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OWNER’S MANUAL
5.5 HP PONY PRO
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Safety
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Assembly
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Features and Controls
SAFETY FIRST!
Before operating this equipment, read this
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Operation
Owner's Manual and the separate manual
supplied by the engine manufacturer.
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Maintenance
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Parts List
Model
12226
GARDEN WAY INCORPORATED
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2 Dear Owner: Table of Contents You now own one of the finest rear-tine rototillers available. SECTION 1: SAFETY ........................................... 3 Your new tiller allows you to till and cultivate your garden Safety Decals ............................................................. 5 with ease, and accomplish dozens of other property man- agement projects as well. Your tiller is famous for its SECTION 2: ASSEMBLY ....................................... 6 ruggedness, performance a
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3 Section Safety 1 Forward Clutch SPARK ARRESTER WARNING TO RESIDENTS OF Control Lever CALIFORNIA AND SEVERAL OTHER STATES Wheel Gear Lever Under California law, and under the laws of several other states, you are not permitted to operate an inter- nal combustion engine using hydrocarbon fuels on any Forward Clutch forest, brush, hay, grain, or grass covered land; or land Control Lever covered by any flammable agricultural crop without an engine spark arrester in continuous effective working Han
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4 Section 1: Safety 7. Take all possible precautions when f. Before contacting hard packed soil 26. Batteries produce explosive gases. Keep leaving the machine unattended. Stop the at the end of a row, reduce engine sparks, flame, and smoking materials away. engine. Disconnect spark plug wire and speed and lift handlebars to raise Ventilate when charging batteries or when move it away from the spark plug. Move tines out of the soil. using a battery in an enclosed space. Wheel Gear Lever to EN
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Section 1: Safety 5 DECALS For your safety and the safety of others, various safety message decals are on your unit (see Figure 1-2). Keep the decals clean and legible at all times. Contact your local service dealer or the Factory for replacements if any decals are damaged or missing. Refer to the Parts List in this manual for decal locations, part numbers and ordering instructions. Operating Symbols Control Descriptions Various symbols (shown here, with Hot Surfaces/Moving Belts (on top of b
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6 Section Assembly 2 HARDWARE BAG PARTS LIST 1 3 2 4 WARNING Fig. To prevent personal injury or property Ref. Qty. Description damage, do not start the engine until all 5 6 1 2 3/8-16 x 1" Hex Hd. Screw assembly steps are complete and you 8 have read and understand the safety and 2 1 Keyed Washer 7 operating instructions in this Manual. 3 1 Wheel Gear Lever Knob 9 10 4 1 Height Adjustment Flange Screw (See Figure 2-1A) Figure 2-1: Loose hardware (shown in INTRODUCTION 5 2 3/8" Flat Washer reduc
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Section 2: Assembly 7 STEP 3: ATTACH FORWARD CLUTCH C Cable CONTROL CABLE Adjuster 1. Remove any fasteners (rubber bands, tape, etc.) that may secure the Forward Clutch Control levers (J, Figure 2-5) to the handlebar. P Jam Nuts N O K Figure 2-3 Attach handlebars. Figure 2-7 J 6. Thread the height adjustment screw (F, STEP 4: CHECK TRANSMISSION Figure 2-2) into the hole in the handlebar GEAR OIL LEVEL cross-brace, making sure that the raised The transmission was filled with gear oil at Fig
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8 Section 2: Assembly STEP 5: ADD MOTOR OIL TO ENGINE P The tiller is shipped without oil in the engine. IMPORTANT: Do not start the engine without first adding motor oil. Severe engine damage will result if the engine is run without oil. M 1. Refer to the separate Engine Owner’s Manual for motor oil specifications and Figure 2-9: Gear oil level check plug. capacities. Figure 2-11: Attach Wheel Gear Lever. 2. With the unit on level ground, move 3. If oil does not flow from the check the Dep
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9 Section Features and Controls 3 2. Lift and hold one or both of the levers A WARNING against the handlebar grips to engage the Before operating your machine, care- wheels and tines. fully read and understand all safety, 3. Release BOTH levers to disengage controls and operating instructions in (stop) the wheels and tines. All forward this Manual, in the separate Engine motion will stop (the engine will continue Owner’s Manual, and on the decals on to run). the machine. B Failure to follow th
