6
Usethisrakeforscrapingandlevelingoflooseorlightly
compacteddirtandgravel,andforbacklling.Forimproved
traction,usewheelweightsand/ortirechains.
7. Beforestarting,makesurethematerialtobegraded,
suchasdirt,isdryenough.Squeezesomeinyourhand
andifitformsaballthatdoesnotcrumble,thematerial
maybetoowetforraking.
8. Drivethetractorataspeedwhichtsconditionsand
thetypeofworkbeingperformed.Whenlevelingwith
therake,aslowerspeedwillallowloosematerialtobe
moreevenlydepositedinlowspots.
9. For lightbackllingwork,therakeassemblycanbe
reversed by rotating it 180 degrees.This allows you
tobackupwithyourtractorandpushdirttolllarger
holes.
10. Donotbacktherakeintopilesofdirtorgravelathigh
speed.
HOW TO USE YOUR RAKE
ADJUSTING ANGLE OF RAKE
5. Therakecanbeangled24degreesineitherdirection
asshowningure6.Tochangetheangle:
a.Raisetherakesothatthetinesoftherakeare
offtheground.
b. Removethepivotpinfromthehitchassembly.
c. Pivottherakeassemblytotherightortheleft.
d.Aligntheholeinthepivotplatewiththeholein
thehitchassembly.Installthepivotpinthroughthe
alignedholesandsecurewiththehaircotterpin.
6. Toreversetherake,removethecotterpinandslottednut
fromthethreadedstudontherakeassembly.Removethe
rakepivotassemblyfromthehitchassembly,rotateit180
degreesandthenreattachittothehitchassembly.
PIVOT PLATE
RAKE CAN BE
ROTATED 24
DEGREES IN
EITHER DIRECTION
24º 24º
FIGURE 6
STORAGE
1. Removealldirtandrustandtouchupwithpainttohelp
preventrust.
2. Storeinsideinaclean,dryarea.
MAINTENANCE
CHECK FOR LOOSE FASTENERS
Beforeeachusemakeathoroughvisualcheckoftherake
foranyboltsandnutswhichmayhaveloosened.Retighten
anylooseboltsandnuts.
CLEANING
Wipeofforwashoffloosedirtfromtherakeaftereachuse
tohelppreventrust.