Land Pride RTR15 Operator's Manual

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1911/01/11 RTR10 & RTR15 Series Rotary Tillers 311-431MLand PrideSection 2: OperatingTable of ContentsGeneral Operating InstructionsBefore using your Land Pride RTR10 or RTR15 SeriesRotary Tiller, you should have completely read theOperator’s Manual, properly attached the tiller to thetractor, cut the driveline to proper length, run-in theclutch, and gone through the Operating Checklist. If youhave missed any of these steps, please complete thembefore proceeding.Now that you have properly prepared yourself and yourtiller, it’s time to do some tilling. Carefully drive the tractorto the site where you intend to till. You should havealready cleaned this site of any large limbs, rocks,trash, metal, or other debris. Best results will beachieved if you have mounted your tiller offset to the rightfar enough to cover the tread of your right tractor wheel.Line the tractor up just to the right of center on your tillageplot. You will be working from the center out and alwaysturning to the right to line up for your next pass.Lower the tiller half way to the ground and reduce yourtractor engine speed to about one quarter throttle.Engage the PTO and gradually increase the enginespeed until you reach full PTO speed of 540 rpm. Lowerthe tiller to the ground and simultaneously commenceforward travel of approximately 2 mph. Do not make turnsor attempt to back up while tiller is in the ground. Seeimportant note below.Travel about 50 ft. and then stop to check your results.When stopping, remember to lift the tiller out of theground, stop the tractor, reduce engine speed,disengage the PTO, set the park brake, shut off thetractor, and remove the keys. If you are tilling too shallowor too deep, adjust the skid shoes accordingly. If the soiltexture is too coarse, lower the rear deflector and reduceyour ground speed. If the soil texture is too fine, you willneed to raise your rear deflector and increase yourground speed. For any other problem conditions that mayarise, you will want to refer to the Troubleshooting sectionon page 32.When you are done tilling for the day, make sure you useproper tractor shut down procedures before you get off ofthe tractor. If you are detaching your tiller, make sure youpark it on a dry and level surface leaving it clean andready for the next use. When you put your tiller up for theseason, make sure you refer to the Storage Directions onpage 26.With a little practice and a few adjustments, you will soonbe achieving the results you want with your Land PrideRotary Tiller. See “Features and Benefits” Section 6or “Specifications and Capacities” Section 5 foradditional information and performance enhancingoptions.IMPORTANT: Turning or backing up with rotarytines in the ground will damage the tiller.