Adjust Turf Guards; Removing Aerator From Tractor - Toro 09701 Operator's Manual

Adjust Turf Guards

Before starting your new aerator, remove the rear castor
stand and lower the machine on the 3–point linkage until
the depth control roller is resting on the ground. From the
rear of the machine, check that the tines line up exactly
with the center of the gaps in the turf guards. Install the
correct turf guards (Fig. 16), if necessary.
Figure 16
Note: Turf with a good root structure may not require the
turf guards. If this is the case. Do not remove the turf
guard tool bar as this adds support to the roller leg
assembly. Just remove the plastic fingers from the turf
guard bracket.

Removing Aerator from Tractor

1. Stop vehicle on a level surface, not on a slope.
2. Disengage the PTO and engage the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine and remove the key from ignition
switch.
4. Before leaving the operator's seat on tractor, wait for
engine and all moving parts to stop.
5. Install rear castor/safety stand, collapse it to storage
position and install pin. Tighten knob.
Note: Aerator can be stored on original shipping pallet if
desired. Remove castor wheel.
6. Disconnect safety shield chains from PTO tractor.
Secure end of chain to aerator side of PTO shaft to
prevent PTO shaft from coming apart.
7. Slowly lower aerator until rear castor/safety stand
contacts ground.
8. Lower roller, by adjusting depth control handles, until
roller contacts ground.
9. Loosen locking nut and rotate adjusting link to release
tension between aerator and tractor.
10. Remove lynch pin and top link pin securing center link
to bracket.
11. Push release pin to disconnect powershaft from tractor
PTO shaft.
12. Slide powershaft back and remove from tractor.
13. Remove lynch pins and slide lower link arms off hitch
pins.
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