Troy-Bilt 12168 Tiller User Manual


 
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OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS
The Edger Attachment
The Edger Attachment allows you to
make clean, sharp edges wherever grass
meets a walkway, driveway, terrace, patio,
or other such surface. Its an extremely
handy landscaping and yard care tool that
attaches quickly to your equipment.
Simply set up in front tine tiller/cultivator
mode (the tine hood must be off, and
handlebar positioned over the engine),
remove the tines, and install the edger
blade and wheel on the tine shaft. Refer
to Fig. 4-13.
The Aerator Attachment
The aerator is an extremely effective way
to open up the pores in your lawns
sod, thereby allowing sprinkler water,
commercial nutrients, rain, and air to
enter the earth and nourish the lawn
roots. It is especially beneficial when
reseeding areas of grass, as lawn growth
occurs much more quickly after you use
the aerator tines.
This attachment is used when your
equipment is in the rear tine tiller mode
the tine hood is securely mounted and the
handlebar extends back over the tine
hood. Simply remove the four tine gangs
from the tine shaft, and in their place
install the four aerator blades supplied
with their own mounting hardware. See
Fig. 4-14.
Section 4: Operation
Fig. 4-13: The edger
attachment leaves sharp,
clean edges between grassy
areas and walkways,
driveways, patio areas, etc.
Fig. 4-14: The aerator
attachment uses four aerator
tines (installed in place of the
regular tiller tines) to open
up airways in the soil for
better absorption of
moisture, air, and lawn
fertilizer applications.