User manual
Operation
tineheadcanmaneuveraroundtreesandbedswhile
engaged.The2,000lbhydrauliccylinderpicksup
theheadinlessthan2.5secondsforturningaround
orgettingheadupinthetransportposition.Forced
intheoppositedirection,thehydrauliccylinderputs
downforceontheheadaddingweighttothetine
headfordeepersoilpenetration.BallSwivelandpin
attachpointsallow30degreesofpivotlefttoright
forbettersteeringinthedownposition.TheBall
Swivelandpinattachpointsalsoallowforeasyattach
anddisassembleoftheAeratorhead(oranyother
attachmentdesignedfortheZ-Plug).
Operations
Uponturningthekeyontostarttheunit,applyfull
choke.Onceunithasstarted,release(pushdownor
pulldown)rstthechokeandthenthebrakelever.
BringunituptoacomfortablespeedwiththeControl
Lever.Whenyouarrivetodesiredaeratingarea,use
theThumbSwitchtoloweraeratortinesintotheturf
(aeratorheadcanoatupto30degreesandmake
gradualturnsaroundbedsandtrees).
Onceyouhavecometoadesignatedturnaround
location,usethehydraulicThumbSwitchtolifttine
headtotransportposition.Makedesignatedturnand
repeatprocessofloweringtineheadintoturfand
resumeaeration.
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Figure6
1.RHmotioncontrolthumb
switchraisestines
2.LHmotioncontrolthumb
switchlowerstines
Ifaeratingonhillsides,theLockingCasterSystem
allowstheoperatortolockthefrontcasterwheels
intheforwardpositiontocreatemoresidehill
stability.TheLockingCasterSystemisappliedwhen
theoperatorcompressestheLockingCasterSystem
footpedallocatedontherightsideofthefoot
plate.Whencompressingthefootpedal,locking
mechanismslidesoverthecasterpinlockingthe
wheelintheforward/straightposition.Thissystemis
springloaded,sobyreleasingthispedalitwillrelease
thelockonthefrontcasterwheels..
AeratorTineHeadRemoval
Theaeratortineheadisremovableforservice,
cleaningandremovingfromtractionunittoinstall
otherattachments.Toremovethetineheadfromthe
tractionunit,rstadjustthehydrauliccylindersothat
thetineheadstartstomakecontactwiththeground
(takingweightoffofthehead).Pullpindisconnecting
theballswivellinkagetotheaeratorhead.Lower
cylinderreleasingtensiononthechainsandremove
the2ballswivelchainsconnectedtotheouterframe
section(weldedtochainandspringsupports).
Pullthepinfromtheaeratorfrontframeneck(itwill
beattachedtothefrontframeofthetractionunit)
anddismounttheballswivelfromthepin(pullneck
downward).Lowerfrontneckoftheaeratorhead
andpositionyourselfbackonthetractionunit.Drive
awayfromtheaeratorheadbyturningeitherleftor
right(turningtotherightofthehead—reference
Figure7)byturningthefrontofthetractionunitin
eitherdirection.Toinstallheadbackontheunit,
reversetheunitalongthebackofthetines.Oncethe
rearinsidetirelinesuptothecenteroftheaerator
head,slowlystartturningunitovertheaeratorhead
(makesurethatyoulineuptheballswivelintheneck
oftheaeratorandthepullpinbeneaththenoseof
thetractionunittomakeiteasyformounting).
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