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- Page 1 Four Wheel Hoe Four Wheel Hoe Four Wheel Hoe Instruction Manual Instruction Manual Instruction Manual Instruction Manual European Model www.physicalweeding.com © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1. Contents 1. Contents 2. Introduction 3. Fitting farm and hoe to each other 4. Assembling your Four Wheel Hoe 4.1. Four Wheel Hoe components 4.1.1. Main frame 4.1.2. Wheels 4.1.3. Sight guide 4.1.4. Handles 4.2. Adjusting the hoe 4.2.1. Wheels: longitudinal positions 4.2.2. -
Page 3: Introduction
2. Introduction While the Four Wheel Hoe is straight forward to use, to get the best out of it requires an appreciation of how knife blade hoes and soil ridging kills weeds, the design concepts behind the hoe and how to set it up for your farm / holding. -
Page 4: Assembling Your Four Wheel Hoe
4.1. Four Wheel Hoe components There are four main parts of the Four Wheel Hoe: (1) main frame, (2) wheels, (3) handles and (4) the sight guide. The tools that attach to the hoe are covered in section 5 on page 8. -
Page 5: Wheels
Figure 5. Axle bolts for wheels showing washers on either side of the wheel, with two nuts on the bolt. © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. www.physicalweeding.com Page 5... -
Page 6: Sight Guide
Figure 2. Then, putting the hand grips of the handles on the ground (so you don't have to lift them up), slide the legs of the handle clamps into the slots in the frame clamps (if you have bolted the © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. www.physicalweeding.com... -
Page 7: Adjusting The Hoe
4.2.1. Wheels: longitudinal positions There are three holes / positions for the wheels at both ends of the Four Wheel Hoe. It is expected that most users will find the wheel positions recommended in section 4.1.2 perfectly adequate and will never need to change them. -
Page 8: Hoe Width
5.1. Attaching tools A key aim in the design of the Four Wheel Hoe was to make it exceptionally flexible so that users can design and attach their own tools. To this end the main frame bars are equivalent to toolbars on a tractor mounted hoe, in that they have been designed so that anything that could be practically used on a pedestrian hoe can be easily attached. -
Page 9: Tool Setup: Flat Floor Or A 'Depth Setup Board
‘stand’ e.g., a piece of thick plywood sheet, screwed to some battens too keep it flat. Attempting to set the Four Wheel Hoe (or any hoe) up in the field, can be an exercise in frustration, as soil is uneven, meaning that what's right for the place the hoe was set up is wrong for other parts of the field. -
Page 10: Longitudinal Position: Parallel Or Staggared
Please see the separate document “Four Wheel Hoe, T Hoe, Blade Length, Ready Reckoner” for detailed information on the issues surrounding © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. www.physicalweeding.com Page 10... -
Page 11: Attaching The T Hoes
T hoes . The document is available from our website in the Four Wheel Hoe section www.physicalweeding.com/fourwheelhoe. 5.1.3. Attaching the T hoes The T hoes are in ‘mirror pairs’ i.e., one is for the left side of the hoe and the other for the right see Figure 2 Figure 7 and Figure 10. -
Page 12: Width / Crop Gap
(Figure 11). Normally the legs are clamped to the outside of the frame, however, when using the frame at the widest setting then it may be beneficial to move the leg to the inside of the frame so the blades © 2009 Steam Weeding Ltd. www.physicalweeding.com... -
Page 13: Changing Ridger Blades And Locking In Position
There is no need to push and pull the hoe, unlike other push hoes, as the Four Wheel Hoe controls the blade depths, via the four wheel design, so relieving the user of this task. -
Page 14: Maintenance
7. Maintenance The Four Wheel Hoe requires very little maintenance. Any bolts that are adjusted on a regular basis should be kept oiled and/or greased. The wheels have sealed bearings so they do not require lubrication. While the blades are made of stainless steel they will still benefit from having the soil washed off after use, and if the hoe is being stored for longer periods, e.g., overwinter, then applying a...
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