off shipping platform unless handlebars are at­tached. This makes moving the tiller easier and more controllable. All the parts shown in Figure 2-4 (except the handlebars) are shipped assembled. You must disassemble these parts in order to ...

STEP 3; Remove Tiller from Shipping Platform A. The Depth Regulator Lever (Photo 2-6) may be secured to its own mounting bracket with a plas­ tic tie strap. Removing the tie strap lets you move the Depth Regulator Lever up or down. To check, lift the hinged flap at the end of the hood and look for a...

Asseiniii? STEP 6: Check Gear Oil Levels in Power Unit Transmission and Tine Attachment Transmission Your tiller has two separate transmissions: one for the Power Unit; the other for the Tine Attach­ment. Both were filled with SAE #85W-140 weight gear oil (with an A.P.I rating of GL-4) at the Factor...

D. Remove dipstick and check that gear oil level is within or above ‘Cold’ range marking (use of ‘Hot’ marking is explained in Section 5). If correct, replace dip­ stick and remove the board. STEP 7: Add Motor Oil to Engine Add high-quality API-rated “SF” or “SG” motor oil to engine before starting....

¿4 Cl I Photo 2-20: Use plastic ties in two places to hold cable to handlebars. WARNING On electric start tillers, to avoid electric shock from a short circuit, never allow throttle cable to touch the battery. Route cable below the battery, on the outside of the battery holder. STEP 9; Adjust the Ai...

To Activate the Battery: A WARNIHG Remove metal jewelry before working near the battery or near the electrical system. Failure to comply may cause a short circuit, resulting in electrical burns, a shock, or explosion of battery gases. For shipping purposes only, the unserviced battery and its hold­d...

Second Alternative Charging Mdhod: Charge the battery at a rate from 6-to-12 amperes until all cells gas freely. Do not exceed 4 hours charging time. B. Turn off the charging equip­ ment and disconnect the charger cables from the battery terminals. C. Recheck electrolyte level in each cell. Top off ...

STEP 3: Installing the Battery A. Carefully place the activated battery back on the battery mount­ ing platform as seen in Fig. 2-25, The side of the battery with the terminals (the posts) and the fill lines on it must face the rear of the tiller. [Another way to verify the correct placement of the ...

Section Learn the locations of the features and controls on your machine before slatting the engine, laking the time now to understand the lo­ cation. tunction and opeiation of these controls Vi/ill greatly add to the productive use, safe operation, and enjoyment of your machine, for detailed step-b...

Check Position of Clutch Rolier A ' ^ y o u s h i l l h o i w o L ' i i i'ORWARI). N I A . ' I R A I . ; i n J K l A ' l i R S t ' . i h o d i i l d i r o l l i . - r t h e h o U t u i i o f i h o I c w r s h o u l d I v f K ' s i t i o i i o d a s s h o w n i n P h o l o s 1 \ . Ò - 1 f 5 a n d A -...

Figure 3-2: A- Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever; B- Forward Interiock Levers; C- Wheel Speed Lever; D- Tines/PTO Clutch Lever; E- Depth Regulator Lever; F- Handlebar Height Adjustment Lever. Tines/PTO Clutch Lever Use this lever (D, Figure 3-2) to engage or disengage power from the transmission PTO clut...

Figure 3-4: 7HP Briggs & Strattori engine. H- Choke controi, i- Recoii starter. Figure 3-5:8HP and 10HP Briggs & Stratton engines. H- Choke controi; i- Recoii starter; L- ON/OFF Switch; M- Secondary engine throttie control lever. Engine Throttle Lever The throttle lever on the right handleba...

Section As v.ilh any other piece of outdoor powered equipment, getting the "feel" for how your machine oper­ ates and getting to know tlie best techniques for particular jobs are very important to overall good per­ formance. Read this Section very thoroughly before you start the engine. The ...

Before operating the tiller, be sure you have first read and under­ stood all Safety Instructions in Section 1 and Controls information in Section 3. First practice using the tiller in an open, level area. Practice without the tines revolving - disengage the tines with the Tines/PTO Clutch Lever. Af...

Test Operation of Forward Interlock Safety System The Forward Interlock Safety System is designed to shut the tiller engine off immediately if you loose control of the tiller and cannot stop forward motion hy moving the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever into NEUTRAL. Simply, it is an electrical grounding...

Engine Choke Control (at front of engine) Recoil Start Rope (at front of engine) Figure 4-4: Tiller and engine controls. Starting and Stopping the Engine IMPORTANT- Use the following steps to practice starting and stopping the engine ONLY. Do not attempt to drive tiller or PTO Power Unit until you h...

Figure 4-5: Choke Control Lever on the 7HP engine. Down for CHOKE; up for RUN. Figure 4-6: Choke Control Lever on 8HP and 10HP engines. Left for CHOKE; right for RUN. To Stop the Engine: 1. To stop the wheels and tines, move the Wheel s/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to the NEUTRAL position and then release ...

