Craftsman 247.29934 Operator's Manual page 15

Ifthe garden size will n ot p ermit lengthwise and then crosswise
tilling, then overlap the first p asses by one-half atiller w idth, fol-
lowed b ysuccessive passes atone-quarter width. See Figure 19.
Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,startat the top of the slopeand workdown
Go backand forth acrossthe first row.See Figure20.
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Figure19
Tilling on a Slope
Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safe operation.Till
slowlyand be sureyou havegood footing.Neverpermitthetiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresult in
_persona njury.
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steep groundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingup and downslopes isrecommended overterracing.Tilling
verticallyon a slopeallowsmaximumplantingarea and also
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling on slopes,be surethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin the engine(checkevery one-halfhour of operation).The
incline of the slopewillcause theoil to slant awayfrom itsnormal
leveland this can starveengine partsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat all times.
Tilling Lip and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto add enoughorganic
matterto thesoil so that it hasgood moisture-holding textureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsor wheel marks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first pass uphillas the tiller
digs moredeeplygoing uphillthan it doesdownhill.In soft soilor
weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill.Whengoing downhill,overlapthe first pass byaboutone-half
thewidth of the tiller.
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L' REPEAT
Figure20
Eachsucceeding lowerterraceisstartedbywalkingbelowtheter-
raceyouare preparing.Foraddedstabilityof thetiller,alwayskeep
the uphillwheelinthe soft,newlytilledsoil.Donot tillthe last 12"
or moreof thedownhill o utsideedgeof eachterrace.Thisuntilled
strip helpspreventtheterracesfrom breakingapartand washing
downhill.It alsoprovidesa walkingpathbetweenthe rows.
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