Installation Instructions

TestingtheGroomer
Performance
Important:Improperorover-aggressiveuseof
thegroomingreel(i.e.,toodeeportoofrequent
grooming)maycauseunnecessarystressonthe
turf,leadingtoseveredamage.Usethegroomer
cautiously.
DANGER
Contactwiththereelsorothermovingparts
canresultinpersonalinjury.
Beforemakinganyadjustmentstothe
cuttingunits,disengagethereels,setthe
parkingbrake,shutofftheengine,and
removethekey.
Keepyourhandsandclothingawayfrom
thereelsorothermovingparts.
Itisimportanttodeterminetheperformanceofthe
groomerbeforeputtingitintoregularuse.
Todeterminetheproperheight/depthsettingfor
qualitygrooming,dothefollowing:
1.Setthemaincuttingreelstotheheight-of-cut
settingthatyouwouldnormallyusewithoutthe
groomingreel.UseaWiehlerolleronthefront
andafullrollerontherear.
Note:Theamountofgrassremovedisakey
indicatorindeterminingtheheight/depthsetting
ofthegroomingreel.
2.Seteachofthegroomingreelstothedesired
heightsetting.
3.Examinethetestareaanddetermineifthe
groomedareasgivesthedesiredresults.Ifnot,
increaseordecreasetheheightofthegroomers
andmakeanothertestpass.
Checkthetestarea2or3daysaftertherst
groomingforgeneralconditionanddamage.Ifthe
groomedareasareturningyellowandbrown,andthe
non-groomedareasaregreen,thenthegroomingwas
tooaggressive.
TransportingtheMachine
Tomowwithoutthegroomerortransportthemachine,
movethequick-uplevertotheTRANSPORTposition
(Figure26).
Note:Thismovesthegroomerreelintoaraised
position.
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Figure26
1.TRANSPORTposition
2.OPERATIONposition
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