Arena Leveller

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​Our arena leveller or menage grader is suitable for maintaining indoor or outdoor horse riding surfaces made of silica sand, rubber, wax, fibre, foam, or cloth. Whatever your requirements are, give us a call so we can advise on the best machine for your equestrian needs.​​
Call us on 0333 880 6654 for more information or a quotation.

Importance of Arena Maintenance

A riding school is often the biggest investment that a horse owner, equestrian livery, or stud yard will make, so it is vitally important to maintain it properly, to avoid more substantial costs a few years later.
The arena leveller from Chapman is a professional, heavy-duty unit that will knock out hard and high spots on the riding surfaces, lifting the top layer, and maintaining the underneath layers to a consistent depth and firmness, achieving minimal membrane movement. Using our arena graders can save you money in the long run and improve your riding experience.

Chapman Arena Levellers

Our high-quality arena graders have a unique, individually adjustable pre-levelling bar, which sits in front of large tracking wheels, and is mounted onto a gas strut so that when the top surface builds up whilst levelling, it will "give" to reduce surface drag. Its purpose is to fill the deeper hoof holes before the large tracking wheels fall into a dip.
​This arena leveller uses proper 13mm, adjustable spring steel tines which agitate at the correct level, keeping the rubber or other top materials above the surface and the sand or other materials below. Behind the tines is the levelling blade, which comes in one piece and should have minimum drag when setting up your grader. Depending on the arena surface, a rear roller will prove very useful for wax or fibre-mixed areas and a better-finished result on silica sand and rubber crumb surfaces. ​

Key points when setting up/using the arena leveller

• Arena side scope for dragging in from the kickboards on the riding school where the horse has flicked up the top surface when cantering or trotting. Our unique design enables you to fit it on either side of your arena grader. It is also positioned in front of the menage's tines for immediate agitation by the tines, unlike other arena levellers. When this part of the levelling is done simply position it in its out-of-work position.
• The Chapman MG250 machine has a simple but great feature which is the lift/lowering handle. When pushing the handle down, the leveller is in transport mode, and when lowering it, it is now in work mode and ready for action. The rear roller is simply positioned and locked above the blade for transport mode using two "D" clips.
• It is generally recommended, depending on the surface and depth of the membrane of your riding school to set the depth of the tines to approximately one to two inches. The design features and individual adjustment capabilities of this arena leveller mean that you can "level" your riding school and not "drag" the surface around, which will save money over time by avoiding having to top up your school or have it repaired because the membrane has moved.

Features:

• Robust 50mm heavy duty steel box section (gives a good weighted down force for a better grading surface).
• Gas strut front mounted pre-levelling bar for a smooth one-pass finish.
• Quick and easy height adjustment (use the lift/lower lever bar to set required height).
• Single lever bar to lift/lower the leveller from a work to transport mode.
• Large 22x11x8inch flotation tyres for easy towing over well-tracked surfaces.
• Heavy duty spring steel levelling tines.
• Robust heavy duty levelling blade with integral perimeter blade (for dragging banked up material from the kickboards).
• Heavy duty galvanised rear consolidation roller for the perfect finish on fibre and wax stabilised surfaces.
• The galvanized finish (except for the menage tines) and the hard wearing and corrosion resistant finish will last for years whilst providing you with reliable performance.​

Specifications:
Grading Width: 2.3M. Weight: 120/175kg (MG250/MG250+RR). Tyre Size: 22x11x8inches.
Number of tines: 14. Tine size: 13mm diameter spring steel.
Options:
MG250: 2.3M working width, spring tines, levelling blade, perimeter blade.
MG250+RR: As above but with rear following roller fitted.

Optional Extras:
​Rear Roller: This roller is essential for all surfaces containing wax and fibres like Turfloat, CLOPF and Combi Ride. The Chapman arena leveller rear roller has sealed bearings for smooth operation and low maintenance and can be used in two different ways. When in its elevated position, it sits above the back levelling blade, adding extra weight to improve grading when the riding surface has been left too long between grading. And when set up into the trailed position is ready for general, everyday levelling duties.
Tractor mount option (3-point linkage): We can supply this unit with a 3PTO linkage carrier frame instead of the towable drawbar. However, if you ever want to convert it back for towing with an ATV quad bike or similar, you can purchase and fit the drawbar instead of the 3-point linkage carrier frame.
Blade Wear Strips: These fit onto the rear blade of the arena leveller, although they are rarely needed. If the riding school surface is just sand and more abrasive, these strips are an appropriate requirement. These may be fitted later before the blade wears too close to the pre-placed holes.
Electric powered lift, lower and depth control: An electric control switch operated from the towing vehicle controls the lift actuator from transport to working position. This optional extra is favoured by the busier horse owner or typically livery yards.

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Arena Harrow AH200

​The Arena Harrow is designed for horse arena maintenance, grading arenas or gallops to create a stable riding base by eliminating hard spots, levelling the surface and improving drainage. This machine is effective on advanced fibre or wax stabilised surfaces such as CombiRide, Turfloat or CLOPF as it orientates the fibres correctly providing the desired results.

This machine provides superior results over traditional harrows.  Easily adjusted to provide the required aggressiveness of the tines with three available settings, the 38 tines (8mm each) are offset over 4 rows so that there are no missed spots. 
A 12V electric lift actuator with a remote switch on the back of your ATV/UTV, allows for a simple lowering and raising of the unit for getting it into work or travelling modes.
The 6 front-mounted (S tines) are very effective for loosening and lifting the surface, providing a better mix of fibre and synthetic materials. The spring tines that follow, smooth out the area before the rear consolidation roller compacts, and orientates fibres across the surface.
The Chapman AH200 is a high-quality machine, available with a 50mm ball or pin hitch as a towed unit and comes with a 2-year warranty.

​Specifications:

• Width 2M
• 38 (8mm) spring tines in four rows.
• Heavy-duty steel construction.
• Rear consolidation roller.
• 6 heavy-duty, front-mounted (S tines).
• 12V actuator for the automatic lifting of wheels to in-work use.
• Height adjustable drawbar for different tow ball heights.
• British manufactured swivel hitch, tried and tested.
• Good quality 19x7x8inch tyres for easy towing.

Arena Harrow Dimensions

Need an arena leveller but not sure which one is correct for your riding surface?​
Give us a call so we can advise 0333 880 6654