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HTS-20
SEEDING AND SLICING OPERATION
1. The seeding blades are used for cutting grooves for
over-seeding and can also be used for verticutting
grasses. To set the height properly, place unit on
the lawn surface and adjust the wheel height up.
Adjusting the wheel height up lowers the blades.
Figure 1
2. SEEDING: The proper height setting for over-
seeding is approximately 1/4” into the ground. Adjust
the wheel height up approximately one notch. If set
deeper, grass seed being applied may not germi-
nate.
3. SLICING: The proper height setting for slicing is
1/2” to 3/4” into the ground. Adjust wheel height up
one or two notches.
For crawling grasses such as Zoysia, Bermuda, Ba-
hia, etc. raise the wheels only one notch. Crawling
grasses should not be sliced too deeply.
For single strand grasses like Bluegrass or Rye, aer-
ate in perpendicular directions for more even slicing.
For example. slice in a North-south direction on the
first pass, switching to an East-West direction on the
second pass.
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As the seeder blades wear they may be rotated to
provide a new cutting edge. The wheels may be
raised to allow the blades to penetrate deeper into
the ground.
The slice blade assembly (C600040) is recommend-
ed for slicing, verticutting or aerating when a thinner
blade is preferred. This is the recommended blade
for use on golf course greens.
OPERATION
FIGURE 1