To Operate the Tiller CAUTION To avoid serious personal injury or damage to equipment: • Always place Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever in NEUTRAL before starting engine, and before en­gaging wheels, tines or other PTO- driven attachments.• Be sure there are no obstacles behind you before reversing. • Wh...

Operation 7. To stop forward motion: tap or lift Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever up to NEUTRAL and let go of the Forward Interlock Levers. The wheels and tines will stop and the en­gine will continue running. 8. In an emergency, stop all for­ward motion by letting go of all handlebar control levers- th...

Transporting Your Tiller The tiller’s powered wheels make moving the tiller to and from the garden easy when the engine is running. If the engine is off, you can also roll the tiller to another lo­cation if the Wheel Speed Lever is in the FREEWHEEL position. WARNING To help avoid personal injury fro...

To Change Belt Speeds Your tiller has two belt-driven speed ranges - HIGH RANGE and LOW RANGE - you pick one or the other by deciding which set of pulley grooves you move the for­ ward belt into. By moving the belt from one speed range into the other, in com bination with the FAST and SLOW wheel spe...

To Change From HIGH Range to LOW Range 1. To avoid personal injury, shut off engine, let all moving parts come to a complete stop, then dis­ connect spark plug wire and move it away from the spark plug before making any adjustments. 2. Move the Wheel s/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to NEUTRAL. 3. Stand on l...

TILLING IN THE GARDEN Here are tips and suggestions to help you get the most satisfaction and performance from your tiller. Tilling Depths When you begin tilling in the garden, please go slowly and easily at first. It’s very important that you not try to dig too deeply too quickly. Soil that hasn’t ...

Avoid Making Footprints When making final tilling or cultivating passes through the garden, try to walk on the side of the tiller where you will be on as-yet unfilled soil. Don’t leave footprints as shown in Photo 4-20. Eliminating footprints means more than just a good appearance in your garden. Th...

SPECIAL TROY-BILT GARDENING TECHNIQUE— Till Under Standing Cornstalks After com is harvested, the stalks should be tilled into the soil while still green. If you wait until they’ve dried out, they’ll be harder to till under, and the roots will break loose from the soil which you don’t want! (Don’tpu...

Clearing Debris From The Tines The Bolo Tines have a self­ cleaning action which reduces most vegetation tangling in the tines. However, grass, string, or tough vines can get tangled. It’s not necessary to remove all the material, but you should get enough out so the action of the tines isn’t impair...

Terrace Gardening If a slope is too steep or not long enough for vertical tilling, it may be necessary to till across the slope and create terraced rows. Terraces are rows that are cut into the side of a slope, creating a nar­ row, but flat area on which to plant. On a long slope, you can make sever...

THE PTO POWER UNIT As explained on Page 2 of this Manual, your tiller is really a self- contained PTO power unit that was shipped to you with a tine attach­ ment connected to it. The tine at­tachment is quickly removed and replaced by other attachments that are available from us. The instruc­ tions ...

Engine Throttle Photo 4-39: PTO Power Unit controls. Tines/PTO Clutch Lever 4. Place Tines/PTO Clutch Lever in DISENGAGE (Photo 4-39). 5. Place Wheel Speed Lever in FREE WHEEL (Photo 4-39). 6. Place a strong support under the engine or use the Kickstand acces­ sory (if so equipped) to prevent the en...

6. Move the two swing-bolts into the slots of the tine attachment. Alternately tighten each bolt until they are tight enough to make the concave washers on the bolts flat. The bolts m ust be very tight - if you have a torque wrench, tighten each one to between 70-80ft.-lbs. See Photo 4-44. IMPORTANT...

Figure 4-46: Disconnect the Forward Interlock Wire Harness coming from the handlebars that connects to the recepta­cle on top of the trans­ mission. Then connect the wire from your Stationary Attachment to the receptacle on top of the transmission. Verify the connection is secure. INTERLOCK WIRE HAR...

Section Carefully read this Section on tiller and engine maintenance and service. Performing the required mainte­nance according to schedule will ensure the proper performance and long life of your machine. A CAUTION Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all...

TIGHTEN BOLTS AND NUTS ^WARNING To help avoid personal injury, stop the engine, remove the electric start key, disconnect the spark plug wire and move the wire away from the spark plug, and let the engine muf­ fler cool before inspecting or servicing the tiller or engine. Check for loose or missing ...

TILLER LUBRICATION WARNING To help avoid personal injury, stop the engine, remove the electric start key, disconnect the spark plug wire and move the wire away from the spark plug, and let the engine and muffler cool before inspect­ing or lubricating the tiller. Proper lubrication of the tiller’s me...

The vents allow small amounts of oil to seep out. If a serious leak is discovered, please contact our Technical Service Department for parts and service advice. B. Checking Gear Oil Levels Every 30 hours of operation, check the gear oil level in both the power unit transmission and the tine attachme...

tCCP'* C. Adding or Changing Gear Oil For partial fill-ups (just a few ounces or less), use SAE 140, SAE 85W-140, or SAE 80W-90 weight gear oil with an API rating of GL-4 orGL-5. For full replacement, use SAE 140 or SAE 85W-140 gear oil with an API rating of GL-4 only. (At the Factory, SAE 85W- 140 ...

