Cultivating Hints - Craftsman 536.7975 Owner's Manual

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TILLING HINTS
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Tilling is digging in, turning over and breaking up
packed soil before planting, Loose unpacked soil
helps rootgrowth, Best tilling depth is 4 to 6 inches, A
tiller will also clear the soi! of unwanted vegetation
The decomposition of this vegetation matter enriches
the soil, Depending on the climate (rainfall and wind),
it may be advisable to till the soil at the end of the
growing season to further condition the soil,,
Avoid tilling the soil that is too dry as the soil pulverizes
and produces a dust that will not hold water, Also,
tilling soil that is too wet will produce unsatisfactory
clods besides being hard on the machine,
Better growth will be obtained in tilled ground if a
relatively small area is tilled properly and the tilled
ground used soon after tilling to preserve the moisture
content,
The depth stake (on the back of the mini tilleff
cultivator)sewes a dual purpose (see Fig 8) It helps
regulate the depth of the cut to a uniform level and also
acts as a brake to help the operator control the speed
of the mini tiller/cultivator,
Lowering the depth stake will slow the mini tiller/
cultivator and make it till deeper Raising the depth bar
will allow the mini tiller/cultivator to move faster and till
more shallow_
If the tiller' mini tiller/cultivator stops forward motion
and tries to dig deeper than necessary, move the
handles from side to side to start forward motion
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DEPTHSTAKE/
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CLEVIS PIN
)EPTH STAKE
BRACKET
CULTIVATING HINTS
When cultivating (weed killing) it is best to till no
deeper than 1-1/2 inches Tilling deeper will only pull
to the surface ungerminated weed seeds You may
want to raise the depth bar to lessen the braking
action
When cultivating around plants or close areas you
may want to remove the outside tines (see Tine
Replacement paragraph in the Service/Adjustments
section of this manual),
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