Yard-Man 21A-392B401 - Manual (Page 10)

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Using Your Tiller
Your tiller is a precision built machine designed for seed
bed preparation, cultivating, furrowing, and mulching. It
is engineered to minimize the hardest work in the
vegetable or flower garden, to till the soil for planning
and cultivating, and to perform many other useful labor
saving tasks in the garden.
Cultivating
For cultivating, a two to three inch depth is desirable.
• Set the wheels and depth stake so that the wheels
are about two inches above the ground while the
tiller is resting on the tines.
• Set throttle to control forward movement to a slow
walking speed.
• Remove the outer tines to 13 inches for cultivation
purposes. (With the outer tine installed, the working
width of the machine is 22 or 24 inches.)
When laying out plant rows,
be sure to allow enough
width to permit cultivation
between the rows. In
growing corn or similar
crops, check-row planting
will permit cross cultivation
and practically eliminate
hand hoeing.
Other Uses
The tiller has many uses other than tilling and
cultivating a garden. One of these is the preparation of
lawn area for seeding. The tiller will prepare a deep
seed bed free of hard untilled spots. The tiller is very
useful for loosening hard soil for excavation with a
shovel. No tedious hand work will be necessary.
Your tiller may be used for mixing compost in the pile,
or for mixing it with the soil in your garden. This should
be done after the soil has been broken to the full
working depth. The compost should be worked in to a
depth of six to seven inches. This may be done by
working the length of the garden, and then making
separate passes across its width.
SECTION 5: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: Disconnect the spark plug wire
and ground it against the engine before
performing any adjustments.
Engine
Refer to the separate engine manual for engine
adjustment instructions.
Wheel
To adjust the wheel yoke and wheel position, refer to
the Operating Section.
Depth Stake
To adjust the depth stake to a desired position, refer to
the Operating Section.
Clutch Control
Periodic adjustment of the belt tension may be required
due to normal stretch and wear on the belt. To adjust
the clutch control lever, refer to the Assembly Section.
Tine Width
The tilling width of the unit is 22 inches. Tilling width can
be increased to 24 inches by removing the clevis pins
and hairpin clips, sliding the outer tine out one inch, and
securing in this position with the clevis pins and hairpin
clips. For cultivation, reduce the tine width to 13 inches
by removing the outer tines completely. See Figure 10.
Figure 10
22”
24”
13”