Craftsman 247.299321 - OPERATION; TILLING PATTERNS AND SLOPE OPERATION

Suggested Tilling Patterns
• Whenpreparinga seedbed,gooverthe samepathtwiceinthe
firstrow,thenoverlapone-halfthetillerwidthonthe restofthe
passes.SeeFigure17.
• Ifthe gardensizewill notpermitlengthwiseandthencrosswise
tilling,thenoverlapthe firstpassesby one-halfa tillerwidth,fol-
lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.SeeFigure19.
Figure17
Whenfinishedinonedirection,makea secondpassat a right
angle,SeeFigure18.Overlapeachpassforthe bestresults(in
veryhardground,it maytakethreeorfour passestothoroughly
pulverizethesoil.)
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Figure19
Tilling on a Slope
Donotoperatethetillerona slopetoosteepfor safeoperation.Till
slowlyandbesureyouhavegoodfooting.Neverpermitthetillerto
freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthiswarningcouldresultin
personalinjury.
1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveron steepgroundwherethe
footingisdifficult.
2. Tillingupand downslopesis recommendedoverterracing.Tilling
verticallyon aslopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso
leavesroomforcultivating.
NOTE:Whentillingon slopes,be surethecorrectoil levelismain-
tainedin theengine(checkeveryone-halfhourofoperation).The
inclineofthe slopewill causetheoilto slantawayfromitsnormal
levelandthis canstarveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe
motoroil levelat thefull pointat all times.
Tilling Up and Down a Slope
1. To keepsoilerosiontoa minimum,besureto addenoughorganic
matterto thesoil sothat it hasgoodmoisture-holdingtextureand
try toavoidleavingfootprintsor wheelmarks.
2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethefirst passuphillasthetiller
digsmoredeeplygoinguphillthanit doesdownhill.Insoft soilor
weeds,youmayhaveto liftthehandlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-
hill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthefirst passbyaboutone-half
thewidthof thetiller.
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