Installation Instructions

Operation
InspectingandCleaning
theSpiker
Whenthespikingoperationiscompleted,cleanthe
machinethoroughly.Sincethismachineisused
primarilyinsand,andsandisextremelyabrasive,
thesandshouldbeushedoffaftereachuse.Ifthe
machineiscleanedfrequently,(beforethesandhasa
chanceto"cake"),itcanbecleanedwithastreamof
waterfromahosewiththenozzleremoved.
Important:Donotusepressurizedwatertoclean
themachine;ahighpressurestreamcoulddrive
sandorothermaterialintowearareaswhereit
couldactasagrindingcompound.
Note:Iftheattachmentadapterbecomesstuckto
thetractionunitadapter,insertaprybar/screwdriver
intothepryslottodisengagetheparts
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OperatingTips
•Beforebeginningthespikingoperationwiththe
attachment,ndaclearareaandpracticestarting,
stopping,raising,lowering,andspiking.This
trainingperiodwillbebenecialtotheoperator
ingainingcondenceintheperformanceofthe
spiker.
•Maintainastraightlinewhenspiking.Donotturn
whenthespikingbladesareintheground.
•Operatethetractionunitataslow,constantground
speedtoachieveauniformspikingpattern.
•Whentheedgeofthegreenisreached,raisethe
spikerbeforeturningorstopping.Thespikermust
beraisedcompletelybeforemakingturns.Survey
thegreentodetermineifthereareanyobstacles
thatwillbedamagedorwillresultindamageto
thespikersuchassprinklerheadsandprotruding
objects.
•Adjustthegroundpenetrationbyregulatingthe
lift/lowervalveandcomparingittothespikerdepth
gauge.
•AVariableOriceKitisavailableforne
adjustmentofthegroundpenetration.
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