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OPERATIO
SPARK
PLUG
CONTROL
CONTROL
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You will find tilling much easier if you leave a row
untilled between passes. Then go back over the entire
area at right angles (See Fig 9)There
are two reasons
for doing this.. First, wide turns are much easier to
negotiate than about-faces.
Second, the tiller won't be
pulling itself, and you, toward the row next to it.
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Set depth stake and wheel height for shallow tilling
when working extremely hard soil or sod. Then work
across the first cuts at normal depth.
RECOILSTARTER
HANDLE
FIG. 8
BREAKING
IN YOUR TILLER
Break-in your belt(s), pulleys and fine control before you
actually begin tilling.
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Start engine, tip tines off ground by pressing handles
down and engage tine control to start tine rotation_
Allow tines to rotate for five minutes.
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Check tine operation
and adjust if necessary.
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CHECK
In the Servce an
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justments section of this manual.
TILLING
HINTS
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CAUTION:
Until you are accustomed
to
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handling
your tiller,
start actual field
use with throttle
in slow position.
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To help tiller move forward, lift up the handles slightly (thus
lifting depth stake out of ground). To slow down the tiller,
press down on handles
lfyou are straining or tilter is shaking, the wheels and depth
stake are not set properly in the soil being tilledo The proper
setting of the wheels and depth stake is through trial and
error and depends upon the soil condition_ (The harder or
wetter the ground, the slower the engine and tine speed
needed. Under these poor conditions, at fast speed the tiller
will run and jump over the ground)
A properly adjusted tiller wit! dig with little effort from the
operator.
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Tilling is digging into, turning over, and breaking up
packed soil before planting
Loose, unpacked soil
helps root growth. Best tilling depth is 4"-6". A tiller will
also clear the soil of unwanted vegetation. The decom-
position of this vegetable
matter enriches the soil.
Depending on the climate (rainfall and wind), it may be
advisable to tilt the soil at the end of the growing season
to further condition the soil
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Soil conditions are important for proper tilting. Tines witi
not readily penetrate dry, hard soil which may contrib-
ute to excessive bounce and difficult handling of your
tiller. Hard soil should
be moistened
before rifling;
however,
extremely
wet soil will "ball-up" or clump
during tilling. Wait until the soil is less wet in order to
achieve the best results.. When tilling in the fall, remove
vines and long grass to prevent them from wrapping
around the tine shaft and slowing your tilling operation.
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CULTIVATING
Cultivating is destroying the weeds between rows to pre-
vent them from robbing nourishment
and moisture from
the plants At the same time, breaking up the upper layer
of soil crust will help retain moisture
in the soil. Best
digging depth is 1"-3"..
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not need to use the depth stake.
Begin by tipping the depth stake forward until it is held
by the stake spring
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allow tines to uproot weeds and leave the ground in
rough condition, promoting no further growth of weeds
and grass (See Fig. 10).
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