Craftsman 247.299301 Operator's Manual page 16

208cc engine rear tine tiller
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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.
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 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:
Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller,stop the engine,wait forall
parts to stop moving,disconnectthe sparkplug wireand let the
engineand mufflercool.
Putthe wheelsin freewheelby puttingthe clickpins throughthe
wheelshaftonly (notthroughthe wheelhub).
Thetiller is too heavyand bulky to be safelylifted by one person.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
Use sturdyrampsand manually-- with theengine shutoff -- roll
the tillerintoand outof the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto do this.
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.
Thehandlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthat will helpto prevent
slipping.
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