Gearmore ARENA-VATOR III AV3-4 Assembly/Operators/Parts Manual page 17

8. Drive over the area to be leveled.
9. Ground Speed:
Although the Arena-vatorIII can
be operated at any speed, it is
recommended that slow speeds
be used. High speeds can lead
to skipping by the tines and an
uneven job. Two to four mph will
give the best results. the op-
erator will have to experiment a
little to determine the best speed.
Use the type of job being done as
a guide.
10. Depth:
The machine is designed as a
light to medium duty tillage tool
for working up, leveling, condi-
tioning, and compacting arenas
and tracks. The best results are
obtained when the cultivator
works up the soil 2 to 5 inches
deep. As the blade smooths and
levels the worked up soil, it is
distributed across the working
area. The mulcher roller can
then condition and compact the
soil.
Lower the blade and roller to raise the cultivator if the soil is soft and large amounts of soil goes over the
blade. Raise the blade if the soil is hard and the shovels/tines need to work up the soil more.
11. Operating Hints:
a. Use the weight of the machine to push the tines into the ground. Add no more than 100 lbs. to the
frame when the ground is hard or deeply rutted. Do not add more weight and push the tines too far
into the ground and damage the frame.
b. Use the amount of soil ahead of the blade as a guide to how the machine is functioning. There should
always be a nominal amount of soil coming over the blade. This will insure that the soil is moved
across the width of the machine.
c. In severely compacted or deeply rutted conditions, it is recommended that more than one pass be
made to level, condition, and compact the soil.
Fig. 5 - Field
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