Poulan HDF900 manual Breaking In Your Tiller, Tilling Hints, Cultivating, Operation

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BREAKING IN YOUR TILLER

OPERATION

Fuel Valve

Spark Plug

Throttle Control

ChokeTILLING HINTS

Control

Recoil Starter

Engine

Switch

•You will find tilling much easier if you leave a row untilled between passes. Then go back between tilled rows. (See Fig. 9) There are two reasons for doing this. First, wide turns are much easier to negotiate than about-faces. Second, the tiller won’t be pulling itself, and you, toward the row next to it.

•Set depth stake and wheel height for shallow tilling when working extremely hard soil or sod. Then work across the first cuts at normal depth.

Fig. 8

BREAKING IN YOUR TILLER

Break-in your belt(s), pulleys and tine control before you actually begin tilling.

• Start engine, tip tines off ground by pressing handles

down and engage tine control to start tine rotation.

Allow tines to rotate for five minutes.

• Check tine operation and adjust if necessary. See “TINE

OPERATION CHECK” in the Service and Adjustments

section of this manual.

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TILLING HINTS

CAUTION: Until you are accustomed to handling your tiller, start actual field use with throttle in slow position.

To help tiller move forward, lift up the handles slightly (thus lifting depth stake out of ground). To slow down the tiller, press down on handles.

If you are straining or tiller is shaking, the wheels and depth stake are not set properly in the soil being tilled. The proper setting of the wheels and depth stake is through trial and error and depends upon the soil condition. (The harder or wetter the ground, the slower the engine and tine speed needed. Under these poor conditions, at fast speed the tiller will run and jump over the ground).

A properly adjusted tiller will dig with little effort from the operator.

•Tilling is digging into, turning over, and breaking up packed soil before planting. Loose, unpacked soil helps root growth. Best tilling depth is 4"-6". A tiller will also clearthesoilofunwantedvegetation.Thedecomposition of this vegetable matter enriches the soil. Depending on the climate (rainfall and wind), it may be advisable to till the soil at the end of the growing season to further condition the soil.

•Soil conditions are important for proper tilling. Tines will not readily penetrate dry, hard soil which may contribute to excessive bounce and difficult handling of your tiller. Hard soil should be moistened before tilling; however, extremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump during tilling. Wait until the soil is less wet in order to achieve the best results. When tilling in the fall, remove vines and long grass to prevent them from wrapping around the tine shaft and slowing your tilling operation.

Fig. 9

CULTIVATING

Cultivating is destroying the weeds between rows to pre- vent them from robbing nourishment and moisture from the plants. At the same time, breaking up the upper layer of soil crust will help retain moisture in the soil. Best digging depth is 1"-3".

•You will probably not need to use the depth stake. Begin by tipping the depth stake forward until it is held by the stake spring.

•Cultivate up and down the rows at a speed which will allow tines to uproot weeds and leave the ground in rough condition, promoting no further growth of weeds and grass (See Fig. 10).

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Contents OPERATORS MANUAL MODEL HDF900IMPORTANT MANUAL FRONT TINE TILLERMAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SAFETY RULESTRAINING PREPARATIONPRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTSCUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES 10-12TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLYCONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK OPERATOR’S POSITION See FigUNPACK CARTON & INSTALL HANDLE See Fig INSTALL DEPTH STAKE ASSEMBLY See FigHANDLE HEIGHT TILLING WIDTHMEETS ANSI SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OPERATIONKNOW YOUR TILLER STOPPING See Fig HOW TO USE YOUR TILLERTILLING TINESBEFORE STARTING ENGINE TO TRANSPORTFILL ENGINE WITH OIL SEE Fig ADD GASOLINEBREAKING IN YOUR TILLER TILLING HINTSCULTIVATING LUBRICATION CHART MAINTENANCE4%.!.#%3#%$5,% GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONSAIR CLEANER See Fig ENGINETO CHANGE ENGINE OIL See Figs. 11 and COOLING SYSTEM See Fig CLEANINGMUFFLER SPARK PLUGTO ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT See Fig SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSTILLER TINE ARRANGEMENTTINE OPERATION CHECK See Fig TO ADJUST CARBURETORTO REMOVE BELT GUARD See Fig FINAL CHECK “OFF” POSITIONTO REPLACE V-BELTSee Fig BELT REPLACEMENTBELT REMOVAL CHECK TINE OPERATIONOTHER STORAGEFUEL SYSTEM ENGINE OILTROUBLESHOOTING POINTS SERVICE NOTES LIMITED WARRANTY PARTS AND SERVICE CHANGERE DE PIÈCES LES ET L’ENTRETIEN LIMITÉE GARANTIE DENTRETIEN REMARQUES PROBLEM DÉPANNAGE DE GUIDECORRECTION CAUSESUPPLEMENTAIRE INFORMATION ENTREPOSAGEMOTEUR MOTOBINEUSE21 .Fig la Voir RÉGLAGES ET RÉVISIONLEDAZOÏPÉTRA COURROIE LA REMPLACER 21 .FigCOURDE PROTECTEUR LE ENLEVER POUR 12 .Fig la Voir ROIE19 .fig la Voir SESFRAI DES DUTILISATION VÉRIFICATIONFRAISES DES DISPOSITION 15 .Fig MOTOBINEUSE15 .Fig la Voir GUIDON DU HAUTEUR LA RÉGLER POUR CARBURATEUR LE RÉGLER POURNETTOYAGE ENTRETIEND’ALLUMAGE BOUGIE 14 .Fig la VoirLUBRIFICATION 13 .Fig la Voir AIR À FILTRE13 .Fig MOTEUR DHUILE REMPLACER POUR42%4%.%$2%2ª$ GÉNÉRALES RECOMMANDATIONS#!,% LUBRIFICATION DE TABLEAULABOURAGE DE CONSEILS UTILISATIONMOTOBINEUSE LA DE RODAGE CULTURE7 .Fig la Voir 8 .Fig la Voir MOTEUR DU DÉMARRAGED’HUILE MOTEUR DU REMPLISSAGE D’ESSENCE RÉSERVOIR LE REMPLIRLABOURAGE ROTOCULTEUR DU UTILISATION5 .Fig la Voir ARRÊT TRANSPORTER POURMOTOBINEUSE VOTRE CONNAISSEZ MOTOBINEUSE VOTRE4 .Fig MONTAGE MANCHE LE INSTALLER ET DÉBALLERGERABOULA DU LARGEUR 2 .Fig la Voir1 .Fig la Voir D’OPERATEUR POSITION PIÈCES DES SAC DU CONTENUMONTAGE LE POUR EXIGES OUTILS LES 1 .FigPRODUIT DU SPÉCIFICATIONS SOMMAIRECLIENT DU RESPONSABILITÉS GARANTIEENTREPOSAGE: ET ENTRETIEN SÉCURITÉ DE RÈGLESMotobineuses des Sécurité toute en lUtilisation pour ConseilsOPÉRATEUR DU MANUEL MODÈLEMOTOBINEUSE PAS JETEZ NE
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