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TILLINg TIPS & TECHNIQUES
WARNINg
Before tilling, contact your telephone or utilities company and inquire
if underground equipment or lines are used on your property. Do not
till near buried electric cables, telephone lines, pipes or hoses.
Tilling Depth
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Don't overload the engine, but dig as deeply as possible on each
pass. On later passes, the wheels may tend to spin in the soft dirt.
Help them along by lifting up slightly on the handlebar (one hand,
palm up, works most easily).
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Avoid the temptation to push down on the handlebars in an
attempt to force the tiller to dig deeper. Doing so takes the weight
off the powered wheels, causing them to lose traction. Without
the wheels to hold the tiller back, the tines will attempt to propel
towards the operator or away from the operator.
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When cultivating (breaking up the surface soil around the plants
to destroy weeds, See Figure 15), adjust the tines to dig only 1" to
2" deep. Using the shallow tilling depth helps prevent injury to the
plants whose roots often grow close to the surface. If needed, lift
up on the handlebars slightly to prevent the tines from digging too
deeply. (Cultivating on a regular basis not only eliminates weeds, it
also loosens and aerates the soil for better moisture absorption and
faster plant growth.) Watering the garden area a few days prior to
tilling will make tilling easier, as will letting the newly worked soil set
for a day or two before making a final, deep tilling pass.
Choosing the Correct Wheel & Tine Speeds
With experience, you will find the tilling depth and tilling speed combina-
tion that is best for your garden. Set the engine throttle lever at a speed
to give the engine adequate power and yet allow it to operate at the slow-
est possible speed until you have achieved the maximum tilling depth
you desire. Faster engine speeds may be desirable when making final
passes through the seedbed or when cultivating. Selection of the correct
engine speed, in relation to the tilling depth, will ensure a sufficient power
level to do the job without causing the engine to labor.
OPERATION
Figure 15
Suggested Tilling Patterns
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When preparing a seedbed, go over the same path twice in the
first row, then overlap one-half the tiller width on the rest of the
passes. See Figure 16.
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When finished in one direction, make a second pass at a right
angle. See Figure 17. Overlap each pass for the best results (in
very hard ground, it may take three or four passes to thoroughly
pulverize the soil.)
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Figure 16
Figure 17
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