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Suggested Tilling
Patterns
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Whenpreparinga seedbed,go overthe samepathtwice in the
first row,thenoverlapone-halfthetiller width on the rest of the
passes.See Figure18.
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Figure18
Whenfinishedinone direction,makea second passat a right
angle.See Figure19.Overlapeach passfor the best results(in
very hardground,itmay take threeor four passesto thoroughly
pulverizethe soil.)
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Figure19
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If the gardensize will notpermit lengthwiseand thencrosswise
tilling, thenoverlapthe first passesby one-halfa tiller width,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure20.
Figure20
Tilling
on a Slope
Donotoperatethetiller on a slopetoo steepfor safe operation.Till
slowlyand be sureyou havegood footing.Neverpermitthe tillerto
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcould resultin
personalinjury.
1.
Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steepgroundwherethe
footing isdifficult.
2.
Tillingup and downslopesis recommended overterracing.Tilling
verticallyon a slopeallows maximumplantingarea and also
leaves roomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentillingon slopes,be surethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin theengine (checkeveryone-halfhourof operation).The
incline of the slopewill causethe oil to slantawayfrom itsnormal
leveland this canstarveengineparts of requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat the full pointat all times.
Tilling
Up and Down
a Slope
1.
To keepsoilerosionto a minimum,be sureto add enoughorganic
matterto the soil sothat it has goodmoisture-holding textureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsor wheelmarks.
2.
Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphill becausethe
tiller digsmoredeeplygoing uphillthan it doesdownhill.In soft
soil or weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhile
going uphill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthefirst pass by about
one-halfthe widthof the tiller.
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