How to Adjust the Belt on a Yard-Man Tiller

Your Yard-Man tiller utilizes a belt driven clutch system. Since the tines on your tiller dig into very hard ground, it is very important to have proper tension on the clutch belt at all times. If the belt is loose, it could snap when the tines on the tiller hit a solid object such as a large rock or buried tree stump. You adjust the belt via the clutch handle and clutch cable.

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Instructions

- 1
  Position the front of the tiller against a wall so the front counterweight rests tight against a solid object.
- 2
  Position the gear selection lever into the "neutral" position and turn the tiller on. Inspect the area between the tiller and belt cover on the right side of the tiller. If the belt is moving, you must adjust the clutch. If the belt does not move, the belt is properly adjusted.
- 3
  Locate the cable that connects to the clutch lever. Loosen the lock nut located below the clutch cable bracket with a wrench and turn it two pull turns away from the clutch lever. Tighten the hex-head nut located on top of the clutch cable bracket against the clutch cable bracket.
- 4
  Pull in on the clutch handle, position the shift lever into the "forward" position and then slowly let the clutch lever out. The tines should start to move forward. If they do, you have proper adjustment on the drive belt. If the tines do not move, place the tiller back into neutral and turn the nut above the bracket up two turns away from the bracket and retest.

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