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Section 4: Operating Procedures
12/09/15
AR2596 & AR2510 Pasture Aerators 325-127M
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General Operation Instructions
By now you should have read your Operator’s Manual
and properly installed your Land Pride 25 Series Aerator
on your tractor. If you haven’t, please do so now.
Using the Aerator is a fairly simple task but there are a
few things you need to consider before beginning. If you
are aerating in an area that uses a sprinkler system, you
will need to mark the sprinkler heads with small warning
flags so they can be avoided. Also, you will want to avoid
any sizable rocks or foreign material that might be
embedded in the soil that could cause damage to the
aerating tines. Most important, do not work over
underground electrical wiring or gas lines.
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DANGER
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.
Now that you know where you are going to aerate and
what precautions need to be taken, it is time to start the
tractor and travel to the site where you intend to aerate. It
is best to start in the middle of the field and gradually
work your way to the outer perimeter with each pass. This
will also help keep you from compressing freshly
fractured soil.
Begin by lowering the Pasture Aerator until the cylinder
has come against the cylinder stops. Pull ahead slowly to
get the tines into the ground. If included, lower the Drag
Harrow Carrier while moving forward until the Drag
Harrow is on the ground. Gradually increase ground
speed to approximately 5 mph. Do not make sharp turns
with the Aerator in the ground as equipment damage may
result.
At the end of each pass lift the Aerator out of the ground
to turn around. The Drag Harrow does not need to be
raised to make turns. Keep the Aerator out until you have
realigned the tractor for the next pass. Look back often to
observe your pattern and to make sure you are getting
good soil penetration. If you aren’t achieving the desired
penetration, you may need to add more weight to the
Aerator weight tray or wait until after a rain or after
irrigation has been applied to soften the ground.
With very little practice you should become very
proficient and effective with your Land Pride AR25 Series
Aerator.
At the completion of the task the Aerator and Drag
Harrow should be cleaned and lubricated. Any trash
build-up should be removed. Units being put up for the
winter should be stored per the instructions outlined
under “Storage” on page 19.