Troy-Bilt 340 Benutzerhandbuch

For cultivating, a two to three inch depth is desirable. The tine 

width can be reduced to 13 inches by removing the outer tines 

completely from the tiller. See the Maintenance & Adjustments 

Section for instructions on removing the tines.
When laying out plant rows, be sure to allow enough width to 

permit cultivation between the rows. In growing corn or similar 

crops, check-row planting will permit cross cultivation and 

practically eliminate hand hoeing. See Fig. 5-5.

The tiller has many uses other than tilling and cultivating a 

garden. One of these is the preparation of lawn area for seeding. 

The tiller will prepare a deep seed bed which will be free of hard 

untilled spots, allowing a better stand of grass to grow. The tiller 

is very useful for loosening hard soil for excavation with a shovel; 

No tedious handwork will be necessary. Your tiller may be used 

for mixing compost in the pile or for mixing it with the soil in 

your garden. This should be done after the soil has been broken 

to the full working depth. The compost should be worked in 

to a depth of six to seven inches. This may be done by working 

the length of the garden and then by making separate passes 

across its width. The addition of decayed organic matter will 

substantially increase the fertility of your garden. For proper 

decaying action, fertilizer should be applied and worked in with 

the mulch materials. Breaking up leaves and straw and mixing it 

with several inches of soil allows proper aeration of the plant root 

system and retards the growth of weeds.

Further control of the tilling depth and travel speed can be 

obtained by variation of pressure on the handles.
A downward pressure on the handles will reduce the working depth 

and increase the forward speed. An upward pressure on the handles 

will increase the working depth and reduce the forward speed.
The type of soil and working conditions will determine the actual 

setting of the depth stake and the handle pressure required.

To transport and store the tiller move the throttle to the stop 

position. Pivot the depth stake away from ground up between 

wheels. See Fig. 5-3.

Your tiller is designed for seed bed preparation, cultivating, 

furrowing and mulching.

When tilling, leave approximately eight inches of untilled soil 

between the first and second tilling paths, then make the third 

path between the first and second, Fig. 5-4.

In some soils, the desired depth is obtained the first time over 

the garden. In other soils, the desired depth is obtained by going 

over the garden two or three times. Passes should be made 

across the length and width of the garden alternately. Rocks 

which are turned up should be removed from the garden area.