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Terrace Gardening
1. Tocreatea terrace,start at thetop of the slopeandworkdown
Gobackandforthacrossthe first row.See Figure20.
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Eachsucceedinglowerterraceis startedby walkingbelowthe
terraceyouare preparing.Foraddedstabilityof thetiller,always
keepthe uphillwheelin the soft,newlytilled soil. Donot till the
last 12"or moreof thedownhilloutsideedgeof each terrace.This
untilledstriphelps preventtheterracesfrombreakingapart and
washingdownhill.Italso providesa walkingpathbetweenthe
rOWS.
Loading & Unloading the Tiller
Loadingandunloadingthe tillerintoa vehicleis potentiallyhazard-
I ous anddoingso is not recommendedunlessabsolutelynecessary,
las thiscould resultin personalinjuryorpropertydamage.
Ifyou mustloadorunloadthe tiller,followthe guidelinesgivenbelow:
• Beforeloadingor unloadingthe tiller, stopthe engine,waitfor all
partsto stopmoving,disconnectthe sparkplugwireand let the
engineand mufflercool.
• The tilleris tooheavyand bulkyto besafelylifted byone person.
Twoor morepeopleshouldsharethe load.
• Usesturdyrampsand manually-- with the engineshutoff-- roll
the tiller intoand out of the vehicle.Twoor morepeopleare
neededto do this.
• The rampsmustbe strongenoughto supportthe combined
weightof the tiller and anyhandlers.The rampsshouldprovide
goodtractionto preventslipping;theyshouldalsohaveside rails
to guide the tilleralong the ramps;andtheyshouldhavea locking
deviceto securethemto the vehicle.
• The handlersshouldwearsturdyfootwearthatwill help to prevent
slipping.
• Positionthe loadingvehicleso that the rampangleis as flat
as possible(the lessinclineto the ramp,the better).Turnthe
vehicle'sengineoff andapplythe parkingbrake.
• Whengoingupthe ramps,standin the normaloperatingposition
and pushthetiller aheadof you.Havea personat each sideto
turn the wheels.
• Whengoingdownthe ramps,walkbackwardwith the tiller
followingyou.Keepalertfor anyobstaclesbehindyou.Positiona
personat eachwheelto controlthe speedof the tiller.Nevergo
downthe rampstiller-first,as the tillercouldtip forward.
• Placewoodenblockson thedownhillsideof the wheelsif you
needto stop the tillerfrom rollingdownthe ramp.Also, usethe
blocksto temporarilykeepthe tiller in placeon the ramps(if
necessary),and to chockthe wheelsin placeafterthe tiller is in
the vehicle.
• After loadingthe tiller,preventit from rollingchockingthe wheels
with blocksandsecurelytie the tillerdown.
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