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Suggested Tilling Patterns
• Whenpreparinga seedbed,gooverthe samepathtwice in the
first row,thenoverlapone-halfthetiller width on the restof the
passes.SeeFigure17.
• If the gardensizewill notpermitlengthwiseand thencrosswise
tilling,thenoverlapthe first passesby one-halfa tiller width,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure19.
Figure17
Whenfinishedin one direction,makea secondpassat a right
angle,See Figure18.Overlapeachpassfor the bestresults(in
veryhardground,it maytakethreeor four passesto thoroughly
pulverizethe soil.)
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Figure18
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Figure19
Tilling on a Slope
Donotoperatethetiller on a slopetoo steepfor safeoperation.Till
slowlyand be sureyou havegoodfooting.Neverpermitthe tillerto
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthiswarningcould resultin
personalinjury.
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steepgroundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingupand downslopesis recommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyon aslopeallows maximumplantingareaandalso
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentillingon slopes,be surethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin theengine(checkeveryone-halfhourof operation).The
inclineof the slopewill causethe oil to slantawayfrom itsnormal
leveland this canstarveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat the full pointat all times.
Tilling Up and Down a Slope
1. To keepsoilerosionto a minimum,besureto addenoughorganic
matterto the soil sothat it has goodmoisture-holdingtextureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsor wheelmarks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphillas thetiller
digs moredeeplygoinguphillthanit doesdownhill.Insoft soil or
weeds,youmayhaveto liftthe handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill. Whengoingdownhill,overlapthefirst passby aboutone-half
the width of the tiller.
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