Your Machine At A Glance; Fitting; Operation - Gardol GVL-M-1800-37 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Personal safety equipment
Wear ear
defenders
Wear safety
goggles

Your machine at a glance

► P. 3, item 1
1. Operating lever
2. Handle bar
3. Handle bar, middle part
4. Handle bar, bottom part
5. Protective flap
6. Rotary knob for working depth adjustment
7. Bag for cuttings
8. Strain relief mechanism for extension cable
9. Operating safety lock
What is included
• Instructions for use
• Scarifier
• Handle bar
• Handle bar, middle part (2×)
• Handle bar, bottom part (2×)
• Collection sack
• Mains plug strain reliever
• Bag with small parts

Fitting

Mounting the handle
► P. 3, item 2
– Unfold the bottom parts of the handlebar as illus-
trated and tighten the clamping screws (10).
– Position the middle part of the handle bar (3) onto
the bottom part of the handle bar and push
through the carriage bolts (11).
– Apply the clamping lever (12) and tighten.
► P. 4, item 3
– Push the cable grip (8) onto the handle bar (2).
– Position the handle bar (2) onto the middle part of
the handle bar and push through the carriage
bolts (13).
– Apply the clamping lever (14) and tighten.

Operation

Check before use!
DANGER! Danger of injury! Do not oper-
ate the machine unless you did not find any
faults. If a part has become defective, make
sure to replace it before you use the
machine again.
Check the safe condition of the machine:
– Check it for visual defects.
– Check that all parts of the machine have been
securely fitted.
Adjusting the handlebar height
► P. 3, item 2
– Undo the clamping screw (10).
– Set the handlebar to the desired height.
Wear safety – Retighten the clamping screw (10).
shoes
Adjusting the working depth
Depending on the wear on the working roller, the set-
ting can be modified (working depths: ► Technical
Wear protective
data – p. 21).
gloves
► P. 3, item 1
– Switch the machine off.
– Raise the machine at the
front.
– Adjust the desired depth
of the working roller
using the rotary knob (6).
– Lower the machine again.
Attaching the cuttings bag
► P. 4, item 4
– Lift the protective flap (5) and hold.
– Slot the cuttings bag (7) into place.
– Ensure that the bag has slotted into place
securely.
Connecting the product
► P. 5, item 5
– Pull the extension cable through the cable
grip (8) as illustrated.
– Insert the extension cable coupling into the
mains.
De-thatching/aerating
► P. 5, item 6
– Position the machine on a level lawn surface.
– Press the operating safety lock (9) and hold
down.
– Pull and keep hold of the operating lever (1).
– Release the operating safety lock.
– Wait until the motor has reached its maximum
speed.
– Guide the machine at an even slow speed (walk-
ing pace) in a straight line wherever possible.
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DANGER! Danger of injury! Before start-
ing work, always check the ground and
remove all objects which could be thrown by
the machine.
DANGER! Danger of injury! Never
release the steering bar while working.
Note: The shorter the lawn has been cut,
the better it can be de-thatched/aerated.
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