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TILLINGTIPS & TECHNIQUES(CON'T)
TerraceGardening(continued)
• Tocreateaterrace,start atthe top of the slopeand work down. Gobackand
forth acrossthefirst rowasshown in Fig.4-10.
• Eachsucceedinglowerterraceis startedby walking belowthe terraceyou're O m_
preparing.Foraddedstability ofthetiller,alwayskeeptheuphillwheelinthesoft,
newlytilled soil. Donottill the last 12"or more of thedownhill outsideedgeof
eachterrace.Thisuntilledstrip helpspreventstheterracesfrom breakingapart
andwashingdownhill. It alsoprovidesawalkingpathbetweenrows. _, REPEAT
Fig. 4-10
LOADING AND UNLOADING
THE TILLER
,_ WARNING: Loadingand
unloading thetiller into a
vehicleis potentially hazardous
andwe don't recommenddoing
so unlessabsolutelynecessary,
asthis could result in personal
injury or property damage.
However,if you must load or
unloadthe tiller, follow the
guidelinesgivennext.
• Beforeloading or unloading,stop the en-
gine,wait for all parts to stop moving,
disconnect the spark plug wire and letthe
engineand muffler cool.
• The tiller istoo heavyand bulky to lift
safelyby one person. Twoor more people
should sharethe load.
• Usesturdy ramps and manually (engine
shut off) roll thetiller into and out of the
vehicle.Twoor more peopleare neededto
do this.
• Theramps must bestrong enoughto
support the combined weight of thetiller
and anyhandlers. The rampsshould pro-
videgoodtraction to preventslipping; they
should haveside railsto guide thetiller
along the ramps; andthey should havea
locking deviceto secure them to the
vehicle.
• The handlersshouldwearsturdyfootwear
that will helpto preventslipping.
• Position the loading vehicle so that the
ramp angle is asflat aspossible (the less
incline to the ramp, the better). Turnthe
vehicle's engine off and apply its parking
brake.
• When going up ramps,stand in the
normal operating position and push the
tiller aheadofyou. Havea person ateach
sideto turn the wheels.
• When going down ramps,walkbackward
with thetiller following you. Keepalertfor
anyobstacles behind you. Position a per-
son ateachwheel to control the speedof
thetiller. Nevergo down ramps tiller-first,
asthe tiller could tip forward.
• Placewoodenblocksonthedownhill side
of the wheels if you needto stop the tiller
from rolling downthe ramp. Also, usethe
blocksto temporarily keepthe tiller in
placeon the ramps (if necessary),and to
chockthe wheels in placeafter the tiller is
in the vehicle.
• After loading the tiller, prevent it from
rolling byengagingthe wheels in the
WHEELDRIVEposition. Chockthe wheels
with blocksandsecurely tiethe tiller down.
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