OPERATION
CAUTION: Spikediskshavesharppoints.
Exercisecautionatalltimeswhenusing
theaerator.
BEFORE USING YOUR AERATOR
• DO NOTattempttoaerateifgroundismuddy.
• Ifgroundisextremelyhardordry,itisrecommended
thatitbewatereddownfor1or2hourspriortouse.
• Mowlawnandremovelooseclippingspriortouseof
lawn aerator.
• Attachtheaeratortothetractorhitchandcheckto
seethattheaeratorislevel.Adjustbylooseningthe
boltswhichfastenthehitchmountarmstothehitch
armmountbrackets.Raiseorlowerthepositionofthe
armsuntiltheaeratorislevel.Seegure9.
HOW TO USE YOUR AERATOR
Aeratingcutssmallholesinthesoiltocreatereservoirs
thatbringoxygen,fertilizerandwaterintotherootzone.
Forbestperformanceofthespikeaeratorattachment,
thefollowinglawnpreparationandoperationis
recommended.
• Moveclevispinsinhandlestoupperholesinhandles.
• Loweraeratorspikestoground.
• Starttractorenginewithcontrolsinneutralandplace
throttleatslowenginespeed.
• Engageshiftleverintolowestpossibleforwardspeed
andincreasespeedasconditionspermit.
• Aerateinthestraightestlinepossible,making
overlappingpassestoincreasespikepointpattern.
• Topreventlawndamage,avoidsharpturns.
• Onslopedlawnsaerateinupanddowndirection.DO
NOTaerateacrossthefaceofslopes.
• Toincreasethedepthofspikepointpenetration,
weightcanbeaddedtotheframe.Two35lb.patio
typeconcreteblockswillteasilyontotheframe.The
addedweightcanbesecuredtotheframewithstraps
orotherbindingmaterial.DO NOTexceed90lb.
weightcapacity.Seegure13.
Service Dates
Checkforloosefasteners X
Checkforwornordamagedparts X X
Cleaning X X
LubricateSpikeDiskHubs X
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Fill in dates as you
completeregularservice.
Beforeeachuse
Aftereachuse
Every season
Beforestorage
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Readandfollowthemaintenancescheduleandthemaintenanceprocedureslistedinthissection.
• Spikerpointscanbesharpenedwithasmallgrinder
periodicallytomaintaingoodpenetration.Spikedisks
shouldberemovedtosharpenpoints.
• Beforeeachusechecknutsandboltsfortightness.
• Cleanaftereachuse.Ifrustappearsonshieldor
spikes,sandlightlyandcoatwithenamelpaint.
• Lubricatethespikediskhubswithasmallamountof
lightoilorgreaseatthebeginningofeachseason.
• Alwaysstoreindryareawhennotinuse.Coatbare
metalwithlightoilorpaint.
MAINTENANCE/STORAGE
FIGURE 13