Craftsman 247.29933 Operator's Manual page 15

Suggested Tilling Patterns
• Whenpreparinga seedbed,go overthe samepathtwice in the
first row,thenoverlapone-halfthetiller width on the rest of the
passes,See Figure16,
• If the gardensize will notpermit lengthwiseand thencrosswise
tilling, thenoverlapthe first passesby one-halfa tiller width,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure18.
Figure16
Whenfinishedin one direction,makea second passat a right
angle,See Figure17.Overlapeach passfor the best results(in
very hardground,it may take threeor four passesto thoroughly
pulverizethe soil.)
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Figure17
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Figure18
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 as thetiller
digs moredeeplygoing uphill thanit doesdownhill.Insoft soil or
weeds,youmay haveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoing up-
hill. Whengoingdownhill,overlapthefirst pass by aboutone-half
the width of the tiller.
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