Section 2: Operating
RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M
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Operating Checklist
Hazard control and accident prevention are dependent
upon the awareness, concern, prudence, and proper
training involved in the operation, transport, storage, and
maintenance of the Rotary Tiller. Therefore, it is
absolutely essential that no one operates the Rotary
Tiller without first having read, fully understood, and
become totally familiar with the Operator’s Manual. Make
sure the operator has paid particular attention to:
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Important Safety Information
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Inspections
Perform the following inspections before using your
Rotary tiller with tiller attached to a tractor, power take-off
disengaged and completely stopped.
Operating Checklist
Check
Ref.
Inspect tractor safety equipment to make sure
it is in good working condition.
Tractor
Manual
Check all guards and shields to make certain they are in
good working condition, in place, and secured.
Carefully raise and lower implement to ensure drawbar,
tires, etc. do not contact tiller frame or driveline.
Check driveline. Make sure it is secured at
both ends. Refer to “Driveline Hook-Up”.
Check drive chain tension.
Refer to “Drive Chain”.
Check tiller depth setting.
Refer to “Skid Shoe”.
Check driveline slip clutch to make sure disks
will slip. Refer to “Driveline Maintenance”
Check for worn, bent, broken, loose, and/or
missing tines. Refer to “Tine Replacement”
Grease driveline shaft and all other grease
fittings. Refer to “Lubrication Points”.
Check oil level in gearbox. Make sure all plugs
have been replaced when completed.
Refer to “Gearbox Lubrication”.
Check oil level in chaincase. Make sure all
plugs have been replaced when completed.
Refer to “Chaincase Lubrication”.
Check tiller initially and periodically for loose
bolts and pins. Refer to “Torque Values Chart”.
Safety Information
DANGER
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To avoid serious injury or death:
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Do not engage power take-off while connecting or
disconnecting the driveline, or while someone is standing
near the driveline. A person’s body and/or clothing can
become entangled in the driveline.
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Keep yourself and all others away from rotating tines and
drive train. Always disengage power take-off and lockout
power source before making adjustments or servicing the
tiller. A person’s body, hair, or clothing can become
entangled in rotating components causing serious bodily
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Keep away from rotating hex drive shaft located between
gearbox and drive end of tiller. A person can become
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Make all 3-point hydraulic adjustments from the tractor
seat. Never make hydraulic adjustments while standing
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All guards and shields must be installed and in good
working condition while operating the implement.
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Tine impact on objects can throw projectiles resulting in
bodily injury or death. Do not point discharge toward
people, animals, or buildings and keep people and animals
away from tiller during operation.
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Keep front rubber dirt deflector on reverse tine tillers in
place while operating the unit. Objects in a reverse tine
tiller can be thrown forward toward the operator.
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Do not use a power take-off adapter. The adapter will
increase strain on the tractor’s power take-off shaft causing
possible damage to shaft and driveline. It will also defeat
the purpose of the tractor’s power take-off shield.
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Make certain driveline yokes are securely fastened at each
end. A loose yoke can work free allowing the driveline to
WARNING
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To avoid serious injury or death:
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Never carry riders on the implement or tractor. Riders can
obstruct the operator’s view, interfere with controls, be
pinched by moving components, become entangled in
rotating components, struck by objects, thrown about, fall
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Make sure safety labels are in their proper location and are
in good condition before operating the attached implement.
Read and obey all instructions on the labels.
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Do not operate a broken or bent driveline. Such a driveline
will break apart while rotating at high speeds. Always
remove the implement from use until the damaged driveline
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Always disengage power take-off immediately after lifting
tiller above ground level. Never operate tiller in the raised
position. The tiller can discharge objects at high speeds
Section 2:
Operating