Terrace
Gardening
1.
Tocreatea terrace,start at thetop of the slopeand work down
Go back and forth acrossthe first row.See Figure19.
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Positionthe loadingvehicle so that the rampangle is as flat
as possible(the less inclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff and applythe parkingbrake.
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Whengoing up the ramps,standin the normaloperatingposition
and pushthetiller aheadof you. Havea personat each sideto
turn the wheels.
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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.
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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.
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After loadingthe tiller,preventit from rollingby engagingthe
wheels in the WHEELDRIVEposition.Chockthe wheelswith
blocksand securelytie the tillerdown.
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Figure19
2.
Eachsucceeding lowerterraceis startedbywalkingbelowtheter-
raceyouare preparing. F oraddedstabilityof thetiller,alwayskeep
theuphillwheelin thesoft, newlytilledsoil. Donottill thelast 12"
or mored the downhill o utsideedgeof eachterrace.This untilled
striphelpsprevent t he terracesfrombreakingapartand washing
downhill. I t alsoprovides a walkingpathbetween the rows.
Loading
& Unloading
the Tiller
Loadingand unloadingthe tiller intoa vehicleis potentiallyhazard-
ous and doing so is not recommended unlessabsolutelynecessary,
as this couldresult in personalinjuryor propertydamage.
If youmustload or unloadthe tiller,followthe guidelinesgiven below:
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Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller,stop the engine,wait forall
parts to stop moving,disconnectthe sparkplug wireand let the
engineand mufflercool.
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Putthe wheelsin freewheelby puttingthe clickpins throughthe
wheelshaftonly (notthroughthe wheelhub).
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Thetiller is too heavyand bulky to be safelylifted by one person.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
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Use sturdyrampsand manually-- with theengine shutoff -- roll
the tillerintoand outof the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto do this.
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The rampsmustbe strongenoughto supportthe combined
weightof the tillerand any handlers.The rampsshouldprovide
good tractionto preventslipping;they shouldalso havesiderails
to guidethe tiller alongthe ramps;and they shouldhavea locking
deviceto securethem to the vehicle.
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Thehandlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthat will helpto prevent
slipping.
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