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Section 4: Operating Procedures
AR2596 & AR2510 Pasture Aerators 325-127M
12/09/15
Table of Contents
• Do not work over any underground electrical wiring or gas
lines. If there is any doubt, call your public service agency. Be
sure to ask how close you can work to their flags or marks.
Making contact with electrical wiring or gas pipes can cause
serious injury or death.
• Hydraulic fluid under high pressure can penetrate the skin.
Wear protective gloves and safety glasses or goggles when
working with hydraulic systems. Use a piece of cardboard or
wood rather than hands when searching for hydraulic leaks.
If hydraulic fluid is injected into the skin or eyes, it must be
treated by a doctor familiar with this type of injury within a
few hours or gangrene may result. DO NOT DELAY.
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WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Never pull the Aerator behind a vehicle at speeds exceeding
the tire manufacturer’s recommend maximum speed of
20 mph. found on the tire sidewall.
• Always make sure the tractor is shut off and no one is near the
tractor when installing stroke control spacers and/or
transport lock. Also, keep away from possible pinch points
during installation as the hydraulic lines could burst
dropping the unit suddenly.
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CAUTION
Make sure all safety labels are in their proper location and in
good working condition before operation. Be sure to follow all
directions on the safety labels.
Equipment Safety
•
Use Aerator for its intended purpose only. Never use it
as a wagon to carry things. Never pull post, stumps, or
other objects. Misuse of the Aerator can break the unit.
• Make sure tractor 3-point arms are positioned so that
they will not make contact with the tongue.
• Mark underground water piping, sprinkler heads,
sizable rocks, and other objects that can be damage or
cause damage to the Aerator with small warning flags
so they can be avoided.
• Do not exceed weight tray weight limit. Exceeding the
limit can damage the tines, tires,Aerator frame.
• Make gradual turns with tines in the ground. Too sharp
a turn can break the tines. Raise Aerator out of the
ground to make sharp turns.
• Do not turn tractor tires into the tongue, tines, or frame.
Slow down and watch tractor tires carefully when
forced to make sharp turns.
• Never back-up with Drag Harrow making contact with
the ground. Always raise Drag Harrow up before
backing up. Not doing so can break the equipment and
punch holes in the tires.
• Use the Aerator for its intended purpose only. Never
use the Aerator as a wagon to carry things.
Section 4: Operating Procedures
Operator’s Responsibilities
Hazard control and accident prevention are dependent
upon the awareness, concern, prudence, and proper
training involved in the operation, transport, storage, and
maintenance of the Aerator. Therefore, it is absolutely
essential that no one operates the Aerator without first
having read, fully understood, and become totally familiar
with the Operator’s Manual. Make sure the operator has
completed the Operating Checklist below.
Operator Safety
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DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Operator must wear a seat belt at all times. Without being seat
belted, the operator can fall off and be ran over by the Aerator
and its sharp tines.
• Never carry passengers on the Aerator or tractor and never
operate the unit when bystanders are present. There is always
a risk of running over the passenger or bystander.
• Operator must age 16 or older and must be properly trained
in the safe operation of this Aerator.
• Do not operate on slopes too steep to maintain stability or
near the edge of a drop off. The tractor and Aerator could roll
over resulting in equipment damage, bodily injury, or death.
• Do not use tires as a step or lean against them. They can
suddenly move even when they appear to be solidly against
the ground causing a falling hazard against metal protruding
objects and sharp tines.
• Keep everyone away from the Aerator while raising,
lowering, and transporting the Aerator. Always keep your feet
and legs out from under the Aerator and never work under the
unit without properly blocking it up. The Aerator could drop
instantly resulting in bodily injury or death.
Operating Checklist
✔ Check
Page No.
Read and follow all Safety Rules and alerts carefully.
Refer to “Important Safety Information”. Page 1
Make sure all guards and shields are in place.
Refer to “Important Safety Information”.
Page 1
Read and follow Hook-up & preparation instructions.
Refer to “Section 1: Assembly & Set-up”. Page 8
Read and make all required adjustments.
Refer to “Section 3: Adjustments”. Page 13
Read and follow all operating procedures.
Refer to “Section 4: Operating Procedures”. Page 14
Read and follow all Maintenance Instructions.
Refer to “Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication”. Page 18
Make sure their are no hydraulic leaks on the unit.
Refer to “Avoid High Pressure Fluids Hazard”.
Page 3
Read and follow all Lubrication Instructions.
Refer to “Lubrication Points”.
Page 20
Check Aerator initially and periodically for loose bolts
and pins. Refer to “Torque Values Chart”. Page 24