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TILLING
TILLING
TILLING
TILLINGTIPS
TI PS
TIPS
TIPS
Thekeytosuccessfultillingistobeginwithashallowcutonthefirstpast,andthenworkaninch
ortwodeeperoneachsuccessivepass.
�Tillingdepthwillvarywithgroundconditions.
�Whenbeginningtotillinunbrokengroundor
inextremelyhardsoil,setthedetentpininthe
highestholeofthedragstake(followinstructions
undertillingsection).Thiswillallowforshallow
tilling.Withthedragstakeinthisposition,
makeseverallightpassesovertheareatobetilled.
Tresetfordeeperdepthswithsuccessivepasses.
�Iftillerjumpsorskidsuncontrollably,lowerthedragstakebyplacingthedetentpinina
higherhole.Thiswillallowfoshallowtillingholdfirmlytothehandlebarstocontrolsudden
lurches.
�Ifweeds,tallgrasses,vines,orothermaterialsclogorjamthetines,reversethetillerto
unwindvegetation.
Immediatelyreleasethedrivecontrolleversifthetinesjamoryoustrikeaforeignobject.With
drivecontrolleversinneutralposition,pushthrottlecontroltostroppositiontostroptheengine,
disengagethesparkplugwire,whentineshavestopped,removeforeignobjectsandcheckfor
damage.