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BREAKING IN YOUR TILLER
Break-inyour belt(s),pulleys and tine
control beforeyou actuallybegin tilling.
• Startengine,tiptines offgroundby
pressinghandles downand engage
linecontrolto startline rotation.Allow
tinestoretate for fiveminutes.
• Checktine operationand adjustif
necessary.See "TINEOPERATION
CHECK"in the Serviceand Adjust-
mentssectionofthis manual.
TILLING HINTS
4gl,CAUTION: Untilyouare accustomedto
handlingyourtiller,startactualfield use
withthrottlein slowposition.
Tohelptiller moveforward, liftupthe
handlesslightly(thusliftingdepthstake
outofground).Toslowdownthetiller,
pressdownon handles.
It youare strainingor tilleris shaking,the
wheelsand depthstake arenot set
propedyinthe soilbeingtilled.The
propersettingofthe wheelsand depth
stake isthroughtrialand errorand
dependsuponthe soilcondition. (The
harderor wetterthe ground,theslower
the engineand line speed needed. Under
thesepoorconditions,at fast speed the
tillerwillrunand jumpover the ground).
Apropedyadjustedtillerwilldigwithlittle
effortfrom the operator.
• Tillingis digginginto,turningover, and
breakingup packed soilbefore
planting. Loose, unpackedsoilhelps
rootgrowth.Besttillingdepthis4"-6".
A tillerwillalsoclear thesoilof un-
wanted vegetation.The decomposition
ofthisvegetablematterendchesthe
so=l.Dependingon the climate(rainfall
andwind), itmay be advisabletotillthe
soilat the end ofthe growingseasonto
further conditionthe soil.
• Soilconditionsare importantfor proper
tilling.Tineswill not readilypenetrate
dry,hardsoilwhichmay contributeto
excessivebounceand difficulthandling
ofyourtiller.Hard soilshouldbe
moistenedbefore tilling;however,
extremelywet soilwill"bell-up"or
clumpduringtilling.Wait untilthe soilis
lesswet in orderto achievethe best
results.When tillingin the fall,remove
vinesand longgrassto preventthem
from wrappingaroundtheline shaft
and slowingyourtillingoperation.
* You will find tilling much easier, if you
leave a row untilled between passes.
Then go back between tilted rows
There are two reasons for doing this.
First, wide turns are much easier to
negotiate than about-faces. Second,
the tiller won't be pulling itself, and
you, toward the row next to it.
• Set depth stake and wheel height for
shallow tillingwben working extremely
hard soil or sod. Then work across the
first cuts at normal depth.
CULTIVATING
Cultivating is destroyingthe weeds
betweenrowstopreventthemfrom
robbingnourishmentand moisturefrom
the plants.Atthe sametime, breaking up
the upperlayerof soilcrustwillhelp
retainmoistureinthe soil.Bestdigging
depthis1"-3".
• You willprobablynot needto usethe
depthstake.Beginby tippingthe depth
stakeforward untilit isheldbythe
stake spdng.
• Cultivateup and downthe rowsat a
speed whichwillallowtinesto uproot
weedsand leavethe groundin rough
condition,promotingnofurther growth
of weedsand grass.
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