To Drain and Fill the Tine Attachment Transmission: 1. The tine attachment transmis­sion is not equipped with an oil drain plug. To drain just a small amount of gear oil, remove the dip­stick and tilt the attachment for­ward (first uncoupling it from the Power Unit). 2. For complete drainage, remove...

3. The belt tension is correct if the front of the clutch roller is l/4"-to- 5/16" away from the face of the upright bracket that holds the ad­ justment block in place (Photo 5-12). To measure this distance:a) Without moving the clutch roller, try inserting the 1/4"- thick, slotted end o...

tamteiiai pairs B. Replacing the Drive Belt A WARNINC To help avoid personal injury, stop the engine, remove the electric start key, disconnect the spark plug wire and move the wire away from the spark plug, and let the engine and muffler cool before removing or replacing the drive belt. To Remove t...

REVERSE DRIVE MAINTENANCE A WARNING To help avoid personal injury, stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, remove the electric start key, disconnect the spark plug wire and move the wire away from the plug, and let the engine and muf­ fler cool before inspecting, adjus...

C. Checking and Adjusting the Reverse Drive System WARNING To help avoid personal injury, stop the engine, remove the electric start key, disconnect the spark plug wire and move the wire away from the plug, and let the engine and muf­fler cool down before inspect­ ing or adjusting the reverse drive ...

Adjusting Reverse Drive: 1. Place Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever in FORWARD position. 2. On left side of tiller, put a 1/2" wrench on the plunger retaining bolt and another 1/2" wrench on the jam nut next to it (Photo 5-27). While holding the bolt steady, loosen the jam nut (counterclock­ wise...

B. Single Tine Replacement WARNING The tines or fine hood edges may be sharp. Wear thick gloves to protect your hands from cuts or scrapes. 1. Move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever to NEUTRAL, the Wheel Speed Lever to either FAST or SLOW position, and the Tines/ PTO Clutch Lever to ENGAGE. 2. Gently...

After every 10 operating hours, remove the left- and right-side Bolo Tine holders and clear away dirt and debris that have accumu­ TINE SHAFT MAINTENANCE lated on the tine shaft or inside the tine holders. Please follow this maintenance recommendation, as debris can cause premature wear to the tine ...

The engine is equipped with a dual element air cleaner that filters the air twice before it enters the carburetor to mix with the fuel. It is critical that the filters be kept clean and properly installed at all times. See the location of the air cleaner assembly on your en­ gine by referring to Fig...

BATTERY CARE AND MAINTENANCE DANGER POISON-CAUSES SEVERE BURNS • Electrolyte is a sulfuric acid solution. • Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. • To prevent accidents, wear protective clothing, rubber gloves, and shield eyes with safety goggles. • Neutralize acid spills with baking soda and ...

Maiiitenaiice/Eepal rs 1. Remove the battery from the tiller (see “Battery Removal” in­ structions on this page) and place on a stable, level surface. 2. Clean the battery if needed. If the battery is very cold, let it warm up to between 60-to-80°F. 3. Remove filler caps. Keep them off when filling ...

STORING YOUR TILLER When your tiller won’t be used during the off-season, prepare it for storage with the following steps: 1. Clean the tiller and engine. 2. Do routine tiller lubrication and check for loose hardware. 3. Protect the engine from deterio­ration or damage by referring to the engine sto...

CHECK OR TEST (Check or test in se­ quence shown until problem is resolved.) PROBLEM Engine won’t start Engine shuts off when Wheeis/Tines/ PTO Drive Lever is shifted into Forward Engine does not shut off when Forward Interlock Levers are released while Wheeis/Tines/ PTO Drive Lever is in Forward Th...

• Spark plug wire loose or damaged. Spark plug worn or fouled. See Section 5. • Engine under excessive work load. Use SLOW wheel speed and LOW belt range. • Throttle cable may be loose or mls- adjusted. See Section 5. • Verify that engine isn’t running with choke partially engaged. See Section 3. • ...

ATTACHMENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR TILLER Hiller-Furrower Attachment The most popular attachment because it does so many jobs. Mounts to the rear of the depth regulator bracket. Furrower blade easily makes plant rows, trenches, ditches to 8" deep. When hiller wings are attached to furrower bla...

TILLER SPECIFICATIONS Height — (Approximate minimum heights) Handlebars in lowest setting: ?>!'£' * Handlebars in highest setting: 49ii" * Without Handlebars: 33'A” ** * Tines resting on ground.** Measured from knob on Wheels/Tines/ pro Drive Lever to the ground. Length — (Approximate minimum...

Engine Throttle, 15,23,57 Foi-ward Interlock, 26 Handlebai' Height, 22 Tmes/PTO Clutch, 22,27,42,46 Wheels/Tmes/PTO Diive, 20,27,29,61 Loading/Unloading, 31 Low Range Speed, 32 Lubrication Points, 46 ]y^ Maintenance Air Cleaner, 57 Air Cooling System, 25 Battery, 58-59 Bolo Tines, 54-55 Bolts and Nu...