Craftsman 247.29935 Operator's Manual page 15

If the garden sizewill not permitlengthwiseand then crosswise
tilling,then overlapthefirst passesbyone-halfa tillerwidth,fol-
lowedby successive passesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure21.
Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,startat the top of the slopeand workdown
Go backand forth acrossthe first row.See Figure22.
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Figure21
Tilling on a Slope
Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safe operation.Till
slowlyand be sureyou havegood footing.Neverpermitthetiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresult in
lPersona njury.
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steep groundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingup and downslopes isrecommended overterracing.Tilling
verticallyon a slopeallowsmaximumplantingarea and also
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling on slopes,be surethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin the engine(checkevery one-halfhour of operation).The
incline of the slopewillcause theoil to slant awayfrom itsnormal
leveland this can starveengine partsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat all times.
Tilling Lip and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto add enoughorganic
matterto thesoil so that it hasgood moisture-holding textureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsor wheel marks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first pass uphillas the tiller
digs moredeeplygoing uphillthan it doesdownhill.In soft soilor
weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill.Whengoing downhill,overlapthe first pass byaboutone-half
thewidth of the tiller.
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I .REPEAT
Figure22
Eachsucceedinglowerterraceisstartedbywalkingbelowthe
terraceyou are preparing.Foraddedstabilityof the tiller,always
keepthe uphill wheelin the soft, newlytilled soil. Do nottill the
last 12"or moreof the downhilloutsideedge of eachterrace.This
untilledstrip helpspreventthe terracesfrom breakingapartand
washingdownhill.It also providesa walkingpathbetweenthe
rows.
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