Craftsman 247.29932 Operator's Manual page 84

1. To create aterrace, start atthe top ofthe slope a nd work d own G o
back a nd forth a cross the first r ow. See Figure 16.
2. Each s ucceeding lower terrace isstarted bywalking below t he
terrace you arepreparing. For a dded s tability ofthe tiller, always
keep t he uphill wheel inthe soft, newly tilled s oil. D o not t illthe
last 1 2" o rmore o fthe downhill outside edge o feach terrace. This
untilled strip helps prevent the terraces from breaking apart and
washing downhill. Italso provides awalking path between the
rows,
Loading & Unloading the Tiller
Loadingand unloadingthe tiller intoa vehicleis potentiallyhazard-
ous and doing so is not recommended unlessabsolutelynecessary,
as this couldresultin personalinjuryor propertydamage.
if you mustload or unloadthetiller, followthe guidelinesgivenbelow:
• Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller,stop the engine,wait for all
parts to stop moving,disconnectthe sparkplug wireand letthe
engineand mufflercool.
• Thetiller is too heavyand bulky to be safelylifted by one person.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
Use sturdyrampsand manually-- withthe engine shutoff -- roll
thetiller into andout of the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto do this.
• The rampsmustbe strongenoughto supportthecombined
weightof the tillerand any handlers.The rampsshouldprovide
good tractionto preventslipping;they shouldalso haveside rails
to guidethe tiller alongthe ramps;and they shouldhavea locking
deviceto securethem to the vehicle.
The handlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthat will helpto prevent
slipping.
• Positionthe loadingvehicleso that the rampangle is as flat
as possible(theless inclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff and applythe parkingbrake.
• Whengoingup the ramps,stand in the normaloperatingposition
and pushthe tilleraheadof you. Havea personat eachside to
turnthe wheels.
• Whengoingdownthe ramps,walk backwardwith the tiller
followingyou. Keepalert forany obstaclesbehindyou. Positiona
personat each wheelto controlthe speedof the tiller. Nevergo
downthe rampstiller-first,as the tillercould tip forward.
• Placewoodenblockson the downhillside of thewheels if you
needto stopthe tillerfrom rollingdownthe ramp.Also,use the
blocksto temporarilykeepthe tillerin placeon the ramps(if
necessary),and to chockthewheels in placeafter the tilleris in
thevehicle.
• After loadingthe tiller, preventit from rollingchockingthe wheels
with blocksand securelytie the tillerdown.
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