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Campbell Scientific EasyAG Probe for Soil Volumetric Water Content Profiles User Manual

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Appendix B. Tube Installation

Put the soil sampler polyguide in place. The stabilization brace is now ready
for insertion of the AMS soil sampler. Refer below from Step 5: Preparing the
hole as for raised soil bed installation.

Option B. Raised Soil Bed

Insert each of the four long stabilization brace pins into the holes in the
stabilization brace and tighten the wing nuts with light finger pressure.

Place the assembled stabilization brace on the ground directly above the
required position of the probe. Apply gentle pressure directly down onto the
stabilization brace to force the pins into the ground.

Using a sledgehammer alternately beat the stabilization brace at the points
provided to force it closer to the ground. Do not beat continuously on any one
side in advance of the other. The aim is to achieve a situation where the pins
are near parallel in the ground.

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