Manual

Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,start at thetop of the slopeandworkdown
Gobackandforthacrossthe first row.See Figure16.
2. Eachsucceedinglowerterraceis startedby walkingbelowthe
terraceyouarepreparing.Foraddedstabilityofthetiller,always
keepthe uphillwheelin the soft,newlytilledsoil.Donottill the
last 12"or moreof thedownhilloutsideedgeofeach terrace.This
untilledstriphelps preventtheterracesfrombreakingapart and
washingdownhill.Italso providesa walkingpathbetweenthe
rows.
Loading & Unloading the Tiller
Loadingandunloadingthe tiller intoa vehicleispotentiallyhazard-
ous anddoingso is not recommendedunlessabsolutelynecessary,
as thiscouldresultinpersonalinjuryor propertydamage.
If youmustloador unloadthe tiller,followthe guidelinesgiven below:
• Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller,stopthe engine,waitforall
partsto stopmoving,disconnectthe sparkplugwireandlet the
engineandmufflercool.
• Putthe wheelsin freewheelby puttingthe clickpins throughthe
wheelshaftonly (notthroughthe wheelhub).
• Thetiller is too heavyandbulkyto be safelyliftedby oneperson.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
• Usesturdyrampsandmanually-- withtheengineshutoff -- roll
the tillerintoand outof the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto dothis.
• The rampsmustbestrongenoughto supportthe combined
weightof the tillerandany handlers.Therampsshouldprovide
goodtractionto preventslipping;theyshouldalso havesiderails
to guidethe tiller alongthe ramps;andtheyshouldhavea locking
deviceto securethemto the vehicle.
• Thehandlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthatwill helpto prevent
slipping.
• Positionthe loadingvehicleso thatthe rampangleis as flat
as possible(thelessinclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff andapplytheparkingbrake.
• Whengoingup the ramps,standinthe normaloperatingposition
andpushthe tilleraheadof you. Haveapersonat eachside to
turnthe wheels.
• Whengoingdownthe ramps,walkbackwardwiththe tiller
followingyou.Keepalert for anyobstaclesbehindyou. Positiona
personat each wheelto controlthespeedof thetiller.Nevergo
downthe rampstiller-first,as the tiller couldtip forward.
• Placewoodenblocksonthe downhillside of thewheelsif you
needto stopthe tiller fromrollingdownthe ramp.Also,use the
blocksto temporarilykeepthe tillerin placeonthe ramps(if
necessary),andto chockthe wheelsin placeafterthe tilleris in
the vehicle.
• Afterloadingthe tiller,preventit from rollingbyengagingthe
wheelsinthe WHEELDRIVEposition.Chockthe wheelswith
blocksandsecurelytie thetiller down.
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