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When the handle bar is in tnansport location, fhe clufch
control lever will only operofe by pulling the lever
bock. This engoges the drive to the wheels ond the
tiller moves forword of tronsporl speed. When re-
leosed, fhe control lever refurns to neulrol.
DEPTH CONTROL LEVER
GAUTION: Do nor adiust rilling depth wfth rhe tines
rotatang. Place clutch control leyer in the neutral
position before makhrg adiustments of depth con-
trol.
The depth conirol lever is the "key" to eosy tilling op-
erotion. The exoct setting of control will vory wilh soil
condilions.
When storling o tilling operotion, stort with the depth
confrol lever in lhe shollowesf setting (Figure 3). As
you become ocquointed with the soil, keep roising
the control lever so thof deeper tilling con be done.
CAUTfON: ff depth control lever is roised loo high, iV
the lines will propel the tiller fonruord pushing the lV
drive wheels olong the ground of on uncontrolled
speed.
When sforting to till unworked soil or sod, sfort in the
shqllowest setting of fhe depth confrol lever ond roise
lhe depth control one notch ol o time unlil you or-
rive ol o sofistocfory locolion of the lever so thot the
deepest tilling con be done without hoving uncon-
frolled fonvord speed.
OPEBATING SUGGESTIONS
When you slortfo till in the gorden, remember to toke
it eosy. Do nol lry to loke too deep o cul in o poss
through sod or hord ground, or soil thot hos nol been
tilled for severol monfhs or yeors.
Do nol leon on the hondle bors becouse fhis tokes
weight off the front wheels, reduces troction, ond
couses the tines to ottempl to propel the filler in-
steod of just digging.
There ore severol schools of thought os to the best
method to till. lt is suggested you lry the vorious meth-
ods ond select the one you ore most comfortoble
with lo get lhe resulfs you desire.
A. On eoch succeeding poss, overlop one-holf of
the previous poss.
B. On the second poss, leove o 1/2 width untilled
ond till lhis width on lhe third poss. Repeot on ihe
fourth poss, leoving o 1/2 width untilled ond on
the fiflh poss, tillthe untilled strip.
C. Use A or B ond repeoi ot 90 degrees.
Remember the key to eosy tilling is the depth con-
trol setting. Do nottry lo toke loo deep o cut in horder
soils.
FIG. 3
STARTING THE TILLER
Now thot you hove locoted the controls ond under-
sfond lheir operotion ond function, il is time to stort
your tiller.
1. Ploce clutch confrol lever in neulrol.
2. Push throttle control lever oheod to fosl position.
3. Adjust engine choke lo proper posilion. (Refer to
engine slorting procedures in engine seclion.)
4. Slort engine by pulling slorler cord.
To Stop Engine
1. Ploce clutch control lever in neutrol position.
2. Pull fhrottle control ond engine slop lever to the
stop posilion.
SHAULOWEST
SETTING
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