Manual

Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,start at thetop of the slopeandworkdown
Gobackandforthacrossthe first row.See Figure19.
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• Positionthe loadingvehicleso thatthe rampangleis as flat
as possible(thelessinclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff andapplytheparkingbrake.
• Whengoingupthe ramps,standin the normaloperatingposition
and pushthetiller aheadof you.Havea personat each sideto
turn the wheels.
• Whengoingdownthe ramps,walkbackwardwiththe tiller
followingyou.Keepalertfor anyobstaclesbehindyou.Positiona
personat eachwheelto controlthe speedofthe tiller.Nevergo
downthe rampstiller-first,as the tillercouldtip forward.
• Placewoodenblockson thedownhillsideof the wheelsif you
needto stopthe tillerfromrollingdownthe ramp.Also,usethe
blocksto temporarilykeepthe tiller in placeon the ramps(if
necessary),andto chockthe wheelsin placeafterthe tiller is in
the vehicle.
• Afterloadingthe tiller,preventit fromrollingby engagingthe
wheelsinthe WHEELDRIVEposition.Chockthe wheelswith
blocksandsecurelytie the tillerdown.
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Figure19
2. Eachsucceedinglowerterraceisstartedbywalkingbelowtheter-
raceyouarepreparing.Foraddedstabilityof thetiller,alwayskeep
theuphillwheelin thesoft,newlytilledsoil.Donottill thelast 12"
ormored the downhilloutsideedgeof eachterrace.Thisuntilled
striphelpspreventthe terracesfrombreakingapartandwashing
downhill.It alsoprovidesa walkingpathbetweenthe rows.
Loading & Unloading the Tiller
Loadingandunloadingthe tiller intoa vehicleis potentiallyhazard-
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.
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