Operation Manual
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The secret of strong, green and cared for lawns.
Why aeriating?
Aeriating is part of the most important care measures for a lawn and is a precondition for a healthy and hardwearing green carpet.
In every lawn there is build-up of moss as soon as one year after it was laid due to dead grasses and plant particles. This felt is
soon so dense that it hinders the absorption of nutrients, water and oxygen into the roots or prevents it completely. The result is
that the lawn turns brown, has weak roots, bad growth and is not resistant to disease and dryness, strong growth of weeds and
build-up of moss.
Through aeriating this extremely damaging grass felt and also moss and flat-growing weeds are removed and the crusted over
grassroots are loosened up. The lawn can breathe again and absorb nutrients, water and oxygen. A healthy and hard-wearing lawn
is the result of your efforts.
When and how often should be aeriated?
In principal, aeriating may be carried out during the whole of the vegetation period, that means, depending on climatic conditions,
from end of April until September. During this time the lawn grows and is therefore able to regenerate itself after aeriating and to
reintegrate the cleaned patches. In any case, an aeriator should be used at least once a year. When the lawn is used and cut
frequently this clean-up should be carried out a second time,
preferably during late summer. This prevents the establishing of bacteria in the lawn felt during the wintertime.
What should I observe during aeriating?
The grass should be dry, therefore aeriate about 2 days after the last rainfall. First, cut the lawn to its usual height (30–40 mm). Your
lawnmower with grassbox from WOLF cuts the grass effortlessly and cleanly and saves the raking up of the grass.
When you use an aeriator without grassbox the raked felt must be brushed off the grass. This can be done effortlessly with the
plastic fan broom Ui-M from WOLF or the lawn rake UH-M.
To remove all felt residues once and for all from the lawn and to cut off the flat lawn shoots which are pulled up by the aeriator
cut the lawn once again with your lawnmower with grassbox. We strongly recommend feeding your lawn with super lawnfeed from
WOLF immediately after aeriating. Through this the lawn receives the nutrients which have been missing for a long time and gains
renewed strength. After approx. 3 weeks it is once again dense, green and hard-wearing like never before. During the 2-3 weeks
after aeriating your lawn is quite sensitive to dryness. Therefore, it should be watered regularly in dry weather during this time; in
the summertime, when the weather is quite warm, this should be done every 2-3 days.
When you have aeriated your lawn and there are large bald patches we recommend the Novaplant-System by WOLF to renew your
lawn. This helps you to have a brilliant green, durable, hard-wearing lawn without having to dig it over first.
Important tips for the aeriating
Please read the user instructions very carefully and make sure that you know where all the operating elements are located and what they
do. The user is responsible for personal injuries or injuries caused by your equipment to third persons. Please consider notes, explana-
tions and conditions. The adherence to the user instructions is a precondition for the proper use of the tool.
Meaning of the symbols
Safety instructions
Attention!
Read Instruction manual
before use!
Keep bystanders away!
Warning!
Rotation blades!
Remove spark plug cap before
touching blades!
Please read the user instructions very carefully and make sure that you know where all the operating elements are located and what they
do. The user is responsible for personal injuries or injuries caused by your equipment to third persons. Please consider notes, explana-
tions and conditions. The adherence to the user instructions is a precondition for the proper use of the tool.
Meaning of the symbols
Attention!
Read Instruction Manual before use!
Keep bystanders away!
Warning!
Rotation blades!
Remove spark plug cap before touching blades!
1. General Notes
• Due to physical danger of the user the aeriator must not be used:
- As motorised hoe
- For the levelling of ground elevations like mole hills
• Never let children or other persons who are not familiar with the operation of the tool use the aerator. Children under 16 years of age are not
permitted to use the tool.
• Only use the aeriator on dry grass.
• Only work in daylight or appropriate articial lightning.
2. Before aeriating
• Always wear suitable clothing; never loose clothing which could be caught by the cutting tool. Wear suitable footwear! Also protect your legs (e.
g. with long trousers) and your hands (gloves).
• Attach the deector and collecting device respectively included in the delivery. Make sure it is attached securely. The use without or with damaged
devices is not permitted.
• Remove all foreign particles like stones, wood pieces, bones or similar from the lawn prior to aeriating.