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Retain this manual for reference. Manual Contents Your New Spike Aerator Congratulations on your purchase of a new Certified Safety Instructions Spike Aerator. Your aerator has been engineered and Carton Contents built to give you the most dependable and best Assembly performing product possible.
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator All power equipment can cause injury or property damage if operated improperly. Please read and observe the following safety rules and exercise caution at all times when operating equipment. • Read and understand your tractor owner’s manual and towing safety rules. Know how to operate your tractor before using any attachment.
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Shown Full Size Ref No. Qty. Description Ref No. Qty. Description Base Plate 5/16 x 1 3/4” Hex Head Bolt Tow Bar 5/16 x 2 1/4” Hex Head Bolt Axle 1/2 x 1 3/4” Shoulder Bolt Handle 1/2 x 1 3/4” Clevis Pin Wheel Brackets 3/4”...
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator Tools Needed For Cart Assembly Minimum — (2) Adjustable Wrenches (1) Hex Wrench Remove from Carton Remove and lay out all parts and hardware packages from the carton. Identify them using the illustrations on pages 2 and 3. Assembly Tip: Loosely tighten all nuts and bolts at first.
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2. Place the 1 x 2” Spacer onto the Long End of the Axle, followed by a 3/4” Flat Washer. Insert the Long End of the Axle into the 3/4” Axle Bushing of the Centre Plate. See Figure 2. Centre Plate 3/4”...
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator 3.On the short side of the Axle, place two 3/4” Flat Washers onto the Axle, followed by an Axle Spring and then another 3/4” Flat Washer, followed by an Aerator Star and then another 3/4” Flat Washer.
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4. Insert a 3/4” Axle Bushing into the End Plate and place the Bushing and End Plate onto the Axle. Insert a 5/16 x 3/4” Hex Head Bolt into one of the end holes in the Base Plate. Then insert the bolt into the holes in the End Plate.
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator 5. On the long side of the Axle place a 3/4” Flat Washer followed by an Axle Spring and then another 3/4” Flat Washer. Follow with a 3/4” Flat Washer, an Aerator Star, another 3/4” Flat Washer and a 1 x 3”...
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6. Insert a 3/4” Axle Bushing into the End Plate and place the Bushing and End Plate onto the Axle. Insert a 5/16 x 3/4” Hex Head Bolt into one of the end holes in the Base Plate. Then insert the bolt into the holes in the End Plate, place a 5/16” Lock Washer onto the bolt, and loosely attach a 5/16”...
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator 7. Align the hole of the Wheel Bracket with the hole in the Axle. Insert a 5/16 x 1 1/2” Hex Head Bolt into the hole in the Wheel Bracket and Axle. Secure with a 5/16” Nylock Nut. Repeat process on the other side.
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8. Align the two holes of the Tow Bar and Handle Brace as shown. Insert a 5/16 x 1” Hex Head Bolt into one of the holes in the Handle Brace and then through the corresponding hole in the Tow Bar.
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator 7. Place a 1/2” Flat Washer onto the 1/2 x 1 3/4” Shoulder Bolt, followed by the Compression Spring. Insert it into the 1/2” hole in the centre of the Lever Link and into the Handle Brace, through a 3/8”...
Raising/Lowering your Spike Aerator DO NOT make sharp turns while the plug tines are engaged in the ground as this will damage 1. Attach the unit to your tractor on a level the lawn. Weight can be placed on the top plate surface using the provided clevis pin and to increase the depth of plug tine’s penetration.
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Certified 4011 1/2 x 1 3/4” Shoulder Bolt 1840 1/2 x 1 3/4” Clevis Pin At Certified our goal is to deliver quality, value and outstanding service. If for any 1264 26 3/4” Flat Washer reason our product does not meet your 1506 1/2”...
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Model Number 060-0197-8 Spike Aerator The limited warranty set forth below is given by Certified. Certified will not be liable for incidental or consequential loss or damage including, without with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in Canada, its possessions and territories.