Troy-Bilt Bronco Benutzerhandbuch

Loading and unloading the tiller into a 

vehicle is potentially hazardous and doing so is not 

recommended unless absolutely necessary, as this 

could result in personal injury or property damage. 

If it is necessary to load or unload the tiller, follow these guidelines.
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Stop the engine, wait for all parts to stop moving, 

disconnect the spark plug wire and let the engine and 

muffler cool. 

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The tiller is too heavy and bulky to be lifted safely by one 

person. Two or more people should share the load.

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Use sturdy ramps and manually — with the engine shut 

off — roll the tiller into and out of the vehicle. Two or more 

people are needed to do this.

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The ramps must be strong enough to support the combined 

weight of the tiller and any handlers. The ramps should 

provide good traction to prevent slipping, they should have 

side rails to guide the tiller along the ramps and they should 

have a locking device to secure them to the vehicle.

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The handlers should wear sturdy footwear that will help 

prevent slipping.

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Position the loading vehicle so that the ramp angle is as flat 

as possible (the less incline to the ramp, the better). Turn 

the vehicle’s engine off and apply its parking brake.

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When going up ramps, stand in the normal operating 

position and push the tiller ahead of you. Have a person at 

each side to turn the wheels.

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When going down ramps, walk backward with the tiller 

following you. Keep alert for any obstacles behind you. Position 

a person at each wheel to control the speed of the tiller. Never 

go down ramps tiller-first, as the tiller could tip forward.

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Place wooden blocks on the downhill side of the wheels 

if you need to stop the tiller from rolling down the ramp. 

Also, use the blocks to temporarily keep the tiller in place 

on the ramps (if necessary), and to chock the wheels in 

place after the tiller is in the vehicle.

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After loading the tiller, prevent it from rolling by engaging 

the wheels in the wheel drive position. Chock the wheels 

with blocks and securely tie the tiller down.

Do not operate the tiller on a slope too 

steep for safe operation. Till slowly and be sure you 

have good footing. Never permit the tiller to 

freewheel down slopes. Failure to follow this 

warning could result in personal injury.

1. 

Till only on moderate slopes, never on steep ground where 

the footing is difficult. 

2. 

Tilling up and down slopes is recommended rather than 

terracing. Tilling vertically on a slope allows maximum 

planting area and also leaves room for cultivating.
NOTE: when tilling on slopes, be sure the correct oil level 

is maintained in the engine (check every one-half hour 

of operation). The incline of the slope will cause the oil to 

slant away from its normal level and this can starve engine 

parts of the required lubrication. Keep the motor oil level at 

the full point at all times. 

1. 

To keep soil erosion to a minimum, be sure to add enough 

organic matter to the soil so that it has good moisture-holding 

texture and try to avoid leaving footprints or wheel marks.

2. 

When tilling vertically, try to make the first pass uphill as the 

tiller digs more deeply going uphill than it does downhill. 

In soft soil or weeds, you may have to lift the handlebars 

slightly while going uphill. When going downhill, overlap the 

first pass by about one-half the width of the tiller.

1. 

To create a terrace, start at the top of the slope and work down. 

Go back and forth across the first row as shown in Fig. 5-8.

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Each succeeding lower terrace is started by walking below 

the terrace you’re preparing. For added stability of the 

tiller, always keep the uphill wheel in the soft, newly tilled 

soil. Do not till the last 12” or more of the downhill outside 

edge of each terrace. This untilled strip helps prevent the 

terraces from breaking apart and washing downhill. It also 

provides a walking path between rows.