The issue in hooking up the scarifier is that without a parking stand, it will rest on its back, laying at only about a 10 to 20 degree angle from flat horizontal. From this you can attach the draft links, but unless you have some kind of incredible Inspector Gadget toplink, you need to raise it off the ground and then push it upright to attach the toplink. In doing this, first the scarifier shanks (sharp) hit your rear tires. Bad for the tires, but so far no punctures (I have 16.9x28 R1's with like 8 plys. If you have fewer plys you might experience punctures). Next, the implement weighs 235lbs per Landpride (sounds realistic to me) and requires what I would estimate as 100lbs of pushing force to hold it upright. I can easily do that with two hands, but I need another hand or two to attach the toplink, and I simply cannot apply that much force with just one hand. So, unless I parked it against a fencepost, I need to hold it up while my wife connects the toplink pin. I have tried some games with trying to hold it upright with a big rock on the shanks, or by digging it into the ground while only the draft links are attached, but no real luck. A parking stand would make hookup 10x easier.
