7LWDQ,PSOHPHQW//& 6HULHV5RWDU\7LOOHUV
2FWREHU
6.5 Leveling the Rotary Tiller
0RYHWKHURWDU\WLOOHUWRDOHYHOVWRUDJHORFDWLRQDQG
ORZHULWWRDKHLJKWRI´RႇWKHJURXQG3DUNWKH
WUDFWRUSODFHWKHWUDQVPLVVLRQLQSDUNRUQHXWUDO
DQGDSSO\WKHSDUNLQJEUDNH6KXWGRZQWKHHQJLQH
UHPRYHWKHNH\DQGZDLWIRUDOOPRWLRQWRFRPHWRD
FRPSOHWHVWRSEHIRUHH[LWLQJWKHWUDFWRU
&KHFNWRVHHLIWKHWRSRIWKHWLOOHUGHFNLVSDUDOOHOWR
WKHJURXQG
,IQHFHVVDU\OHYHOWKHURWDU\WLOOHUVLGHWRVLGHE\
PDQLSXODWLQJRQHORZHUOLIWDUPOHQJWK2QPRVW
WUDFWRUVDWOHDVWRQHRIWKHOLIWDUPVLVGHVLJQHGWR
DOORZIRUPDQLSXODWLRQRILWVOHQJWK6KRUWHQLQJRU
H[WHQGLQJWKHOLIWDUPZLOODOORZIRUIUDPHOHYHOLQJ
IURPVLGHWRVLGH
,IQHFHVVDU\OHYHOWKHURWDU\WLOOHUIURQWWREDFNE\
H[WHQGLQJRUVKRUWHQLQJWKHWUDFWRU¶VSRLQWKLWFK
WRSOLQNDVQHHGHG([WHQGWKHOLQNWRUDLVHWKHIURQW
RIWKHWLOOHUVKRUWHQWKHOLQNWRORZHUWKHIURQWRIWKH
WLOOHU
6.6 Detaching from Tractor
0RYHWKHURWDU\WLOOHUWRDOHYHOVWRUDJHORFDWLRQ
DQGORZHULWWRWKHJURXQGRURQWREORFNV3DUNWKH
WUDFWRUSODFHWKHWUDQVPLVVLRQLQSDUNRUQHXWUDO
DQGDSSO\WKHSDUNLQJEUDNH6KXWGRZQWKHHQJLQH
UHPRYHWKHNH\DQGZDLWIRUDOOPRWLRQWRFRPHWR
DFRPSOHWHVWRSEHIRUHH[LWLQJWKHWUDFWRU%HIRUH
GLVFRQQHFWLQJWKHURWDU\WLOOHUWKH372PXVWEH
GLVHQJDJHGDQGWLQHURWDWLRQDWDFRPSOHWHVWRS
0DNHVXUHWKHURWDU\WLOOHULVUHVWLQJVHFXUHO\RQWKH
JURXQGRUEORFNVDQGVHWWKHSDUNLQJVWDQG,QVWDOO
WKHORFNLQJFOLS8VHH[WUHPHFDUHWRNHHSIHHWDQG
KDQGVIURPXQGHUWKHURWDU\WLOOHUDQGFOHDURIDQ\
SLQFKSRLQWVFDXVHGE\WKHWUDFWRUKLWFKDUPVDQG
URWDU\WLOOHUKLWFKSLQV
([WHQGWKHWUDFWRUSRLQWKLWFKWRSOLQNWRUHPRYH
WHQVLRQRQWKHWRSOLQNKLWFKSLQ:KHQWKHSLQLV
ORRVHDQGHDV\WRURWDWHUHPRYHWKHSLQIURPWKH
URWDU\WLOOHU
'LVFRQQHFWWKHOLIWDUPVDQGUHPRYHWKHURWDU\
WLOOHUGULYHOLQHIURPWKHWUDFWRU372VKDIW/D\WKH
GULYHOLQHGRZQFDUHIXOO\WRDYRLGGDPDJLQJWKH
GULYHOLQHRULWVVKLHOG'RQRWOHWWKHGULYHOLQHIDOO
LQWRPXGRUGLUWZKLFKFDQFRQWDPLQDWHWKHEHDULQJ
DQGVKRUWHQWKHOLIHRIWKHGULYHOLQH
6.7 Setting the Tilling Depth
7LOOLQJGHSWKLVWKHYHUWLFDOGLVWDQFHIURPWKHERWWRPRI
WKHVNLGVKRHVWRWKHERWWRPRIWKHORZHVWWLQH7KH
VNLGVKRHVFDQEHUDLVHGRUORZHUHGIRUWKHGHVLUHG
WLOOLQJGHSWK0DNHVXUHERWKVNLGVKRHVDUHDGMXVWHG
WKHVDPH
5DLVHWKHWLOOHURႇWKHJURXQGDQGSURSHUO\VXSSRUWLW
/RRVHQSLYRWEROWVDQGRQWKHVNLGVKRH
5HPRYHDGMXVWLQJEROWRQUHDURIVKRH
$GMXVWVNLGVKRHWRGHVLUHGORFDWLRQ
5HLQVWDOODGMXVWLQJEROW
127(3LYRWEROWPD\QHHGWREHPRYHGWRWKH
DOWHUQDWHKROHWRNHHSWKHWLOOHUOHYHO
7LJKWHQWKHSLYRWEROWV
5HSHDWIRUWKHRWKHUVNLGVKRH
NOTICE
Do not operate the rotary tiller without the skid shoes in
place.