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newlyworkedsoil set fora day or two beforemakinga final, deep
tillingpass.
Choosing the Correct Wheel & Tine Speeds
Withexperience,youwill findthe tillingdepthand tilling speed
combinationthat is best for yourgarden.Setthe enginethrottleleverat
a speedto givethe engineadequatepowerand yet allowit to operate
at the slowestpossiblespeeduntilyou haveachievedthe maximum
tillingdepthyoudesire. Fasterenginespeedsmaybedesirable
whenmakingfinalpassesthroughthe seedbedorwhencultivating.
Selectionof the correctenginespeed,in relationto the tillingdepth,
willensurea sufficientpowerlevelto dothe jobwithoutcausingthe
engineto labor.
Suggested Tilling Patterns
• Whenpreparinga seedbed,go overthe samepathtwice inthe
first row,thenoverlapone-halfthetiller width on the rest of the
passes.SeeFigure13.
• Whenfinishedin one direction,makea secondpassat a right
angle,See Figure14.Overlapeach passfor the best results(in
veryhardground,itmaytakethreeor four passesto thoroughly
pulverizethe soil.)
• Ifthe gardensizewill not permitlengthwiseand then crosswise
Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safe operation.Till
slowlyandbe sureyou havegood footing.Neverpermitthetiller to
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresultin
[persona njury.
tilling,then overlapthefirst passesbyone-halfa tillerwidth,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure15.
Tilling on a Slope
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steep groundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingup and downslopesisrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyona slopeallowsmaximumplantingarea and also
leavesroomfor cultivating.
NOTE:Whentilling on slopes,besurethe correctoil levelismain-
tainedin the engine(checkeveryone-halfhour of operation).The
inclineof the slopewillcause theoil to slantawayfromitsnormal
leveland this can starveengine partsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat alltimes.
Tilling Up and Down a Slope
1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto addenoughorganic
matterto thesol so that it hasgood moistureholdingtextureand
try to avoidleavingfootprintsor wheel marks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphillas the tiller
digs moredeeplygoing uphillthan it doesdownhill.In soft soilor
weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthe first pass byaboutone-half
thewidth of the tiller.
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