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Contents
1. Contents
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2. Introduction
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3. Fitting farm and hoe to each other
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4. Assembling your Four Wheel Hoe
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4.1. Four Wheel Hoe components
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4.1.1. Main frame
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4.1.2. Wheels
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4.1.3. Sight guide
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4.1.4. Handles
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4.2. Adjusting the hoe
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4.2.1. Wheels: longitudinal positions
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4.2.2. Handles: vertical and longitudinal positions
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4.2.3. Hoe width
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4.2.4. Sight guide
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5. Tool attachment, setup and adjustment
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5.1. Attaching tools
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5.1.1. Tool setup: flat floor or a ‘depth setup board’
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1.1.1
Longitudinal position: parallel or staggared?
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1.2
T hoes
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5.1.2. Hoe blade lengths
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5.1.3. Attaching the T hoes
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1.2.1
Longitudinal position
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1.2.2
Depth
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5.1.4. Width / crop gap
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5.2. Mini-ridgers
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5.2.1. Attaching the mini-ridgers
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5.2.2. Changing ridger blades and locking in position
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5.2.3. Depth and crop gap
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5.2.4. When not in use
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6. Using your Four Wheel Hoe
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7. Maintenance
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