Terrace Gardening; Loading & Unloading The Tiller - Craftsman 247.299321 Operator's Manual

Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,start at thetop of the slopeand work down
Go back and forth acrossthe first row.See Figure20.
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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.
Loading & Unloading the Tiller
Loadingand unloadingthe tillerintoa vehicleis potentiallyhazard-
I ous and doingso is not recommended unless absolutelynecessary,
las this could resultin personalinjuryor propertydamage.
If you mustload or unloadthe tiller,followthe guidelinesgivenbelow:
• Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller, stopthe engine,wait for all
partsto stopmoving,disconnectthe spark plug wireand let the
engineand mufflercool.
• The tilleris tooheavyand bulkyto be safelylifted byone person.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
• Usesturdyrampsand manually -- with the engineshut off -- roll
the tiller intoand out of the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto do this.
• The rampsmustbe strongenoughto supportthe combined
weightof the tiller and anyhandlers.The rampsshouldprovide
good tractionto preventslipping;they shouldalsohaveside rails
to guide the tilleralong the ramps;and they shouldhavea locking
deviceto securethemto the vehicle.
• The handlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthat will help to prevent
slipping.
• Positionthe loadingvehicle so that the rampangle is as flat
as possible(the less inclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff and applythe parkingbrake.
• Whengoing up the ramps,standin the normaloperatingposition
and pushthetiller aheadof you. Havea personat each sideto
turn the wheels.
• Whengoing downthe ramps,walk backwardwith the tiller
followingyou. Keepalertfor anyobstaclesbehindyou. Positiona
personat eachwheelto controlthe speedof the tiller. Nevergo
downthe rampstiller-first,as the tillercouldtip forward.
• Placewoodenblockson thedownhillsideof the wheelsif you
needto stop the tillerfrom rollingdownthe ramp.Also, usethe
blocksto temporarilykeepthe tiller in placeon the ramps(if
necessary),and to chockthe wheelsin placeafterthe tiller is in
the vehicle.
• After loadingthe tiller,preventit from rollingchockingthe wheels
with blocksand securelytie the tillerdown.
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