Craftsman 247.29931 manual Suggested Tilling Patterns, Tilling on a Slope

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newlyworkedsoil setfora day ortwo beforemakinga final,deep tillingpass.

Choosing the Correct Wheel & Tine Speeds Withexperience,youwill findthe tillingdepthandtilling speed combinationthatis bestfor yourgarden.Setthe enginethrottleleverat a speedto givethe engineadequatepowerandyetallowit to operate at the slowestpossiblespeeduntilyou haveachievedthe maximum tillingdepthyoudesire. Fasterenginespeedsmaybedesirable whenmakingfinalpassesthroughthe seedbedorwhencultivating. Selectionof the correctenginespeed,in relationto the tillingdepth, willensurea sufficientpowerlevelto dothe jobwithoutcausingthe engineto labor.

Suggested Tilling Patterns

•Whenpreparinga seedbed,gooverthe samepathtwice inthe first row,thenoverlapone-halfthetiller widthonthe restof the passes.SeeFigure13.

•Whenfinishedinonedirection,makea secondpassat a right angle,SeeFigure14.Overlapeach passfor the bestresults(in veryhardground,itmaytakethreeorfour passesto thoroughly pulverizethe soil.)

•Ifthe gardensizewill not permitlengthwiseandthen crosswise

Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safeoperation.Till slowlyandbe sureyou havegoodfooting.Neverpermitthetiller to freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresult in [persona njury.

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Tilling on a Slope

 

 

1.Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveronsteepgroundwherethe footingisdifficult.

2.Tillingupanddownslopes isrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling verticallyona slopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso leavesroomfor cultivating.

NOTE:Whentilling onslopes,besurethe correctoil levelismain-

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Tilling Up and Down a Slope

1.Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto addenoughorganic matterto thesol so thatit hasgoodmoistureholdingtextureand try to avoidleavingfootprintsorwheel marks.

2.Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphillas the tiller digs moredeeplygoinguphillthan it doesdownhill.In soft soilor weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-

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247.29931 specifications

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