21
14.3 BRUSH KIT.
The Turf Tidy can also be used as a sweeper. A brush kit is necessary to transform the unit
into a sweeper unit.
Sweeping can be done on grass or hard surfaces.
With grass sweeping, we advise using the standard front roller 5 ( fig.6.). If we want to sweep
hard areas, the wheel assembly is needed.
If the wheels are used on grass, undulations and/ or soft areas may create extra pressure on
the brushes, since the head isn’t at a fixed distance to the ground all the time.
It is also important that the weight compensation is well set, chapter 6.3, because too much
pressure on the brushes will hurt them.
The PTO speed has to come down to 300-350 rpm’s, since too many rpm’s may hurt / wear
the turf and/ or brushes.
The brushes are mounted on the main rotor strips 11 into holes 12.
The other hole 13 can be used if we want to create extra draft in combination with scarifier
blades. See chapter 14.1.
Brush element 10 is clamped between back up strip 7 and main rotor strip 11, with bolts 6
and nut 5. Do not over tighten.
We can use 2 or 4 brush elements on the rotor in an equal sequence. Never use one or three,
because the rotor will be out of balance. NOTE. We can not use 8 brushes. On one of the
main rotor strips 11 the holes aren’t available. Start mounting the brush on the next one after
this one without holes.
@
If the brushes are set too tight to the ground, serious damage may appear to the
machine and/ or brushes.
@
If many undulations are present, reduce the rpm’s of the PTO and adjust the working
depth ( brushes further away from the ground).
@
If you want to collect leaves or other larger parts on grass surfaces, scarifier blades
can be added to the brushes ( two rows opposite from each other), or two brushes can be
added at the scarifier outfit ( brushes in hole 13). In both cases the heavier material will be
picked up and/ or shredded by the scarifier blades and swept by the brushes. In most cases
however, only the scarifier blades will do the job, without the brushes.
@
In some applications, plain flail blades can be used in stead of the scarifier blades to
achieve the same as written above. Check the correct depth settings.
14.4 CASTOR WHEEL KIT FOR HEAD.
As already explained in the manual, a castor-wheel-kit (see Fig.11 for one item) is available
for supporting the head, in place of the standard front roller.
Disconnect the jacks 3 (Fig. 6.) from the head and mount at each side of the head at the same
position a castor wheel assembly.
Adjusting the depth goes the same as described for the front roller. The tire pressure should
be 1-2 bar ( 14-22 psi).
@ Wheels are necessary when the Turf-Tidy is used as a sweeper on hard surfaces only. It
can be used on grass as well ( specially when mowing), but we advise using the front roller as
a start.
@ If tire imprints are faceable reduce the tire pressure, or change the weight compensation,
see chapter 5.3.
@ Do not make tight turns at slow speeds. The castor-wheel-supports may be damaged,
because of the trust force applied.
