MTD 216-310-000 - Manual (Page 11)

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HOW TO USE YOUR
TILLER
The tiller is a precision built machine designed for seed
bed preparation, cultivating, furrowing and mulching.
It is engineered to minimize the hardest work in the
vegetable or flower garden, to till the soil for planting
and cultivating, and for performing many other useful
labor saving tasks in the garden. With the proper
amount of care and maintenance, this machine will pro­
vide the owner with many years of excellent service.
WHEEL POSITION
The tiller is shipped with the wheels adjusted such that
the unit sits level. During digging as the tines enter the
ground and the front of the tiller lowers, the wheels must
be raised to level the unit. This is essential for proper
engine operation. This adjustment is made by remov­
ing the clevis pin and hairpin cotter from wheel yoke,
raising the wheels to the desired height, and replacing
the clevis pin and hairpin cotter. See figure 23.
CONTROLLING SPEED AND TILLING DEPTH:
1. Wheel Yoke Adjustment: Place wheel yoke so
that the wheels are forward (nearest point between
wheels and tines) for shallow tilling, cultivating and
transport. This will also increase the forward speed.
See figure 24. Turn yoke around (farthest point between
wheels and tines) for deep tilling. Forward speed will
decrease. See figure 24.
Wheel Yoke in
this position
for deep dig.
FIGURE 24.
Wheel Yoke in this
position for shallow
dig, cultivating and
transport.
2. Depth Bar Adjustment: The depth bar acts as a
brake for the tiller and controls the depth and speed
at which the machine will operate. See figure 25.
Remove the cleyis pin and hairpin cotter to raise or
lower depth bar.
Wheel Setting
FIGURE 25.
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