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10 Section 3: Features and Controls Moving the lever up increases the tilling HANDLEBAR HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ENGINE CONTROLS depth. The lowest notch allows a tilling The handlebar height is adjustable to four Refer to the engine manufacturer’s Engine depth of approximately six to eight inches, different settings. When setting the Owner’s Manual (included in the tiller liter- depending on soil conditions. height, keep in mind that the handlebars ature package) to identify the controls on will be
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11 Section Operation 4 Wheel Gear Lever WARNING Forward Clutch Before operating your machine, carefully Control Lever Forward Clutch read and understand all safety (Section Control Lever Handlebar Height 1), controls (Section 3) and operating Adjustment Screw instructions (Section 4) in this Manual, in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual, Depth Regulator Lever and on the decals on the machine. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury. INTRODUCTION Read this s
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12 Section 4: Operation (b) Use the recoil starter rope to start 6. To turn the tiller around: WARNING the engine as instructed in the separate (a) Practice turning in a level, open area. Engine Owner’s Manual. When the Do not push down on the handlebars to Be very careful to keep your feet and engine starts, gradually move the make the tiller till more deeply. This legs away from the tines. choke lever (if used) to the OPEN, prevents the wheels from holding tiller (b) To start a turn, red
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Section 4: Operation 13 TILLING TIPS & TECHNIQUES Tilling Depths • Avoid trying to dig too deeply too quickly, especially when • Avoid the temptation to push down on the handlebars in an attempt to force the tiller to dig deeper. Doing so takes the busting sod or when tilling soil that hasn’t been tilled for some weight off the powered wheels, causing them to lose traction. time. Use shallow depth regulator settings (only an inch or Without the wheels to help hold the tiller back, the tines
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14 Section 4: Operation TILLING TIPS & TECHNIQUES (cont.) Power Composting Power composting simply means tilling under and burying in the soil all manner of WARNING organic matter such as crop residues, leaves, grass clippings and cover crops. This material will decompose during the non-growing season and add important natural nutri- When power composting, do not keep ents to the soil. the Depth Regulator Lever at a deep setting if the tiller jumps or bucks. The first place to begin is with cro
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Section 4: Operation 15 TILLING TIPS & TECHNIQUES (cont.) Terrace Gardening (continued) UPHILL • To create a terrace, start at the top of the slope and work down. Go back and forth 1 across the first row as shown in Figure 4-9. 2 3 • Each succeeding lower terrace is started by walking below the terrace you’re prepar- 12" UNTILLED ing. For added stability of the tiller, always keep the uphill wheel in the soft, newly REPEAT 1 tilled soil. Do not till the last 12" or more of the downhill out
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16 Section Maintenance 5 CHECK FOR OIL LEAKS WARNING Before each use, check tiller for signs of Before inspecting, cleaning or oil leakage—usually a dirty, oily accumu- servicing the machine, shut off engine, D B lation either on unit or on floor where it wait for all moving parts to come to a has been parked. complete stop, disconnect spark plug A little seepage around a cover or oil seal E wire and move wire away from spark is usually not cause for alarm. However, if plug. Remove ignition key
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Section 5: Maintenance 17 Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to WARNING a complete stop, remove ignition key on electric start models, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. 2. Unscrew plastic gear oil fill plug from ENGINE OIL SERVICE SPARK ARRESTER SCREEN SERVICE top of transmission. Check motor oil level
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18 Section 5: Maintenance Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to WARNING a complete stop, remove ignition key on electric start models, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. wheels roll freely when the Wheel Gear 4. Store unit in a clean, dry area. Lever is in ENGAGE, the wheel gear cable 5. Never store tille
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Section 5: Maintenance 19 Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to WARNING a complete stop, remove ignition key on electric start models, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. Checking and Adjusting Checking Forward Belt Tension CHECKING AND ADJUSTING Forward Clutch Belt Tension TENSION ON CLUTCH BELTS 1. Be
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20 Section 5: Maintenance Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come WARNING to a complete stop, remove ignition key on electric start models, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. C B Forward Clutch Idler Arm Forward Clutch A More Belt Cable Tension. Connection Figure 5-13: Belt cover. Figure 5-12: Move forward c
