Husqvarna 96083001100, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATION

OPERATION

BREAKING IN YOUR TILLER

Break-in your belt(s), pulleys and tine control before you 

actually begin tilling.
•  Start engine, tip tines off ground by pressing handles 

down and engage tine control to start tine rotation. 

Allow tines to rotate for five minutes.

•  Check tine operation and adjust if necessary.  See “TINE 

OPERATION CHECK” in the Service and Ad just ments 

sec tion of this manual.

TILLING HINTS 

CAUTION:  Until you are accustomed 

to handling your tiller, start ac tu al field 

use with throttle in slow position. 

To help tiller  move forward, lift up the handles slightly (thus 

lifting depth stake out of ground). To slow down the tiller, 

press down on handles.
If you are straining or tiller is shaking, the wheels and depth 

stake are not  set properly in the soil being tilled. The proper 

setting of the wheels and depth stake is through trial and 

error and depends upon the soil con di tion.  (The harder or 

wetter the ground, the slower the engine and tine speed 

needed. Under these poor con di tions, at fast speed the 

tiller will run and jump over the ground). 
 A properly adjusted tiller will dig with little effort from the 

operator.

•  Tilling is digging into, turning over, and breaking up 

packed soil before planting.  Loose, unpacked soil 

helps root growth. Best tilling depth is 4"-6".  A tiller 

will also clear the soil of unwanted vege ta tion. The 

de com po si tion of this vegetable mat ter en rich es the 

soil.  De pend ing on the climate (rain fall and wind), it 

may be advisable to till the soil at the end of the grow-

ing season to further condition the soil.

•  Soil conditions are important for proper tilling. Tines will 

not readily penetrate dry, hard soil which may con trib ute 

to excessive bounce and difficult handling of your tiller. 

Hard soil should be mois tened before tilling; however, 

extremely wet soil will “ball-up” or clump during tilling. 

Wait until the soil is less wet in order to achieve the 

best results. When tilling in the fall, remove vines and 

long grass to prevent them from wrapping around the 

tine shaft and slowing your tilling operation.

•  You will find tilling much easier if you leave a row un-

tilled between passes. Then go back between tilled 

rows. (See Fig. 9) There are two reasons for doing 

this. First, wide turns are much easier to negotiate 

than about-faces. Sec ond, the tiller won’t be pulling  

itself, and you, toward the row next to it.

•  Set depth stake and wheel height for shallow tilling 

when working extremely hard soil or sod. Then work 

across the first cuts at normal depth.

NOTE:  

IF ENGINE DOES NOT START, SEE  TROU BLE SHOOT ING 

POINTS.

7.  If the choke lever has been moved to the "ON" position 

to start the engine, gradually move it to the opposite 

position as the engine warms up.

NOTE:  

A WARM ENGINE REQUIRES LESS CHOK ING TO 

START.  

8.  Move throttle control to desired running position.
9.  Allow engine to warm up for a few min utes before 

engaging tines.

Fig. 9

3

2

1

5

4

6

7

CULTIVATING

Cultivating is destroying the weeds between rows to pre-

 vent them from robbing nourishment and moisture from 

the plants. At the same time, breaking up the upper layer 

of soil crust will help retain moisture in the soil. Best dig-

ging depth is 1"-3".
•  You will probably not need to use the depth stake. 

Begin by tipping the depth stake forward until it is held 

by the stake spring.

•  Cultivate up and down the rows at a speed which will 

allow tines to uproot weeds and leave the ground in 

rough con di tion, promoting no fur ther growth of weeds 

and grass (See Fig. 10).

Fig. 10

THROTTLE CONTROL

CHOKE 

CON TROL

FUEL 

VALVE

RECOIL

STARTER 

HANDLE

SPARK 

PLUG

Fig. 8