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Thank you for ordering the Troy-Bilt

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Sweep Cultivator for the PTO Horse Model

Tiller. To ensure the safe and proper assembly of this product, please read and
follow all instructions carefully.  If you have any questions or problems concerning
the Sweep Cultivator, contact our Service Department using the information

provided on Page 4.

The solution to your cultivating problems is the

elimination of small, emerging weeds (up to 6-8" tall)
from your garden.  You can remove these small weeds
easily by cultivating the top 1" or so of soil, using the
Troy-Bilt Sweep Cultivator.  Cultivating to a depth of no
more than 1" lessens the chance of damage to the
roots of adjacent plants.  Avoid digging deeper than 1"
to prevent bringing new weed seeds to the surface and
to prevent the drying out of the soil through exposure
to the air.  The Troy-Bilt Sweep Cultivator is also ideal
for cultivating dry, dusty soil or clay while keeping soil
disturbance to a minimum.  The Sweep Cultivator
blade skims beneath the soil without turning the soil
over.

Because the blade of the Sweep Cultivator is

mounted directly behind the wheels of your tiller, you
can precisely guide the Sweep Cultivator down a
garden row by aiming the whole tiller toward the far
end of the row, instead of steering by looking down at
the blade.  Because the Sweep blade is slightly
narrower than the distance between the outer edges of
the wheels, you will not damage plants in adjoining
rows.

Follow instructions on the following pages for

assembling and using the Sweep Cultivator properly.
You will find the Sweep Cultivator to be one of the
most useful gardening tools.

THANK

YOU!

Photo 1:  Cultivating right up to your plants is easy
with your Sweep Cultivator because the blade is
slightly narrower than the outer edges of the wheels.

Photo 2:  Shallow cultivating is important to avoid
damaging the roots of adjacent plants.  As the Sweep
rides along just under the surface, the ground ripples
in its wake.

Sweep Cultivator

OEM-290-260 / 290-260-081

Summary of Contents for OEM-290-260

Page 1: ... or clay while keeping soil disturbance to a minimum The Sweep Cultivator blade skims beneath the soil without turning the soil over Because the blade of the Sweep Cultivator is mounted directly behind the wheels of your tiller you can precisely guide the Sweep Cultivator down a garden row by aiming the whole tiller toward the far end of the row instead of steering by looking down at the blade Bec...

Page 2: ... the Parts Department at the phone number given on Page 4 ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE Step 1 Assemble Mounting Brackets A Align the slot in the channel mounting bracket with the two holes on the back of the C shaped bracket See Photo 4 First place a 7 8 lockwasher on each the the 1 3 4 bolts and add a 7 16 flat washer Place one of the bolts approximately 1 from the top of the slot pass it through the slot ...

Page 3: ...t See Photo 8 B Slip a 7 16 lockwasher and then a 7 16 hex nut onto each of the plow bolts Using an 11 16 socket wrench or an adjustable wrench tighten bolts alternately until both are secure See Photo 6 Step 2 Insert the two hitch pins through the outer holes in the bracket and Tow Hitch Placing both pins in the outside holes keeps the Sweep straight See Photo 9 C Check carefully to make sure tha...

Page 4: ...loss of vital moisture from the soil For optimum control walk directly behind the Sweep Cultivator and hold the handlebars with both hands To cross a lawn tip the tiller handlebars upward so that the Sweep blade does not touch the ground Your cultivator cuts weeds off 1 or so beneath the surface of the soil The top of the weed falls off and dies in the sunlight so that the remaining root does not ...

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