Operator's Manual

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VerifyingtheHydraulicTop
LinkSetUp
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
•Extendingthehydrauliccylinderwillincreasethe
tinedepth.
•Fullyextendthehydrauliccylindertodetermine
thelocationofthetineheadsandtoverifyifthey
contacttheground.
CAUTION
Ifthetineheadscontacttheground,turf
damagemayoccur.
Note:Onundulatingturf,theoperatorcanadjust
thecylindertomaintaintinedepth(crestingahill)
butitwillbenecessarytohavethetineheadsset
about2inchesbelowground.
•Ifthetineheadscontacttheground,adjustthe
locationofthecylinderendstomovethetopofthe
aeratorclosertothetractor.
•Ifthetineheadsdonotcontacttheground,
extensionbrackets(includedwithaerator)canbe
installedtothetoplinktomovethetineheadscloser
totheground.
Important:WhenconnectingthePTO,besure
thattheaeratorisnotbeingliftedhigherthanis
necessary.Liftingthemachinetoohighwillcause
thePTOshaftknucklestobreak(
Figure10).Never
leavethePTOturningwhentheaeratorislifted.
ThePTOcanbeoperateduptoanangleof25º,but
canneverexceeda35ºanglewhentheaeratoris
atitshighestpositionorsevereshaftdamagemay
occur.
Figure10
1.Breakagewilloccurhere
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CheckingthePTOAngle
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Important:Makesurethetinesareremovedbefore
performingthisoperation.
Withtheaeratorpositionedonthegroundandlowered
tothedeepestlocation,checktheanglebetweenthe
PTOandtheaerator.
Lifttheaeratorandfullyretractthehydraulictoplink
cylinder.Usinganangleindictor,checktheangle
betweenthePTOandtheaerator.Ifthisangleisgreater
than35degrees,makeadjustmentstothetractorso
thattheaeratorcannotbeliftedpast35degrees.This
canbeaccomplishedbyusingthetractorliftstop(if
soequipped)ormovingthelowerlinkstoahigher
mountinghole(ifsoequipped).
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