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Resumen del manual
It is engineered to minimize the hardest work in the vegetable or flower garden, to till the soil for planting and cultivating, and for performing many other useful labor saving tasks in the garden. With the proper amount of care and maintenance, this machine will provide the owner with many years of excellent service. WHEEL POSITION The tiller is shipped with the wheels adjusted such that the unit sits level. During digging as the tines enter the ground and the front of the tiller lowers, the wheels must be raised to level the unit. This is essential for proper engine operation. This adjustment is made by removing the clevis pin and hairpin cotter from wheel yoke, raising the wheels to the desired height, and replacing the clevis pin and hairpin cotter. See figure 23. CONTROLLING SPEED AND TILLING DEPTH: 1. Wheel Yoke Adjustment: Place wheel yoke so that the wheels are forward (nearest point between wheels and tines) for shallow tilling, cultivating and transport. This will also increase the forward speed. See figure 24. Turn yoke around (farthest point between wheels and tines) for deep tilling. Forward speed will decrease. See figure 24. Wheel Yoke in Wheel Yoke in this this position position for shallow for deep dig. dig, cultivating and transport. FIGURE 24. 2. Depth Bar Adjustment: The depth bar acts as a brake for the tiller and controls the depth and speed at which the machine will operate. See figure 25. Remove the clevis pin and hairpin cotter to raise or lower depth bar. Wheel Setting Shallow Digging and/or Transport FIGURE 25. 11 I By increasing the depth of the depth bar, the forward speed of the machine is reduced, and the working depth is increased. When the depth bar is raisod, the working depth of the machine is reduced and the forward speed is increased. The working depth of the machine may be predetermined by setting the depth bar and wheels so that the wheels are about four inches from the ground when the tines and depth tar are resting on the ground. This setting will permit c working depth of about four inches. When presetthg the working depth, the handles should be a little above waist height because the complete tiller will be lower when the tines and depth bar penetrate the grour d. The best method will be determined by the soil cordition. In some soils, the desired depth is obtained the first time over the garden. In other soils, the desired depth is obtained by going over the garden two or three times. In the latter case, the depth bar should be Icwered before each succeeding pass over the garde i, and passes should be made across the length anc width of the garden alternately. Rocks which are turned up should be removed from the garden area. 3. Handle Pressure: Further control of tilling depth and travel speed can be obtained by variation of pressure on the handles. A downward pressure on the handles will reduce the working depth and increc se the forward speed. An upward pressure on the hand es will increase the working depth and reduce the forward speed. The type of soil and working conditio is will determine the actual setting of the depth bar aid the handle pressure required. 4. Throttle Control: The throttle control lever is located on the right side of handle panel. NOTE Right hand side is determined from the operator’s position standing behind the tiller. The throttle control lever adjusts the engine speed. It also gives finger tip control of the carburetor and magneto stop switch. With the throttle contro knob pushed completely forward, the carburetor is in i START position. Pulling the throttle control back slightly adjusts the engine speed to FAST. Pulling the throttlo back further reduces the engine speed to SLOW. When the throttle is pulled completely back, the magneto stop switch grounds out the spark and stops the engina. Use maximum engine speed for deep tilling. Move the throttle control to slow when transporting the tiller. When the tiller is being moved to or from the garden, the depth bar should be pivoted forward until it engages the depth bar spring pin. The machine may be moved under its own power, without damaging grass areas as long as it is allowed to move freely. If the operator holds back, it will start to dig. CULTIVATING For cultivating, a two to three inch depth is desirable. Setting the wheels and depth bar so that the wheels are about two inches above the ground while the tiller is resting on the tines and depth bar will allow the machine to work at cultivating depth. The throttle should be set to control forward movement to a slow walking speed. With standard tines, the maximum working width of the tiller is 26 inches. This width may be reduced to 24 inches by moving the clevis pins and hairpin cotters to the inner holes on the tine shaft. For cultivation, remove the outer tines to obtain a tilling width of 13 inches. When laying out plant rows, be sure to allow enough width to permit cultivation between the rows. In growi...