WARNING
Suddenreleaseofthespringplatescould
causeinjury.
Acquirethehelpofanotherpersontohelp
adjusttheweighttransferspring.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,fullyraise
andlatchthehandlebartoengagetheparking
brake,shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Loosentheforwardangelocknutandcarriage
boltthatsecurethespring-tensionplatetothe
supportbracketofthecoringhead(Figure117).
Note:Donotremovelocknutandcarriagebolt.
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Figure117
NormalWeightTransferPosition—UpperHole
1.Spring-tensionplate3.Supportbracket(coring
head)
2.Flangelocknut(rear)4.Weighttransfersprings
3.Removetherearangelocknutthatsecuresthe
springbracketstothesupportbracket.
Note:Donotremovecarriagebolt.
4.Inserta1/2inch-driveratchetorbreakerbar
intothesquareholeinthespring-tensionplate
(Figure118).
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Figure118
HigherWeightTransferPosition—LowerHole
1.Carriagebolt(rear)
2.Flangelocknut
5.Rotatetheratchetorbreakerbartorelievethe
tensionontherearcarriageboltandremoveit
fromtheupperhole.
Note:Theupperholeisthenormalweight
transferposition.
6.Rotatethespring-tensionplateuntilitalignswith
thelowerholeinthesupportbracket,insertthe
carriageboltthroughtheholesintheplateand
bracket.
Note:Thelowerholeisthehigherweight
transferposition.Rotatingthespringplates
upwardincreasestheweighttransfer.
7.Securethecarriagebolttothesupportbracket
andspring-tensionplatewiththeangelocknut.
8.Torquethelocknutsto37to45N∙m(27to33
ft-lb).
UsingManualGround
Following
Foroptimumholequalityandmachineperformance,
aerateusingtheautomaticgroundfollowingsystem.
Usemanualgroundfollowingonlyifthetine-position
sensorisdamaged.
AdjustingtheDepth-StopSpacers
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,fullyraise
andlatchthehandlebartoengagetheparking
brake,shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Removethecoring-headcover;referto
RemovingtheCoring-HeadCover(page68).
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