Tiller with removable battery
First Claim
1. A method for operating a tiller having a tilling implement with a drive shaft and a set of tine plates, the set of tine plates comprising four identical tine plate structures, each tine plate structure having a plate member and a hub that is mounted to a side of the plate member, the plate member having a central body and a plurality of tines that are spaced circumferentially about the central body, each of the tines having a first portion, which extends outwardly from the from central body, and a second portion that extends away from the central body on the side of the plate member to which the hub is mounted, the method comprising:
- assembling the tine plate structures to the drive shaft such that each of the hubs is disposed on an inboard side of its associated tine plate structure;
removing and re-installing the tine plate structures to the drive shaft such that each of the hubs is disposed on an outboard side of its associated tine plate structure.
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Abstract
A tiller constructed in accordance to the present teachings includes a frame, a drive mechanism, and a tilling implement. The drive mechanism can be supported by the frame and include a motor having an output member. The tilling implement can have a drive shaft that is driven by the output member. The tilling implement can comprise a first tine plate and a second tine plate that are both selectively configurable along the drive shaft at a plurality of positions and orientations.
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4 Claims
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1. A method for operating a tiller having a tilling implement with a drive shaft and a set of tine plates, the set of tine plates comprising four identical tine plate structures, each tine plate structure having a plate member and a hub that is mounted to a side of the plate member, the plate member having a central body and a plurality of tines that are spaced circumferentially about the central body, each of the tines having a first portion, which extends outwardly from the from central body, and a second portion that extends away from the central body on the side of the plate member to which the hub is mounted, the method comprising:
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assembling the tine plate structures to the drive shaft such that each of the hubs is disposed on an inboard side of its associated tine plate structure; removing and re-installing the tine plate structures to the drive shaft such that each of the hubs is disposed on an outboard side of its associated tine plate structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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