3. Safety Information
This manual is provided to help you operate and maintain the Contour Sand
Injection Verticutter. Please read it carefully.
It has been compiled from extensive field experience and engineering data.
In some aspects it is generalised because it is impossible to cover all operating
scenarios. However, combining the information provided in this manual with
your own increasing experience and knowledge with the Contour Sand
Injection Verticutter will enable you to develop procedures suitable for your
individual needs.
This machine, like most modern machinery, is constantly undergoing
development on the basis of experience and market needs. At the time of
printing, material in this manual was current but may vary due to the
aforementioned ongoing development.
Graden Industries reserve the right to change the machinery specifications
without notice.
3.1 General Rules
•Direction on the machine (right or left) is determined from standing behind
the handles and facing in the direction of forward travel
•Numbers in brackets are listed in this manual; they refer to the part
numbers shown on the diagrams and are listed to assist in part
identification
•When viewed from the right side the blades rotate anti-clockwise (counter
rotating to the forward rotation of the front drive wheels)
•This is a precision piece of machinery with high speed cutting blades
WARNING
Keep hands and feet away from rotating parts of
the Verticutter, especially the Tungsten Carbide
tipped blades.
•Do not allow children to operate the machine or be near it during its’
operation
•Only people who are very familiar with the rules of safe operation should
be allowed to use this machine
