Aerating; Adding Weight - Toro 23515 Operator's Manual

1. Forward
2. Neutral (Stop)

Aerating

1. Drive the machine to the desired location and
stop it.
2. Push the tine control lever down and forward to
raise the rear wheels and engage the tines.
1. Tine control lever—tines disengaged from the ground
2. Tine control lever—tines engaged into the ground
3. Drive the machine to aerate the desired area.
Figure 15
3. Reverse
Figure 16
Note:
The machine aerates in both forward and
reverse.
4. When finished, stop the machine and pull the
tine control lever rearward and up to lower the
rear wheels and lifts the tines out of the ground.
Important:
pavement or other hard surfaces without first
raising the tines. Crossing hard surfaces
with the tines lowered will damage the tines.

Adding Weight

The removable weights are heavy. Use care when
lifting them. Make sure that you can grasp them
securely before lifting them. Use caution when
positioning your hands so that you do not set the
weight down on your hands or fingers.
To ensure that the tines penetrate fully into the soil,
you can add weight to the back of the machine. The
machine has 3 weight pockets that hold the weights
(Figure 17). When placing weights, ensure that you
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have a balance the weights across the machine. If you
use only 1 weight, place it in the center pocket, and if
you use 2 weights, place them in the side pockets.
Note:
If you added extra optional weight(s) to the
machine, raising the tines requires significant effort.
1. Weight
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Do not drive the machine across
Figure 17
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