Installation Instructions

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5.On1endofgroomershaft,measurethedistance
fromthelowesttipofagroomerbladetowork
surface.Turnthegroomerheightadjustingknob
(Figure25)toraiseorlowerbladetiptothe
desiredgroomingheight.Eachnotchonthe
adjustingknobisapproximatelyequalto0.08
mm(0.003inch)ofgroomerdepth.
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Figure25
1.Groomerheightadjustingknob
6.Repeatthisprocedureontheoppositeendof
thegroomer,thencheckthesettingonrstside.
Adjustasrequired.
7.Ifyouarenotusingthegroomingmode,raise
thegroomingreelfromAtoBorfromBtoC.
Note:Athighergroomingheights,thegrooming
reelmayhavetobesetintheCposition,making
theraise/lowerfeatureunavailable.
TestingthePerformanceof
theGroomer
Important:Improperorover-aggressiveuseof
thegroomingreel(i.e.,toodeeportoofrequent
grooming)maycauseunnecessarystressonthe
turfleadingtoseveregreensdamage.Usethe
groomercautiously.
Itisimportanttodeterminetheperformanceof
thegroomerbeforeputtingitintoregularuseon
greens.Westronglysuggeststhatyouuseaformal
testprocedure.Thefollowingisapracticalwayof
determiningtheproperheight/depthsetting:
1.Setthecuttingreeltotheheight-of-cutthatyou
wouldnormallyusewithoutthegroomingreel.
UseaWiehlerollerandscraperforthefront
roller.
2.Setthegroomerreel1/2theheight-of-cutsetting
abovetheground(e.g.,for3.2mm(1/8inch)
height-of-cutsetting,setthegroomerat1.6mm
(1/16inch)abovetheground).
Note:Ifyouareusingthegroomerbrush,set
itattheheight-of-cutsettingabovetheground
(e.g.for3.2mm(1/8inch)height-of-cutsetting,
setthegroomerat3.2mm(1/8inch)abovethe
ground).
3.Makeapassoverthetestgreen,thenlower
thegroomerushwiththerollerlevelandmake
anotherpassoverthetestgreen.
Note:Ifyouareusingthegroomerbrush,
loweritto1/2theheight-of-cutsettingabovethe
ground(e.g.for3.2mm(1/8inch)height-of-cut
setting,setthegroomerat3.2mm(1/8inch)
abovetheground).
4.Comparetheresults.Therstgroomedarea
whenthesettingwas1/2theheight-of-cutsetting
abovethegroundwillhaveremovedsignicantly
lessgrassandthatchthanthesecondsetting.
Checkthetestgreen2or3daysaftertherst
groomingforgeneralcondition/damage.Ifthe
groomedareasareturningyellow/brown,and
thenon-groomedareasaregreen,thenthe
groomingwastooaggressive.
Note:Thecolorofthegrasswillchangewhen
youusethegroomingreel.Anexperienced
greenssuperintendentcanjudgebythecolor
oftheturf(alongwithcloseexamination)ifthe
currentgroomingpracticeisappropriateforthe
particulargreen.Becausethegroomingreel
standsupmoregrassandremovesthatch,the
qualityofthecutwillnotbethesameaswithout
thegroomer.Thiseffectismostnoticeablethe
rstfewtimesyouuseagroomeronagreen.
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