Operator's Manual

3.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Tochangetheseedingrate,loosentheknobon
theseeding-rategaugelocatedonthefrontofthe
seedhopper.Movethegaugepointertothedesired
position,andtightentheknob.
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1.Gaugepointer
Note:Refertotheseedinggraph,locatedonthemachine,to
determinethecorrectgaugesettingforthetypeofgrassand
thethicknesstobeplanted.
CheckingtheSeedGate
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Trappeddebrismaypreventtheseedgatefrom
movingfreely.
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethespark-plugwire.Engagetheparkingbrake.
2.Checktoverifythattheseedgatemovesfreelyandis
clearofdebris.
3.Iftheseedgatedoesnotopentothestopwhenthe
seeder-controlleverisintheOnposition,cleanthegate
assembly;refertoCleaningtheSeedGate(page28).
OperatingTips
Overseeding
•Setthecuttingbladestobe3to6mm(1/8to1/4inch)
intotheearth.
•Asseedowvariesgreatlybetweendifferentseedtypes,
llthehopperwithaminimalamountofseedandruna
trialportionoftheyardtoensureyouhavethedesired
seedoutput.
•Foroptimalcoverage,reducetheseedowto1/2the
desiredamountandseedtheentireyardinonedirection,
thencompleteasecondcoverageperpendiculartothe
rst.
Important:Donotputdownmoreseedthan
recommendedbytheseedcompany.Overseeding
cancausethegrasstobetoothickandcauseittobe
susceptibletofungus.
Dethatching
Setthecuttingbladestobe3to6mm(1/8to1/4inch)past
thethatchlayer,intotheearth.Operatethemachineoverthe
yardwiththeseeder-controlleverturnedoff.
PowerRaking/Renovating
Tobreaknewgroundortillanexistinglawn,setthecutting
bladestobe6to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)intotheearth.Go
forwardandbackwardovertheareatobeleveled,ormake
multiplepassesfromdifferentdirections.
Themachinewillworkbestwhenthegroundishardanddry
andwillbemostaggressiveinbreakingupthesoilinreverse.
Ifthegroundissoftandcausestheenginetobogdown,raise
thebladesabitandmakeafewpassesbeforeloweringthem
tothefulldepth.
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