OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
nReturn the recoil starter gently to the eyelet on lower handle. Do not allow the cord to snap back.
NOTE: Squeezing and releasing the throttle trigger releases the start lever to the RUN position.
nEngage the throttle lever to operate.
To stop the cultivator:
nRelease the throttle lever.
nMove the engine switch to the OFF ( O ) position.
preparing the seed bed
See Figure 12.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury.
warning:
Do not allow hands, feet, or any other part of the body or clothing near the rotating tines or any other moving part. The tines begin to rotate forward once the engine is started and the throttle lever is depressed. The tines con- tinue to rotate until the throttle lever is released. Failure to avoid contact could cause serious personal injury.
applications
You may use this product for the purposes listed below:
nBreaking up garden soil to prepare seed bed for planting
nShallow cultivating to remove weeds
starting/stopping the cultivator
See Figures 8 - 11.
To start an engine that is cold or has run dry:
nFill the fuel tank, if necessary. Always use the proper lubricant/gasoline mixture. See Mixing the Fuel on page 8.
nPlace the engine switch in the ON ( ) position.
NOTE: Do not engage the throttle lever during the start- ing process.
nSlowly push the primer bulb seven times.
NOTE: If restarting a warm engine, do not push the primer bulb.
nSet the start lever to the START position.
NOTE: If restarting a warm engine, leave the choke in the RUN position.
nStanding behind the tool with one hand on the handlebar to securely hold the tool, pull the recoil starter until the engine runs.
warning:
To prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury, stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug before installing or removing the wheel assembly.
The cultivator can be used to break up garden soil and pre- pare a seed bed for planting. Plan ahead to leave enough room between the seed rows to allow for machine cultivating after the plants have grown.
nWith the wheel assembly accessory installed in position A as described on page 10, roll the machine to the work area.
nFor general cultivating, remove or adjust the wheel assem- bly accessory using the guidelines in Adjusting Wheel Position on page 10.
nBased on the type of soil being cultivated and soil condi- tions at the time, the appropriate height of the drag bar will vary. Adjust the drag bar position using the guidelines in Adjusting Drag Bar Position on page 10.
nStart the engine.
nStand behind the unit with the tines on the ground and the work area clean and free of obstructions.
nCompletely engage the throttle lever to begin tine
rotation .
NOTE: If the machine moves forward too quickly and wheels are in position A or B with drag bar installed, push down on the handlebar to allow the drag bar to penetrate the soil and slow the forward motion of the unit. The rotat- ing tines help to pull the machine forward, so use slower speeds and a shallow depth setting when learning to use the unit and when cultivating on hard, rough, or uneven ground.
nAlways operate the unit at full throttle when cultivating.
NOTE: Several passes over the same path may be required to reach the desired depth. Do not try to dig too deeply in the first pass. If the machine jumps or bucks, allow the unit to move forward at a slightly faster rate or install wheel as- sembly accessory.
To dig more deeply, lift up on the handlebar. Apply downward pressure on the handlebar for more shallow cultivating.
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