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Regenerative Cartridges - User manual
Verticutter cartridge
It is used to cut the ornamental lawns vertically. The cartridge is fitted with
steel rotating blades. The denser a lawn is, the more it needs verticutting.
We recommend to verticut the lawn 3 - 5x per year during the grass season,
always before each fertilization to a depth of 3 - 5 mm.
Verticutting the lawn before fertilizing will remove the thatch and dead parts
of the plants, prevent the fertilizer from being washed away by eventual rain
and ensure its absorption into the soil and to the roots of the lawn. At the
same time the grass sods are being broken, which results in an increased water absorption and in particular it supports
the growth of grass sprouts and growth of the new plants. By breaking the surface of the soil, the circulation of the
air in the soil will be restored. The surface will also have better access to sunlight. All of these positive procedures
result in thickening and recovery of the lawn.
Verticutting must be performed at high speed in order for the blades to cut correctly, instead of tearing the grass.
When using Edwin, you can increase the power using the throttle lever on the handlebar. When using Electra, use the
regeneration mode. See the mower‘s user’s manual for more information.
If the lawn is very thick and full of thatch, we recommend double verticutting in two direction crossways.
Never carry out the verticutting if the lawn is soaked or too dry and hard. The lawn does not need to be verticut
all over its area. If it is thin and weak in some areas, then skip these places. Never perform verticutting if the soil
temperature is below 10 °C (50°F).
The steel blades of the verticutter are subject to normal wear and can be replaced with new ones when worn and not
functioning. Spare parts are available in the e-shop at www.swardman.com
Product description and use
Information - content of the package
Contents of Package
1. Swardman interchangeable cartridge
2. Protective cover (rotary brush only)
3. Magnetic shield (rotary brush only)
4. User‘s manual
Scarifier cartridge
It is used to remove broken thatch and dead stalks, especially after
verticutting, but also as a separate operation on lawns where verticutting was
not performed.
Thanks to a large number of double springs and high revolutions (increase in
high revs when using Edwin) or in regeneration mode (when using Electra), it
is much more efficient and faster than manual raking.
At the same time, it can remove undesired dirt from the lawn, such as leaves, moss, twigs, small cones and bark
residues which can prevent safe mowing. The scarifier combs the grass nicely and highlights the stripes on the lawn.
The stainless steel springs of the scarifier are subject to normal wear and should be replaced with new ones when
worn and not functioning. Spare parts are available in the e-shop at www.swardman.com
