Section 3: Operating Instructions
CA2560 & CA2572 Core Aerators 325-020M
12/10/18
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Long-Term Storage
Clean, inspect, service, and make necessary repairs to
the implement when storing it for long periods and at the
end of the season. This will help to ensure the unit is
ready for field use the next time you hook-up to it.
1.
Clean off any dirt and grease that may have
accumulated on the Core Aerator. Scrape off
compacted dirt. Clean out cores lodged in the spoon.
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2. When finished cleaning and scraping dirt and grease
off, wash the surfaces thoroughly with a garden hose.
3. Inspect Core Aerator for loose, damaged or worn
parts and adjust or replace as needed.
4. Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to
prevent rust. Ask your Land Pride dealer for aerosol
touch-up paint. Paint is also available in touch-up
bottles with brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding
TU, QT, or GL to the end of the aerosol part number.
5. Replace all damaged or missing decals.
6. Lubricate as noted in
starting on page
7.
Store Core Aerator on a level surface in a clean, dry
place. Inside storage will reduce maintenance and
increase the implements life.
8. Follow all unhooking instructions on page 12.
Ordering Replacement Parts
Land Pride offers equipment in factory standard Beige
with black highlights. This implement may also be
purchased in Orange, Green, or Red.
When ordering an optional color, the suffix number
corresponding to the color must be added at the end of
the part number. Parts ordered without the suffix number
will be supplied in factory standard colors.
For example, if you are ordering a replacement part with
part number 555-555C and the existing part is orange,
then add the suffix 82 to the end of the number to make
the part number read 555-555C82.
General Operation Instructions
By now you should have read your Operator’s Manual
and properly installed your Land Pride 25 Series Core
Aerator on your tractor. If you haven’t, please do so now.
Land Pride Touch-up Paint
Part No.
Part Description
821-011C
PAINT LP BEIGE SPRAY CAN
821-066C
PAINT ORANGE SPRAY CAN
821-070C
PAINT GP GLOSS BLACK SPRAY CAN
81 . . . . . . . Green
82 . . . . . . . Orange
83 . . . . . . . Red
85 . . . . . . . Black
Using the Core 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 spoon. Most important, do not work over
underground electrical wiring or gas lines.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Never make contact with underground utilities such as
electrical power lines, gas lines, phone lines, etc. They can
cause serious injury or death from electrocution, explosion, or
fire. If in doubt, call 811 (USA) before digging so that they can
mark the location of underground services in the area. For
contact information, see Dig Safe in the “Important Safety
Information” starting on page 1.
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 pulled
cores.
Begin by lowering the three-point hitch until the Aerator is
fully on the ground with all the weight off of the tractor. Put
the three-point in float position and pull ahead slowly to
get the spoons into the ground. Gradually increase
ground speed to approximately 5mph. 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 and off of the ground 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 or wait
until after a rain or after irrigation has been applied to
softened the ground.
Usually allow about twelve to twenty-four hours after
pulling the cores before pulverizing the solid parts left on
the ground with a drag mat. The pulverizing action of the
drag mat breaks up the soil portion of the core which is
redistributed into the undisturbed thatch layer setting off a
microbial action that accelerates thatch breakdown. The
vegetation portion of the core remains on the surface for
debris collection or destruction by a mulching mower.
With very little practice you should become very
proficient and effective with your Land Pride 25 Series
Core Aerator.
At the completion of the aeration task the Aerator should
be washed, cleaned and lubricated. Any lodged cores
should be cleaned out of the spoons. Units being put up
for the winter should also have water drained from the
weight tanks and storage stands should be put in place.
Store in a dry and well drained area.
