Manual
newlyworkedsoil setfora day ortwo beforemakinga final,deep
tillingpass.
Choosing the Correct Wheel & Tine Speeds
Withexperience,youwill findthe tillingdepthandtilling speed
combinationthatis bestfor yourgarden.Settheenginethrottleleverat
a speedto givethe engineadequatepowerandyetallowit to operate
at the slowestpossiblespeeduntilyou haveachievedthemaximum
tillingdepthyoudesire.Fasterenginespeedsmaybedesirable
whenmakingfinalpassesthroughthe seedbedorwhencultivating.
Selectionofthe correctenginespeed,in relationto the tillingdepth,
willensurea sufficientpowerlevelto dothe jobwithoutcausingthe
engineto labor.
Suggested Tilling Patterns
• Whenpreparinga seedbed,gooverthe samepathtwice inthe
first row,thenoverlapone-halfthetiller widthonthe restofthe
passes.SeeFigure13.
• Whenfinishedinonedirection,makea secondpassat a right
angle,SeeFigure14.Overlapeachpassfor thebestresults(in
veryhardground,itmaytakethreeorfour passestothoroughly
pulverizethesoil.)
• Ifthe gardensizewill not permitlengthwiseandthen crosswise
Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safeoperation.Till
slowlyandbe sureyou havegoodfooting.Neverpermitthetiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresultin
[persona njury.
tilling,then overlapthefirst passesbyone-halfa tillerwidth,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure15.
Tilling on a Slope
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveronsteepgroundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingupanddownslopesisrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyona slopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling onslopes,besurethecorrectoil levelismain-
tainedinthe engine(checkeveryone-halfhourof operation).The
inclineof the slopewillcausetheoil to slantawayfromitsnormal
levelandthiscan starveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat alltimes.
Tilling Up and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto addenoughorganic
matterto thesol so thatit hasgoodmoistureholdingtextureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsorwheel marks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphillas the tiller
digs moredeeplygoinguphillthan it doesdownhill.In softsoilor
weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthe first passbyaboutone-half
thewidthof the tiller.
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