(Photo5/23) Use one
hand.
(Photo 5/21) The wheel axle serves
as
a
pivot
point
to balance the
weight
of
the
tines in the rear against the
weight
of
the
engine
up
front.
(Photo 5/22)
Don't
ieave these marks.
(Photo 5/24) In
soil
well
built
up
with
or-
ganic
matter
and
large stones removed,
your
Troy-Bitt
will
till
a
smooth
seedbed
quite
easily
as
you
walk
alongside
to
avoid
making
footprints.
66
NO
FOOTPRINTS OR WHEELMARKS
Here's why" you
don't
want footprints and
wheelmarks. They replant weed seed and ruin
the fine dust mulch that tilling creates when
you break up the surface soil. The compacted
soil permits evaporation
to
continue
as
before
tilling. Wheelmarks also form gullies which,
during heavy rains, undermine plants and wash
away
top
soil. See Photo 5/22. Walking beside
the rear mounted tines
of
a
Troy-Bilt
and
guid-
ing it with one hand eliminates both of these
problems. See Photo 5/23.
Because the wheels are out in front of the
tines, you can maneuver the tiller in
tight
spots
and till closer to plants
without
danger
of
doing
damage. Also, you can turn the
tiller
around
using the wheels
as
a pivot. Moreover, the vert-
ical sides
of
the hood help to stop soil from
splattering on plants
or
flowers
as
you run
close
to
a row.
As
a compost shredder-chopper,
your
tiller
chops up and shreds the usual vegetation in its
path, even cornstalks, and in successive passes
buries this material in the ground where it de-
composes and releases the nutrients
to
your
garden. Some
of
the more
difficult
crops may
take several passes
to
be fully buried. But,
most crops will be chopped, shredded and bur-
ied all in one pass through the garden. The
Troy-Bilt's unique combination
of
tilling and
shredding allows the gardener to enrich the
soil far beyond his ability
to
do so by hand. See
Photo 5/20.
One
of
the keys
to
the Troy-Bilt's design suc-
cess is its powered wheels. These large wheels
are at the perfect balance
point
between the
, _ engine up front and the tines in the rear. See
Photo 5/21. Power is supplied directly
to
the
wheels so that they move the tiller forward
de~
Iiberately, evenly and gradually. Since the
wheels take care
of
all the weight in forward
motion, the tines are free to revolve at a much
faster, separately controlled speed. With the
Bolo tines revolving many times faster than the
wheels, the tines can
chop
up, shred and bury
organic material during tilling in one simple
step.
Vegetation that isn't chopped
up
and that
does tangle can easily be released by lifting the
handle and the tines
off
the ground and shift-
ing into reverse motion. The free-revolving
tines unwind the bulk
of
the tangling quickly.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
