GB Safety instructions
Please read the user instructions very carefully and make sure that you know where all the operating
elements are located and what they do.
The user is responsible for personal injuries or injuries caused by your equipment to third persons.
Please consider notes, explanations and conditions.
The adherence to the user instructions is a precondition for the proper use of the tool.
1. General Notes
– Due to physical danger of the user the aeriator must not be used:
- As motorised hoe
- For the levelling of ground elevations like mole hills
– Never let children or other persons who are not familiar with the operation of the tool use the aeriator.
Children under 16 years of age are not permitted to use the tool.
– Only use the aeriator on dry grass.
– Only work in daylight or appropriate artificial lighting.
2. Before aeriating
– Always wear suitable clothing; never loose clothing which could be caught by the cutting tool. Wear suitable
footwear! Also protect your legs (e.g. with long trousers) and your hands (gloves).
– Attach the deflector and collecting device respectively included in the delivery. Make sure it is attached secu-
rely. The use without or with damaged devices is not permitted.
– Remove all foreign particles like stones, wood pieces, bones or similar from the lawn prior to aeriating.
– Check the operating tool for
a) tight fit of the attachment parts
b) damage or heavy wear and tear
- When replacing observe installation instructions
– Examine line installed on the outside of the tool and the connection cable for damage and wear and tear
(brittleness). Only use when no damages can be found.
– Repairs to the cable may only be carried out by a specialist.
– Check the grassbox more often for wear and tear.
– Before adjusting or cleaning of the tool or before checking whether the connection line has been knotted up
or damaged switch off the tool and pull plug out of the socket.
3. Cable
– Please work with safety cables from WOLF. For the connection only lines which are not lighter than rubber
hose lines H0 7 RN-F to DIN/VDE 0282 with a minimum diameter of 3 x 1,5 mm
– The attachments of the connection cables must be rubber or covered with rubber and comply with Standard
DIN/VDE 0620.
– Attachments must be splashproof (applicable in Austria only).
– Use a leakage-protective system (RCD) with a leakage current of no more than 30 mA.
– Attach connection cable to traction relief. Make sure that in does not rub against edges, pointed or sharp
objects. Do not squeeze cable through door or window gaps.
– Switching devices must not be removed or bridged (e.g. tying of switching lever to guide spar).
4. Starting up
– Only switch on motor when your feet are at a safe distance from the cutting tools.
– Do not tilt the aeriator when operating the switch unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary tilt the aeria-
tor as little as possible and always in such a way that the aeriator remains between you and the blade.
5. During aeriation – for your safety
– Warning, Danger! Cutting tool is lagging!
– Adhere to the safety distance given by the guidance spars.
– Only switch on motor when your feet are at a safe distance from the cutting tools.
– Always make sure that you have a safe footing, especially on slopes. Never run, always walk slowly.
– Do not use the aeriator on steep slopes.
– Keep cable away from operating tool when aeriating.
– Always move aeriator horizontally to the slope, never up and down.
– Switch off aeriator when tilting or transporting.
– Never use the aeriator when protective devices or housing parts are damaged or missing.
– Before lifting or removing the aeriator switch off motor and wait until the operating tools have come to a com-
plete standstill.
– Before removing the grassbox or adjusting of the operating height switch off motor and wait for the comple-
te standstill of the operating tools.
– Replace worn or damaged blades as a complete set. Observe installation instructions. For safety reasons
always use original spare parts.
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