Breaking in your tiller, Tilling hints, Cultivating – Poulan 163659 User Manual

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OPERATION

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 Ad

justments section of this manual.

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. Underthesepoorconditions,atfast 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 is4"-6". A tiller will
also clear the soil of unwanted vegetation. The decom
position 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 propertilling. Tines will

not readily penetrate dry, hard soil which may contrib
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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 yourtilling 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 T-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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