Fieldmann FZV 2001-E: 7. VERTICUTTING

Verticutting | Blades

7. VERTICUTTING

With a verticutter roll installed, the equipment can be used for removing small stones and

mosses from the lawn as well as for skiving to lines. In order to maintain a healthy lawn in

spring, area around grass roots needs to be aerated. We recommend scarifying the lawn

twice a year, for example in spring and in autumn. In order to achieve good results and to

extend the operating life of the roll with knives, trim the lawn with the help of a mower to a

short height (less than 4 cm) before beginning the work.

Choose the swath depth with regard to the lawn condition and grass height.

Incline the verticutter slightly backward so that the front wheels do not touch ground.

Start-up the verticutter, the roll begins to rotate freely.

Move the equipment across the lawn at a suitable speed, if possible in direct lines.

Always push the verticutter forward at steady speed according to the surface type. A

damage of the lawn can occur if you stopped on one place for a longer time or if you carried

out verticutting on humid or too dry soil.

Be extremely careful when moving backward or when drawing the verticutter so that it cannot

slip out.

Always keep high rotational speed of the cutting blades, thus you can enhance quality of the

treatment significantly.

Do not run over the extension cable while working; make sure the cable is always in a safe

position behind you (Fig. 5). Lead the extension cable in a safe position in the area which has

been treated already.

Never use the verticutter on a too steep terrain. Be particular about your safety on a slope

terrain – danger of slipping and injury. When changing the direction of cutting, always

proceed crosswise, never in the perpendicular direction up or down.

If the collection box was full, empty it so that blades do not get stuck and the engine is not

overloaded.

8. BLADES (Fig. 6)

Worn-out blades cause low performance and overload of the engine.

Check the condition of the blades before each use. If needed, sharpen the blades or replace

with new ones. Entrust specialists with sharpening and replacement of the blades.

The knives are designed as double-sided. Upturning the knife:

- Unscrew 2 screws (1) from the side of mounting of the bearing (A) on the bottom side of the

cover by the delivered hexagonal wrench.

- Take the aeration roll out from the cover.

- Loosen the hexagonal nut (2) from the opposite side and pull-off the cap (3), flange (4),

knife (5) and spacer rings (6) from the shaft (7) respectively.

- Turn the knife the other way round or use a new one and install everything back again in the

given order.