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Operating–TillageComponents

WhentousetheTillageComponents

ThedisksandS‐tineswillactivelypenetratesoil,allowingmuchneededair,water,and

nutrientstoenterthesoil.Itwillalsorelievesoilcompactionandmanageweedpopulations.

ModeratesoilmoisturecontentisimportantforproperoperationoftheMulchFinisher.

Penetrationwillnotoccurinextremelydrysoil,andverywetcon

ditionswillcausetheunit

toʺbogdown,ʺpossiblycausingproductdamage.

Thetillagecomponentsshouldnotbeusedwhenconditionsaretoowetortoodry.To

determinecondition,digasmallamountofyoursoil,about76mm(3in.)deep:

Ifsoilappearspowderyandbri

ttle,itistoodry.Waituntilalaterdate,afterarainfall.

Ifsoilappearsdamp,rollasmallamountintoaballinthepalmofyourhand,ifitformsa

ball,thenitistoowet.Ideally,thesoilshouldfallapartwhenrolledinthepa

lmofyourhand.

Waittillalaterdateforsoiltodry.Ifsoilistoowet,theS‐tineswillpenetratetoodeepand

yourtractorcouldlosetraction,causingmachinedamage.Ifsoilistoodry,theS‐tineswill

notpenetratethesoilproperly.

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CheckingtheDisksandS‐TinesduringOperationonaTractor

OperationofthediskandS‐tineswillvarywithsoiltype,condition,andmoisturelevels.

Makesuresoilconditionsareappropriateforoperation.Donotaddweightstothemachine

totryandimprovepenetrationindryconditions.

TestoperationofthedisksandS‐tinesbydrivingthetractorforw

ardabout3m(10ft).

Observetheoperation.Checkforuniformsoilflow,levelnessoftheground,andproper

sizingofclods.

Adjustgroundspeedtoachievepropertillageresults.

Periodically,checktheS‐tinesforresiduebuild‐up.Removeanydebristhatmightrestrictor

causedamagetotheS‐ti

nes.

Grassshouldbelessthan76mm(3in.)highforpropertillageactionduringfoodplot

planting.

Wheninuse,allS‐tinesontheMulchFinishershoulddeflectbackandʺflipʺthesoil

backward.IfdisksorS‐tinesseemtodrag,theunitistoolowandshouldber

aised.Ifallthe

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