John Deere RT 1273 Tiller User Manual


 
CAUTION: Be very careful and ensure to use the right gears, since some gear pairs cannot
be inverted, and gears from different pairs cannot be interchanged. Strictly comply whith
the pairs of gears indicated, in the chart on page 4.
Optimum tilling depends on two factors:
1) Forward speed of the tractor.
2) Rotation speed of the blade-carrying rotor.
The faster the rotor rotates, the more chopped up the soil will be.
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Tilling tips
Before You till:
Pick up rocks and foreign objects.
Mow tall weeds and grass to keep them from wrapping around tines or tine shaft.
Check tines. Loose, bent, broken, or missing tines reduce operating efficiency. If necessary, replace
tines.
Test the soil by squeezing it in your hand. If soil forms a ball, it is too wet to till. If soil does not compress
easily or falls apart, it is ready to till.
DO NOT till when soil is wet. Wet soil will stick to the tines and tine shaft. Wet soil will also dry out and
become hard, making it hard to work with during the growing season.
During tilling
CAUTION: Never lower tiller into the ground while the tractor is turning.
DO NOT back up or make sharp turn with tiller in ground.
Move PTO switch lever to ON when tiller is out of the ground. Move tractor forward and lower tiller into
the ground.
When you till hard ground or sod, till at a shallow depth on first pass. Increase depth on each pass.
When tilling on a hillside:
- Work up the the slope, if possible.
- If lateral work cannot be avoided, work from the top to the bottom in order to limit any terracing effect.
Replacement parts
See Service Dealer for original parts.
PART NUMBERS MAY CHANGE, use part numbers listed at the end of this manual when you order. If a
number changes, your dealer will have the latest number.
WHEN YOU ORDER PARTS, your Frontier Equipment dealer needs your machine serial number. This is
the number you have recorded in the INTRODUCTION section in the front of this manual.
OPERATING