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TILLING TIPS
The key to successful tilling is to begin with a shallow cut on the
first pass, and then work an inch or two deeper on each successive
pass.
s4ILLING depth WILL vary WITH gROUND CONDITIONs.
s7HEN BEGINNING to TILL IN UNBROkEN gROUND or IN eXTREMELY hard
SOIL set the DETENT PIN IN the HIGHEST HOLE of the drag stake (fOLLow
INSTrUCTIONS UNDER 4ILLING SECTION. 4HIS WILL ALLow for SHALLow TILLING.
7ITH the drag stake IN THIS POSITION make severAL LIGHT passes
over the area to be TILLED. Reset for deeper depths WITH SUCCESSIve
passes.
sIf tILLer jumps or skIds UNCONTROLLabLy Lower the drag stake by pLaCINg
the DETENT PIN IN a HIGHER HOLe.
4HIS WILL ALLow for SHALLower TILLING.
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to the HANDLEBARS to CONTROL SUDDEN LURCHEs.
s If weeds TALL grasses VINEs or other materIALS CLOG or jam the
TINEsRevERSETHETILLERTOUNWINDvEGETATION
Immediately release the drive control levers if the tines jam or you
strike a foreign object. With drive control levers in neutral position,
push throttle control to stop position to stop the engine. Disengage
the spark plug wire. When tines have stopped, remove foreign objects
and check for damage.
CULTIVATING TIPS
If you PLAN to use your TILLER for CULTIvATING
s0LANT rows ON 20" - 22" CENTERS for ease of turNING
sSet the depth REGULATOr Lever WITh the DETENt PIN IN ONe of the HIGHEr
HOLEs. 4HIS WILL ALLow for SHALLow CULTIvATION NECESSAry to turN over
weedsANDBREAKUPANDAErATETHESOIL
EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN IN SELECT-
ING TILLING DEPTH. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TILL
TOO DEEPLY FOR SOIL CONDITIONS, THAT IS,
WITH THE DRAG STAKE IN TOO HIGH A POSITION,
LOSS OF CONTROL COULD RESULT.
IF REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE TINES BY
HAND, STOP ENGINE AND REMOVE SPARK PLUG
WIRE FIRST.
WARNING
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Operation
Not for
Reproduction