EarthQuake VECTOR Operator's Manual - Caution

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Operator's Manual

VECTOR™ Compact Tiller

OPERaTION

CONTROlS

DRIVE SaFETY CONTROl lEVER

Engage tines into forward, releasing returns machine to neutral.

Pulling down on drive safety control lever engages the tines. 

Releasing the drive safety control lever to a neutral position 

disengages the tines.

BElT TENSION aDJUSTmENT

Proper belt tension is critical to good performance. After 1/2 hour 

of operation, all cables may have to be adjusted due to initial 

stretch. Thereafter, check tension after every 2 hours of operation. 

To increase belt tension: SEE FIGURE 7.

1.  Loosen upper jam nut. Turn nut up cable in 1/8” increments.

2.  Tighten lower jam nut.

3.  Check adjustment.  Adjustment should not allow tines to 

direct drive when drive control lever is in neutral position.

This procedure can be repeated until conduit adjustment bolts 

have no more adjustment left. If no more adjustment can be 

made, belt may have to be replaced.

DRaG STakE

Tilling depth is controlled by the height of the depth regulator lever. 

SEE FIGURE 8.

To adjust tilling depth.

1.   Remove detent pin.

2.  Raise the depth regulator lever to position tines at chosen 

tilling depth.  Lowering the depth regulator will allow for 

deeper tilling.

3.  Align hole in depth regulator lever with hole in depth 

regulator bracket and replace detent pin.

NOTE:  Raise depth regulator all the way when transporting 

tiller.  Lower the depth regulator all the way to maintain 

control of the tiller in harder soil conditions.

Figure 7: Vector Handlebar

Figure 8: Drag Stake Lever

drag stake lever

 CaUTION

THIS INFORmaTION IS PROVIDED HERE ONlY TO 

INTRODUCE THE CONTROlS. DO NOT STaRT THE 

ENGINE aT THIS TImE. STaRTING aND OPERaTING 

INSTRUCTIONS aRE GIVEN ON PaGE 10. PlEaSE REaD 

THIS SECTION aND all OPERaTING aND SaFETY 

INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STaRTING YOUR TIllER.

•   aS a SaFETY PRECaUTION, THE DRIVE SaFETY 

CONTROl lEVER WIll NOT lOCk IN THE FORWaRD 

POSITION.

•   TO STOP THE TINES aT aNY TImE RElEaSE THE DRIVE 

SaFETY CONTROl lEVER.

 WaRNING

ENGINE SHOUlD BE OFF BEFORE aDJUSTING aNY 

CONTROlS.

DO NOT aDJUST TIllING DEPTH UNlESS DRIVE 

SaFETY CONTROl lEVER IS RElEaSED TO THE 

NEUTRal POSITION.

drive safety control lever 

disengaged

forward cable

upper jam nut

lower jam nut

1/4” stretch