Poulan 96082001300, 427896 manual Breaking in Your Tiller, Tilling Hints, Cultivating

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OPERATION

Fuel Valve

Spark Plug

Throttle Control

Choke

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.

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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.

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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 HDF900Maintenance and Storage Safety RulesTraining PreparationTable of Contents Assembly Tools Required for AssemblyContents of Hardware Pack Handle Height Unpack Carton & Install Handle See FigTilling Width Tine OperationMeets 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 MaintenanceGeneral Recommendations Before Each USEAIR Cleaner See Fig EngineTo Change Engine OIL See Figs 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-BELT See Fig Belt ReplacementBelt Removal Check Tine OperationOther StorageFuel System Engine OILWill not start Troubleshooting PointsService Notes Limited Warranty Parts and Service Changere DE Pièces LES ET L’ENTRETIEN Dept Service Customer Canada Au Initiale d’achat date la de compter à joursArticles des fabricant du Dentretien Remarques Labourage Dépannage DE GuideCylindres EntreposageMoteur DE Huile Dalimentation SystèmeRéglages ET Révision Fig la VoirLedazoïpétra Courroie LA Remplacer Cour DE Protecteur LE Enlever Pour Fig la Voir RoieSesfrai DES Dutilisation Vérification Marche Position Vérification DerniéreFraises DES Disposition 15 .Fig MotobineuseFig la Voir Guidon DU Hauteur LA Régler Pour Carburateur LE Régler Pour’ALLUMAGE Bougie EntretienSilencieux Refroidissement DE SystèmeFig la Voir AIR À Filtre LubrificationMoteur Dhuile Remplacer Pour Utilisation Chaque Avant Tempslong plus durer de etAir/essence mélange un assurent propre air à filtre nouveau Labourage DE Conseils UtilisationMotobineuse LA DE Rodage Culture’HUILE Moteur DU Remplissage Fig la Voir Moteur DU Démarrage’ESSENCE Réservoir LE Remplir Moteur DU Démarrage LE AvantFig la Voir Arrêt LabourageTransporter Pour Dents DES FonctionnementMotobineuse Votre Un démarrer pour employé Létrangleur DE CommandeMoteur du commutateur Le -MOTEUR DU Commutateur Ouvre carburant de soupape La Carburant DE RobinetMontage Manche LE Installer ET DéballerGeraboula DU Largeur Dents DES UtilisationFig la Voir D’OPERATEUR Position Pièces DES SAC DU ContenuMontage LE Pour Exiges Outils LES De Clés 2 Pince 1 Tournevis 1 usage tout à CouteauProduit DU Spécifications SommaireClient DU Responsabilités Réglages ET Révision Client DU ResponsabilitésEntreposage ET Entretien Sécurité DE RèglesMotobineuses des Sécurité toute En lUtilisation pour ConseilsOpérateur DU Manuel Modèle
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