Operator's Manual

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Types: Three-wheel, PTO-driven, tow-behind deep cor-
ing turf/fairway aerator.
Tractor Requirements: 26–33.6 kw (35–45 hp) @
standard power take-off speeds.
Travel Speed: 2.93–5 km/hr (1.8–2.2 mph).
Maximum PTO Speed: 540 rpm.
Maximum Top Crankshaft Speed: 400 rpm.
Construction:
Frame—Welded tubular and structural steel.Coring
Head—Welded structural steel bar and plate.
Hitch—Five 89 mm (3 1/2 in.) spacings for various
hitch-to-PTO configurations.
Ball Coupler: SAE Class 2, bolt-on for 76 mm (3 in.)
channel. 1587 kg (3500 lb) GVW for 51 mm (2 in.)
ball.
Ball: 51 mm (2 in.) forged ball with 51 mm (2 in.) long
shank, 1 inch 14 UNEF thread. SAE Class 3, 2268 kg
(3500 lb) GVW.
Tires: Front—18 x 9.50-8 (4 PR) tubeless.Rear—23 x
8.50-12 (4 PR) tubeless.
Drive Lines:
Front—Ag-type 35R series with plastic safety shield,
quik-loc on the tractor end, ball-shear device on imple-
ment end. Operating stroke from center of bearing
crosses: 92 cm (36-1/4 in.) collapsed minimum to 127
cm (50 in.) extended maximum.
Rear—Ag-type 14R series with plastic safety shield.
Quik-loc on both ends.
Gear Cases: PTO shaft-driven front gear case with spur
type gears, a right angle gear case with bevel gears and
three individual, integral spur gear cases. Integral gear
cases lubricated by structural tube reservoir. Reservoir
level checked by dipstick in fill port.
Lift Cylinder: Single-acting cylinder. Uses tractor
hydraulics to lower and raise the coring head.
Hydraulic Hose: 9.5 mm x 304.8 cm (3/8 x 120 in.), SAE
100R1A.
Quick Coupler: 1/2 - 14 FE NPT ends. Meets ISO, SAE,
ASAE, interchangeability requirements.
Hose Stand: Adjusts from 112 - 138 cm (44 - 54 1/2 in.) at
three 89 mm (3 1/2 in.) increments (ground to center of hose
holder).
Safety/Transport Stands: Swing-up type. Prevents acci-
dental lowering of the coring head during service and/or turf
guard conversion. Also used to lock unit up during trans-
port.
Turf Guards: Three; each semi-rigid mounted with com-
pression spring flotation and front mounted rollers.
Rollers: Three each (one per turf guard) mounted indepen-
dently to front of each turf guard. 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.) diam-
eter; 27.9 cm (11 in.) long (flat portion).
Covers: Minimum of 4.76 mm (3/16 in.) thick. Black
semi-gloss, fiberglass reinforced resin. Secured to unit by
flexible draw latches.
PTO Drive line Shield:On front gear case. Shields the
PTO drive line. Can be tipped up for drive line service.
Coring Capacity (theoretical) @ 3.5 km/hr (2.2 mph):
Assumes no reduction in total area due to overlap, turning,
stops, etc.
Coring Patterns:
2 Tines/Head, 7/8 in. Tines—Effective Coring Width—160
cm (63 in.).Total Tines—1 row = 12 tines.Hole Pattern—
13.3 x 15.2 cm (5 1/4 x 6 in.); 2 tines.Depth—To 12.7 cm (5
in.).*Sp m/hr (Sq ft/hr)—5665 sq m/hr (60,984 sq
ft/hr).*Hectares/hr (Acres/hr)—0.567 ha/hr (1.4 acres/hr).
6 Tines/Head, 3/4 in. Tines—Effective Coring Width—160
cm (63 in.).Total Tines—2 rows of 18 = 36 tines.Hole
Pattern—8.9 x 7.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 in.); 6 tines.Depth—To 7.6
cm (3 in.).*Sp m/hr (Sq ft/hr)—5665 sq m/hr (60,984 sq
ft/hr).*Hectares/hr (Acres/hr)—0.567 ha/hr (1.4 acres/hr).*
with optional 30/40 teeth gear set.
Specifications