My name's Aaron Graber with Ventrac. In this video we'll discuss the edger.
The edger is an attachment that allows a single operator to tackle miles of
sidewalks to keep them looking clean and professional without having to do it by hand.
The Ventrac edger is very adaptable to allow users to tailor it to their specific needs.
A 20-inch diameter steel disc can be set on either side of the
tractor on the left or the right. It has a depth of up to six inches and that's
adjusted by the caster wheel on the opposite side. The metal discs can also
be flipped to maintain flowerbeds or garden areas. It also has the ability to
be moved out up to 12 inches to extend the reach. It can also be angled in and
out depending on the conditions.
You can add an additional three weights to the
front of the edger to help penetrate hard ground. This edger is outfitted with
an optional blower. The blower is great if you want to edge and clean up the
debris in one pass. Since the edger's in front of the tractor, the disc is in the
operators immediate line of sight so it's easy to see and keep the back of
the disc on the edge of the sidewalk while you're maintaining forward motion.
The standard edger attaches to the tractor via the hitch arms only if you
have the optional blower like this one does. You'll also attach with a belt
driven PTO when attaching or detaching from the edger make sure that both
kickstands located here and on the other side are in a position that allow the
hitch arms to be level with the ground during operation. Make sure to move the
kickstand up and out of the way. The edger works with no weights at all the
conditions are right. The harder the conditions get the tougher the ground is
the more weights you want to add. We always recommend adjusting the disc so
that the leading edge has space between it and a sidewalk and the trailing edge
is contacting the sidewalk. The more aggressive you get with that space the
wider your edge line will be or the easier it will be to cope with hard ground conditions.
We have a reference chart on this angle
adjustment we recommend starting at position number five and working your
way in either direction from there depending on your conditions.
The cutting depth of the edger is controlled by the position of this
caster wheel. With the edger parked on a flat surface and the disc touching the
ground the distance between the bottom of this wheel and the ground is the
cutting depth. This can be controlled in small amounts by threading or
unthreading this top link or in larger amounts by changing the position of this bolt.
The one adjustment that the blower has is the direction of the chute so that
you can run the disk on the left or the right side. To change this you take this
lever and pull it back and then spin this cylinder to the position that you
want. Then set it to switch the disc from the right to the left side.
You'll remove these two pins and both of these tubes will slide out and you can
put them on the other side. When you do this you want to keep this axle in front
of the edger that way the disc doesn't hang back too far and block. For the blower
you'll have to flip the weight bracket so that you can make sure it's still on
the top side. When the disc is on the opposite side of the edger the disc also
has the ability to be extended out an additional 12 inches away from the edger.
This helps when you're doing curbs or areas that are hard to get into with the
tractor and the way to do that is to pull this pin and slide this tube out to
the position you want it put the pin back in and go.
To reverse this disk for use on beds, you take this nut loose, take this spacer off,
take the disk and the spacer behind it reverse them all, and put them back on.
Tighten this nut down and you're good to go.
When operating the edger make sure you always operate in a float position. You
never want to operate with down pressure on the hitch arms because it creates
unnecessary stress in that area. Also, you want to make sure that your weight
transfer setting is on zero.
What customers value most about the
edger is the labor savings that it provides. This is great for cities,
schools, parks, universities, anybody that has a long stretch of sidewalks to take
care of, and is just generally concerned with keeping labor costs down and efficiency up.
Thanks for watching this video on the Ventrac edger.
For more information visit our website ventrac.com or contact your local dealer for demo.
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