1. General Information:
• Due to the threat of bodily harm, the scarifier must not be used:
- as a rotary cultivator, or
- for levelling off bumps in the ground, such as mole hills.
• Never allow children or other individuals to work with the scarifier who are not familiar with how the machine works. Local regulations may prescribe
the minimum age for users.
- Avoid if possible operating the machine in wet grass.
- Only work by daylight or with adequate artificial lighting.
- Remove the spark plug before working on the cutting tools.
2. Before scarifying:
• When operating the machine, always wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Never operate the machine barefoot or in open sandals.
• Attach the impact guard or the catching device, which are delivered with the machine. Be sure that they fit properly. It is prohibited to use the
machine without the protective devices or with damaged ones.
• Before scarifying, remove all foreign objects, such as rocks, pieces of wood, bones and the like from the lawn to be scarified.
• Before use, check (by visual inspection) to be sure that the rotating parts and cutting tool are not worn or damaged. Replace any worn or damaged
parts by the whole set so as not to put them out of balance.
• Machines with four-stroke engines have to be provided with engine oil before the initial start-up (see “Filling with Oil”).
• Before each scarification, check the oil level.
• Fill with fuel (regular petrol).
• Only tank up outdoors – do not smoke & no open flames! Do not tank up with the engine running. Do not squirt any fuel while the engine is
warm.
Attention!
Read Instruction manual
before use!
Keep bystanders away!
Warning!
Rotation blades!
It is important that you read, fully understand and observe the following safety precautions and warnings. Careless or improper use of the
machine may cause serious or fatal injury. The user is responsible for any accidents involving other people or other people‘s property.
Meaning of the symbols
Safety Instructions
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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 hard-wearing 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 Ui42 from WOLF or the lawn rake UH.
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.
We hope you take great pleasure in your beautiful lawn.
Your WOLF lawn experts
Important tips for the aeriating
