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Leveling the dethatcher

• Movetractorwithfrontmounteddethatcherontoalevel

surface,suchasadriveorgarageoor.

• Lower dethatcher from transport position to rest on

levelsurface.

• Loosencarriageboltsthroughmountingarmsand

anglebrackets.(Refertogure3onpage5.)

• Adjusttineshielduntilspringtinescomeincontactwith

levelsurface,keepingfrontandbacktinesatsame

height.Tightenmountingarmcarriageboltsontopof

dethatchershieldtolockadjustment.Seegure20.

• Ifyouneedmoreadjustment,trymovingtheaxle

bushingupordownbetweenthemountingarms.Be

suretoretightentheboltssecuringthebushing.See

gure20.

• To replace a spring tine:

 a.Useascrewdrivertoprythetabsupoffofthe 

 springtine.

 b.Removeoldspringtinefromthetray.

 c.Slideanewspringtineunderthelockingtabs. 

 Insertascrewdriverandbenddownthelocking 

tabs until the ends of the tabs are bent down

 evenwiththesurfaceofthetray.Seegure21.

FIGURE 21

POCKET

SCREW

DRIVER

AXLE

BUSHING

MOUNTING

ARMS

GROUND

TINE SHIELD

TINES

ANGLE BRACKETS

FIGURE 20

LIFT HANDLE

Raises and lowers

dethatcher.

HANDLE LOCK BRACKET

Locks lift handle in raised

transport position.

KNOW YOUR DETHATCHER

LIFT HANDLE

HANDLE

LOCK

BRACKET

FIGURE 19

HOW TO USE YOUR DETHATCHER

To raise dethatcher to transport position:

• Pulllifthandlebacksothatstudinhandleispulled

past handle lock bracket. Push down and forward on

handle so that stud falls into notch on handle lock

brackettolockinposition.Seegure19.

To lower dethatcher to work position:

• Pullbackanduponhandletoreleasestudfromnotch

inhandlelockbracket.Lowerbyholdinguponhandle

andpushingforward,allowingstudtopassthrough

lockbracket.Seegure19.

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