Owner's Manual

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MAINTENANCE
The dethatcher cylinder can cause injuries! Prior to making adjustments, unplug unit and wait until
the dethatcher cylinder has stopped. Wear heavy-duty work gloves when making adjustments. If
the dethatcher cylinder is not yet worn but individual springs have broken, these must be replaced.
Only identical replacement springs may be used.
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REPLACING THE TINES (See Figure 7 - 8.)
Disconnect dethatcher from power source.
Turn the dethatcher over.
Remove the two star-shaped screws (1), at washer (2) and lock washer (3) secure the tine
casing and remove the two nuts on the opposite side with a star-shaped screwdriver.
Press the locker (4) on the edge of the shaft with a slotted screwdriver to seperate the tine
casing from the shaft.
Replace the worn or broken tines with a new one. Fasten the the tine casing back together
using the at washer and lock washer in the order and placement which they were previously
removed.
W A R N I N G
All the screws to mount the halves of the tine holder must have at washer (2) and lock washer (3)
on their threads, to prevent screws from loosening during usage.
Fig. 7 Fig. 8
1
1
4
2
3