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To move tiller in reverse: (Do not till in reverse)
a. Releasethe ForwardClutchBail.
b. Lift the handlebaruntilthe tinesare offthe ground.
c. Slowlypull backonthe ReverseLever,andcarefullywalk
backwardswiththe machine.
NOTE:In reversemode,the tineswill rotateforward.
d. If longerdistancesneedto be coveredinreverse,shutoff the
engine,thenplacethe twowheels inFREEWHEEL.
TURNING THE TILLER
1. Practiceturningthetiller in a level,open area.Beverycarefulto
keepyourfeetandlegs awayfromthe tines.
2. To begina turn,liftthe handlebarsuntilthe tinesareout of the
groundandthe engineand tines are balancedoverthe wheels.
3. With the tillerbalanced,pushsidewayson the handlebarto steer
inthe directionof the turn.Afterturning,slowlylowerthe tinesinto
the soil to resumetilling.
SETTING THE DEPTH
Becertainsparkplugwire isdisconnectedandgroundedagainstthe
enginewhenperforminganyadjustments.
Tillingdepthis controlledbythedepthstakewhichcanbeadjustedto five
differentsettings.Adjustthesideshieldsas youadjustthedepthstake.
• Whenusingthe tillerfor the firsttime, usethe secondadjustment
holefromthetop (1"of tillingdepth).
• Whenbreakingup sodand for shallowcultivation,usethe setting
whichgives1"of tillingdepth (secondholefromthe top). Place
the sideshieldsintheir lowestposition.
• Forfurtherdepth,raisethe depthstakeand side shieldsandalso
makeoneor twomorepassesoverthearea.
• Whentillingloosesoil,the depthstakemay be raisedto its
highestposition(use bottomadjustmenthole)to givethe deepest
tillingdepth. Raisethe sideshieldsto their highestposition.
• Totransporttiller,lowerthedepthstake(usetopadjustmenthole).
Toadjust thedepthstake,pull backon thedepth adjustmentbracket
(A)and pushup or down(B) untilthe bracketreachesthe desired
position,then releasethe bracket(C). SeeFigure12.
Toadjustthesideshields,removethewingnuts.Movethesideshieldto the
desiredpositionand replacethewingnuts.Tightensecurely.SeeFigure13.
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ADJUSTING THE HANDLE HEIGHT
The handleshouldbeadjustedsothat whenthe tiller is digging3-4"
intothe soil, thehandlefallsto aboutwaste-high.Toadjusthandle,
simplyloosenthe handleadjustmentcrank,movethe handleto the
desiredheightand retightenthe adjustmentcrank.See Figure14.
Figure14
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