Manual

Choosing the Correct Tine Speed
Withexperience,youwill findthe tillingdepthandtilling speed
combinationthatisbestfor yourgarden.Set theenginethrottleleverat
a speedtogive the engineadequatepowerandyetallowittooperate
at the slowestpossiblespeeduntilyou haveachievedthe maximum
tillingdepthyoudesire.Fasterenginespeedsmaybedesirable
whenmakingfinalpassesthroughthe seedbedorwhen cultivating.
Selectionofthe correctenginespeed,inrelationto the tillingdepth,
will ensurea sufficientpowerlevelto dothejob withoutcausingthe
engineto labor.
Suggested Tilling Patterns
• Whenpreparinga seedbed,go overthesamepathtwice inthe
first row,thenoverlapone-halfthe tillerwidthonthe restof the
passes.SeeFigure19.
• Whenfinishedinonedirection,makea secondpassat a right
angle,SeeFigure20. Overlapeachpassfor thebest results(in
veryhardground,itmaytakethreeorfour passesto thoroughly
pulverizethesoil.)
• If thegardensizewill not permitlengthwiseandthen crosswise
tilling,then overlapthe firstpassesby one-halfa tillerwidth,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.SeeFigure21.
Donot operatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepforsafeoperation.Till
slowlyandbe sureyouhavegoodfooting.Neverpermitthe tiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthiswarningcouldresultin
personalinjury.
Tilling on a Slope
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveronsteepgroundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingupanddownslopesisrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyon a slopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso
leavesroomforcultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling onslopes,besurethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedinthe engine(checkeveryone-halfhourof operation).The
inclineofthe slopewillcausethe oilto slantawayfromitsnormal
levelandthiscan starveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat all times.
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Tilling Up and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto addenoughorganic
matterto the soilso thatit hasgoodmoistureholdingtextureand
tryto avoidleavingfootprintsor wheelmarks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphillas the tiller
digs moredeeplygoinguphillthan it doesdownhill.In softsoilor
weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhile goingup-
hill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthefirst passbyaboutone-half
the widthof the tiller.
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