Operator's Manual

OperatingTips
Overseeding
•Setthecuttingbladestobe3to6mm(1/8to1/4
inch)intotheearth.
•Asseedowvariesgreatlybetweendifferentseed
types,llthehopperwithaminimalamountof
seedandrunatrialportionoftheyardtoensure
thatyouhavethedesiredseedoutput.
•Foroptimalcoverage,reducetheseedowto1/2
thedesiredamountandseedtheentireyardin
onedirection,thencompleteasecondcoverage
perpendiculartotherst.
Important:Donotputdownmoreseedthan
recommendedbytheseedcompany.Overseeding
cancausethegrasstobetoothickandcauseitto
besusceptibletofungus.
Dethatching
Setthecuttingbladestobe3to6mm(1/8to1/4
inch)pastthethatchlayer,intotheearth.Operatethe
machineovertheyardwiththeseeder-controllever
turnedoff.
PowerRaking/Renovating
Tobreaknewgroundortillanexistinglawn,setthe
cuttingbladestobe6to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)into
theearth.Goforwardandbackwardoverthearea
tobeleveled,ormakemultiplepassesfromdifferent
directions.
Themachineworksbestwhenthegroundishardand
dryandismostaggressiveinbreakingupthesoilin
reverse.Ifthegroundissoftandcausestheengineto
bogdown,raisethebladesslightlyandmakeafew
passesbeforeloweringthemtothefulldepth.
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