ABI Attachments TR3E Setup Manual page 9

Setting Components for Use
All of the components on your TR3-E - Trevor Brazile Edition are adjustable using the compatible pins. By removing
these pins, you can adjust the components up and down within their respective pockets. The profile blades, grooming
rods, scarifiers, and leveling blade all have multiple adjustment positions for fine tuned usage.
Renovation
When you set up your TR3-E - Trevor Brazile Edition it is important to identify if the arena is in need of renovation first.
If you have significant highs and lows in your arena, or if it is compacted or has been neglected, you may need to
renovate prior to grooming. We recommend you hire a qualified professional to renovate your arena. For the DIYers
among us, please know renovation requires a different setup from everyday grooming. The main objectives when
renovating are to remove vegetation, relieve compaction, and level out the arena. Please remember the arena did not
get in bad condition overnight. It will take time and a lot of effort to repair it, but you now own a tool that can do the
work!
Vegetation: Techniques used to eliminate vegetation from the arena will vary based on how established the root
system has become. For light recent vegetation, normal dragging should eliminate the growth. To eliminate mature
vegetation from the arena, if it is environmentally responsible to do so, spray Roundup to kill the vegetation. Allow
the arena to sit until the vegetation dies (could be many days). Next, mow the vegetation as short as you are able
and use a blower and/or rake to remove the cut excess vegetation. Now use the TR3 E-Series Trevor Brazile Edition
optional profile blades about an inch into the arena footing to slice the vegetation root system (like a sod cutter). Do
this when the arena is VERY dry. You will need to ensure that ALL other ground engaging components are positioned
up and out of play, otherwise they will plug up with vegetation and begin to plow. Now that the vegetation is loose,
it is time to collect it into spoils piles for removal from the arena. Use the rear finish rake and leveling bar to collect
vegetation into spoils piles. The TR3 E-Series Trevor Brazile Edition finish rake can be used to slowly push vegetation
backward into the piles. Remove the piles and dispose of the vegetation with a front end loader or by wheelbarrow
from the arena.
Leveling & Loosening Arena Footing: The first thing you need to do is determine what the "grade" of the arena is.
"Grade" is the high point your arena footing material could reach on your rail or wall, if all the footing material was
evenly distributed consistently throughout the arena. In many professionally installed arenas, this "Grade" point is
actually marked somewhere on the rail or wall. Perfect "grade" is a bit of a unicorn, as this is technically impossible to
do without laser guided hydraulic equipment, but for most people, getting close is good enough.
If you have a professionally installed base, gently dig down with a small shovel through the hardpan footing until you
reach the base material. The base is usually a different color from the footing material and is much harder. Do this in
about 20 areas throughout the arena in a grid pattern. You may find the depth of the footing material changes from
1" - 5" from spot to spot in an arena needing renovation. You now need to mark these varying depths, either with
flags or a can of white spray paint; your choice. Either insert the number of flags equal to the depth of the footing at
each hole you dug (3 inches = 3 flags), or spray paint the depth of the footing material beside each hole. When you
measure the hole, measure the "struck" depth, meaning level off the footing around the hole to match the material
around it. Don't measure footing mounded around the hole. Now take a good look at the arena and try to find other
areas that may look higher or lower. Dig and mark these areas as well. Now you will have a good idea of the depth
of the footing throughout the arena. It may be helpful to take a number of photos of the footing depth for reference
during the grading process for after you pull your flags or cover your markings.
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