Homelite UT46510 - Manual (Page 14)

Page 10 — English
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could re-
sult in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in
possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recom-
mended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of at-
tachments or accessories not recommended can result
in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Do not allow hands, feet, or any other part of the body or
clothing near the rotating tines or any other moving part.
The tines begin to rotate forward once the switch trigger
is depressed. The tines continue to rotate until the switch
trigger is released. Failure to avoid contact could cause
serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
 Breaking up garden soil to prepare seed bed for planting
 Shallow cultivating to remove weeds
STARTING/STOPPING THE CULTIvATOR
See Figures 8 - 9, page iv.

Route an approved outdoor extension cord through the
upper extension cord retainer ring.
 Tie extension cord to plug connector, see figure 1.
 Plug the cultivator into the extension cord.
 Stand behind the unit with the tines on the ground and
the work area clean and free of obstructions.
 Depress the switch lock-out.
 Pull the switch trigger toward the handlebar to begin tine
rotation.
 To stop the cultivator, release the switch trigger.
PREPARING THE SEED BED
See Figures 10 - 12, pages iv - v.
The cultivator can be used to break up garden soil and pre-
pare a seedbed for planting. Plan ahead to leave enough
room between the seed rows to allow for machine cultivating
after the plants have grown.

With the wheel/drag stake assembly installed in position A
roll the machine to the work area.
 For general cultivating, remove or adjust the wheel/drag
stake assembly using the guidelines in Adjusting Wheel
Position.
 The wheel/drag stake assembly has three installation
positions to choose from. Based on the type of soil being
cultivated and soil conditions at the time, the appropriate
height of the wheel/drag stake assembly will vary. Adjust
the wheel/drag stake assembly position using the
guidelines in
Adjusting cultivator speed and depth.
 Route an approved outdoor extension cord through the
upper extension cord retainer ring.
 Tie extension cord to plug connector, see figure 1.
 Plug the cultivator into the extension cord.
 Stand behind the unit with the tines on the ground and
the work area clean and free of obstructions.
 Depress the switch lock-out.
 Pull the switch trigger toward the handlebar to begin tine
rotation.
NOTE: If the machine moves forward too quickly and
wheels are in position A or B with wheel/drag stake
assembly installed, push down on the handlebar to allow
the tines and/or wheel/drag stake assembly to penetrate
the soil and slow the forward motion of the unit. The
rotating tines help to pull the machine forward, so use
slower speeds and a shallow depth setting when learning
to use the unit and when cultivating on rough or uneven
ground.
NOTE: Several passes over the same path may be required
to reach the desired depth. Do not try to dig too deeply in
the first pass. If the machine jumps or bucks, allow the unit
to move forward at a slightly faster rate or install wheel/drag
stake assembly.
To dig more deeply, lift up on the handlebar. Apply downward
pressure on the handlebar for more shallow cultivating.
If the machine stays and digs in one spot, try rocking the unit
from side to side to start it moving forward again.
If the soil is very hard, water a few days before cultivating.
Avoid working the soil when soggy or wet. Wait a day or two
after heavy rain for the ground to dry.
GENERAL CULTIvATING
See Figure 11, page iv.
Shallow cultivating less than 2 in. deep can be used to disrupt
weeds and aerate soil, without injuring nearby plant roots. It
should be done often so that weeds do not grow large and
cause tangling in the tines of the unit.
OPERATION