Terrace Gardening; Loading & Unloading The Tiller - Craftsman 247.29930 Operator's Manual

Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,start at thetop of the slopeand work down
Go back and forth acrossthe first row.See Figure16.
2. Eachsucceedinglowerterraceis startedby walkingbelowthe
terraceyouare preparing.Foradded stabilityof thetiller, always
keepthe uphillwheelin the soft, newlytilled soil. Donot till the
last 12"or moreof thedownhilloutside edgeof each terrace.This
untilledstrip helps preventtheterracesfrom breakingapart and
washingdownhill.It also providesa walkingpathbetweenthe
rOWS.
Loadingand unloadingthe tillerinto a vehicle is potentiallyhazard-
ous and doing so is not recommended unlessabsolutelynecessary,
as this could resultin personalinjuryor propertydamage.
Loading & Unloading the Tiller
If youmustload or unloadthe tiller,followthe guidelinesgiven below:
• Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller,stop the engine,wait forall
parts to stop moving,disconnectthe sparkplug wireand let the
engineand mufflercool.
• Putthe wheelsin freewheelby puttingthe clickpins throughthe
wheelshaftonly (notthroughthe wheelhub).
• Thetiller istoo heavyand bulky to be safelylifted by one person.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
• Use sturdyrampsand manually-- with theengine shutoff -- roll
the tillerintoand outof the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto do this.
• The rampsmustbe strongenoughto supportthe combined
weightof the tillerand any handlers.The rampsshouldprovide
good tractionto preventslipping;they shouldalso havesiderails
to guidethe tiller alongthe ramps;and they shouldhavea locking
deviceto securethem to the vehicle.
• Thehandlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthat will helpto prevent
slipping.
• Positionthe loadingvehicleso that the rampangle is as flat
as possible(theless inclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff and applythe parkingbrake.
• Whengoingup the ramps,stand in the normaloperatingposition
and pushthe tilleraheadof you. Havea personat eachside to
turnthe wheels.
• Whengoingdownthe ramps,walkbackwardwith the tiller
followingyou. Keepalert for anyobstaclesbehindyou. Positiona
personat each wheelto controlthe speedof thetiller. Nevergo
downthe rampstiller-first,as the tiller couldtip forward.
• Placewoodenblockson the downhillside of thewheels if you
need to stopthe tiller from rollingdownthe ramp.Also,use the
blocksto temporarilykeepthe tillerin placeon the ramps(if
necessary),and to chockthe wheelsin placeafter the tilleris in
the vehicle.
• After loadingthe tiller, preventit from rollingbyengagingthe
wheelsin the WHEELDRIVEposition.Chockthe wheelswith
blocksand securelytie thetiller down.
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