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2. Loosely install the 2 halves of a groomer-shaft
clamp to the driven shaft on the right side of the
machine
(Figure 22
Figure 22
1. Socket-head screw
2. Socket-head screw—loosely installed in the clamp
Figure 23
1. Groomer reel
2. Groomer-shaft clamp
3. Slide the groomer-reel shaft into the clamp on
the right side and swing it up to the drive shaft
on the left
(Figure
Important:
If installing a carbide-toothed
groomer, ensure that the teeth point in
the direction the groomer will rotate when
installed.
4. Secure the groomer reel with the clamps as
shown in
Figure 22
socket head screws to 9.6 to 10.5 N∙m (85 to
95 in-lb).
5. Check the assembly of the groomer.
6. Rotate both quick-up levers to raise the
grooming reel into the transport position
20).
and
Figure
23).
3. Socket-head screw
22).
and
Figure
23, torquing the
7. Correct any problems and recheck the assembly.
8. Using a hand-pump grease gun, lubricate the 2
groomer-shaft bearings (one on each end).
Note:
avoid permanently damaging the grease seals.
9. Center the roller between the height-of-cut arms
and tighten the set screws and jam nuts.
Operation
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Grooming
Grooming is performed in the turf canopy above the
soil level. Grooming promotes vertical growth of grass
plants, reduces grain, and severs stolons producing
a denser turf. Grooming produces a more uniform
and tighter playing surface for faster and truer action
of the golf ball.
Verticutting is a more aggressive cultivation technique
designed to remove thatch by cutting through
the turf canopy and into the thatch/mat layer.
Grooming should not be considered a replacement for
verticutting. Verticutting is generally a more rigorous
and periodic treatment that can temporarily damage
the playing surface, while grooming is a routine and
gentler treatment designed to manicure the turf.
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1. Grass runners
Grooming brushes are a more recent development
which are designed to be less intrusive than
conventional grooming blades when adjusted to
lightly contact the turf canopy. Brushing may be more
beneficial for the ultra–dwarf cultivars, since these
grass types have more of a upright growth pattern
and do not fill in that well through horizontal growth.
Brushes, however, can injure leaf tissue if they are set
to penetrate too deeply into the canopy.
Grooming is similar to verticutting in its runner cutting
action. Grooming blades however, should never
penetrate the soil like verticutting or dethatching.
Groomer blades are spaced closer together and are
used more often than verticutters so that they are
more effective in cutting runners and removing thatch.
(Figure
Because grooming injures leaf tissue to some degree
it should be avoided during periods of high stress.
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Pump only 2 to 3 pumps maximum to
Figure 24
2. Thatch
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