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Section 2: Operating
RTA2064, RTA2072, RTR2064 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 7/03/07
Land Pride
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Operating Instructions
Before using your Land Pride RTA20 Series Rotary
Tiller, you should have completely read the Operator’s
Manual, properly attached the Tiller to the tractor, cut the
Drive-line to proper length, Run-in the clutch, and gone
through the Operating Checklist. If you have missed any
of these steps, please complete them before proceeding.
Now that you have properly prepared yourself and your
tiller, it’s time to do some tilling. Carefully drive the tractor
to the site where you intend to till. You should have
already cleaned this site of any large limbs, rocks, trash,
metal or extraneous debris. Best results will be achieved
if you have mounted your tiller offset to the left far enough
to cover the tread of your left tractor wheel. Line the
tractor up just to the right of center on your tillage plot.
You will be working from the center out and always
turning to the left to line up for your next pass. Lower the
tiller half way to the ground and reduce your tractor
engine speed to about one quarter throttle. Engage the
PTO and gradually increase the engine speed until you
reach full PTO speed of 540 rpm. Lower the Tiller to the
ground and simultaneously commence forward travel of
approximately 2 mph. Do not make turns or attempt to
back up while tiller is in the ground. See important note
below.
Travel about 50ft. and then stop to check your results.
When stopping, remember to lift the tiller out of the
ground, stop the tractor, reduce engine speed,
disengage the PTO, set the park brake, shut off the
tractor, and remove the keys. If you are tilling too shallow
or too deep, adjust the skid shoes accordingly. If the soil
texture is too coarse, lower the leveling door and reduce
your ground speed. If the soil texture is too fine, you will
need to raise your leveling door and increase your
ground speed. For any other problem conditions that
may arise, you will want to refer to the Troubleshooting
section of this Operator’s Manual.
When you are done tilling for the day, make sure you use
proper tractor shut down procedures before you get off of
the tractor. If you are detaching your tiller, make sure you
park it on a dry and level surface leaving it clean and
ready for the next use. When you put your tiller up for the
season, make sure you refer to the Storage Directions in
this Operator’s Manual.
With a little practice and a few adjustments, you will soon
be achieving the results you want with your Land Pride
Rotary Tiller. See “Features and Benefits” page 21 or
“Specifications and Capacities” page 20 for additional
information and performance enhancing options.
IMPORTANT: Turning or backing up with rotary
tines in the ground will damage the tiller.