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Operation
If engine does not stop when switch
is put in the stop position, release the
throttle, allow engine to idle. Put the tiller
down, and slide the choke lever forward
to the cold start (closed) position. Check
and return ignition switch to on position
before starting engine again.
Read the instructions carefully. Be
familiar with the controls and the
proper use of the equipment.
(With the idle set properly and the
engine running)
Even when the engine is running, the
tines won’t turn unless you squeeze
the throttle trigger on the handlebars.
And, when you release the throttle
trigger, the tines will stop
.
After you start the engine, let your
tiller warm up for two to three minutes
before you use it. Then, before you
put your tiller away, let it idle for a
minute to give the engine a chance to
cool down.
OPERATION
With engine running, and both hands
on the handles, hold down the
throttle lock out lever , then
squeeze the throttle trigger gradually
to increase the engine speed and
engage the tines.
NOTE: This step must be repeated
each time your tiller trigger is
released.
Throttle Lock-Out Lever
Throttle Trigger
If you’ve seen other tillers, your MANTIS
Tiller may surprise you. It tills best when
you pull it backward! You see, when you
pull your MANTIS Tiller backward, you
give extra resistance to the tines, so they
dig deeper.
What’s more when you go backward,
you erase your footprints. So your soil
stays light and uffy. With other tillers,
by contrast, you walk right over the soil
you’ve just tilled, packing it down, so it’s
less plantable.
LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER.
Place your Tiller at the head of the row
or area you want to till. Start it up. Then
use an easy rocking motion. First, pull
your Tiller backward. Then use an easy
rocking motion. Again, pull your Tiller
backward. Then, let it move forward just
a little bit. Then pull it backward again.
This will help you till deeper.
Keep repeating these steps until you’ve
tilled an entire row. Start again on the
next row. It’s much like running a vacuum
cleaner!
You Can Even Control Depth.
Move your Tiller slowly back and forth, as
you would a vacuum cleaner. Work the
same area over and over until you’ve dug
to your desired depth.
Switch the tines to the cultivating
position. (See page 13 to learn how.)
Then move your Tiller quickly over your
soil surface.
Let your Tiller rock back and forth over
the tough spot, until the tines slice
through the weed or root.
Your MANTIS Tiller Handles Special Tilling
Projects.
Want to turn part of your lawn into a
colourful ower border? Your MANTIS
Tiller makes it easy! Just run your Tiller
back and forth until the sod begins to
break up. Then continue tilling. Your Tiller
will chop the clumps of sod until they’re
ne. Then, it will work them into the soil.
Pretty soon, you’ll have a soft, fresh
planting bed.
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