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OPERATION SECTION OPERATING TIPS
Lawn Thatching
NOTE – Your sweeper is provided with a polypropylene brush. Brushes with 1/2 poly– 1/2 wire or full wire sections may damage lawns by pulling out the live grass. Brushes made with wire are not recommended for lawn thatching.
Carry the sweeper with the implement lift slightly raised to limit ground contact. Brush bristles should barely touch the ground while sweeping under load.
Leaf Raking
Carry the sweeper with implement lift slightly raised to limit contact with the grass.
Use slower brush speeds and
For best results, rake leaves on days when leaf mois- ture is high.
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Slower brush speeds and slower ground speeds are more suitable for lawn thatching. This gives the brush time to pull out the dead grass and minimizes the bouncing of the brush head, which can cause lawn damage due to excessive ground contact.
Minimize dust by sweeping when moisture is high (but not wet).
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General Sweeping
Minimize dust by reducing brush speeds and by sweeping on days with high moisture. Try to keep wind at your side or back. (Refer to figure 1.)
For light material, angle the sweeper 30° left or right.
Prevent damage to the sweeper by removing large foreign objects.
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Preferred Wind Directions When Sweeping
Figure 1
