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OPERATION

Break-In your belt{s), pulleys and tine control before you

actually begin tilling.

» Start engine, tip tines off ground by pressing handles

down and engage tine control to start tine rotation.

Allow tines to rotate for five minutes.

» Check tine operation and adjust if necessary. See

‘TINE OPERATION CHECK” in the Service and Ad­

justments section of this manual.

TILLING HINTS

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CAUTION: UntiS you are accustomed to
handling your tiller, start actual field
use with throttle in slow position.

To help tiller move forward, lift up the handles slightly (thus

lifting depth stake out of ground). To slow down, the tiller,
press down on handles.

If you are straining or tiller is shaking* the wheels and depth

stake are not set properly in the soil being tilled. The proper

setting of the wheels and depth stake is through trial and
error and depends upon the soil condition. (The harder or

wetter the ground, the slower the engine and tine speed

needed. Underthesepoorcondiiions, at fast speed the tiller

will run and jump over the ground).

A properly adjusted iliier will dig with little effort from the

operator.

Tilling is digging into, turning over, and breaking up

packed soil before planting. Loose, unpacked soil

helps root growth. Best tilling depth Is 4 "-6". Atillerwill

also clear the soil of unwanted vegetation. The decom­
position of this vegetable matter enriches the soil.

Depending on the climate (rainfaii and wind), it may be

advisable to till the soil at the end of the growing season

to further condition the soil.

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Soilconditionsareimportantforpropertilling.Tineswili

not readily penetrate dry, hard soil which may contrib­
ute to excessive bounce and difficult handling of your

íiííer. Hard sol! should be moistened before tilling;

however, extremely wet soil wili“ba!l“up” or clump

during tilling. Wait until the soif Is less wet in order to
achieve the best results. Wheotiliing in the fall, remove

vines and long grass to prevent them from wrapping

around the tine shaft and slowing your tilling operation.

You- will find tilling much easier if you leave a row

untilled between passes. Then go back over the entire

areaathghiangles(SeeFig; 9).Thereareiworeasons

^ for doing this. First, wide turns are much easier to

negotiate than, about-faces. Sècond, the tiller won’t be
pulling itself, and you, toward the row next to it.

Set depth stake and wheel height for shallow tilling

when working extremely hard soli or sod; Then work
across the first cuts at normai depth. .

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CULTIVATING

Cultivating is destroying the weeds between rows to pre­

vent them from robbing nourishment and moisture from

the plants. At the same time, breaking up the upper layer

of soil crust will help retain moisture in the soil. Best

digging depth is

» You will probably not need to use the depth stake.

Begin by tipping the depth stake forward until it is held

by the stake spring.

® Cultivate up and down the rows at a speed which will

allow tines to uproot weeds and leave the ground in

rough condition, prorhoting no further growth of weeds

and grass (See Fig. 10).

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