Troy-Bilt Bronco Manual Del Operador página 14

• If the garden size will not permit lengthwise and then crosswise
tilling, overlap the first passes by one-half a tiller width, followed
by successive passes at one-quarter width. See Figure 5-7.
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Tilling on a Slope
WARNING!
steep for safe operation. Till slowly and be sure you
have good footing. Never permit the tiller to
freewheel down slopes. Failure to follow this
warning could result in personal injury.
1. Till only on moderate slopes, never on steep ground where
the footing is difficult.
2. Tilling up and down slopes is recommended rather than
terracing. Tilling vertically on a slope allows maximum
planting area and also leaves room for cultivating.
NOTE: when tilling on slopes, be sure the correct oil level
is maintained in the engine (check every one-half hour
of operation). The incline of the slope will cause the oil to
slant away from its normal level and this can starve engine
parts of the required lubrication. Keep the motor oil level at
the full point at all times.
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Figure 5-7
Do not operate the tiller on a slope too
Tilling Up & Down a Slope
1. To keep soil erosion to a minimum, be sure to add enough
organic matter to the soil so that it has good moisture-holding
texture and try to avoid leaving footprints or wheel marks.
2. When tilling vertically, try to make the first pass uphill as the
tiller digs more deeply going uphill than it does downhill.
In soft soil or weeds, you may have to lift the handlebars
slightly while going uphill. When going downhill, overlap the
first pass by about one-half the width of the tiller.
Terrace Gardening
1. To create a terrace, start at the top of the slope and work down.
Go back and forth across the first row as shown in Figure 5-8.
UPHILL
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12" UNTILLED
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REPEAT
DOWNHILL
Figure 5-8
2. Each succeeding lower terrace is started by walking below
the terrace you're preparing. For added stability of the
tiller, always keep the uphill wheel in the soft, newly tilled
soil. Do not till the last 12" or more of the downhill outside
edge of each terrace. This untilled strip helps prevent the
terraces from breaking apart and washing downhill. It also
provides a walking path between rows.
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