Section 2: Operating
RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M
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General 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 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 tiller half way to the
ground and reduce your tractor engine speed to about
one quarter throttle. Engage power take-off and gradually
increase engine speed until you reach full power take-off
speed of 540 rpm. Lower 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 power take-off, 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 shutdown 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
“Specifications & Capacities”
on page 30 and
“Features & Benefits”
on page 31 for additional
information and performance enhancing options.
