Rock solid machine with power and ease of use

For once, a machine that assemble without lengthy study of the operating instructions and set in motion can. In fact, the few mounted for transport security fixations are resolved quickly. Likewise, you have screwed in no time the upper and lower bracket, fixes the cable and removed the fixation of the wheels. The scarifier has been delivered undamaged, said Carton, however, was broken in the area of ​​wheels. The packaging therefore could be further optimized. One of the guards was slightly bent laterally inward so that the collection bag at first would not let hang. But I was able to fix by bending back with pliers and now everything is stable mounted. Something I find difficult refill the engine oil. One can at the first filling actually fill only on suspicion, starting from the specified amount, the short oil level rod must then be screwed and unscrewed again only for reading. A little complicated, an externally visible oil level scale would be more advantageous for it.

Similarly, clear as the assembly is also the operator. Open fuel tap. Motor with cable fire up, choke to RUN and previously dissolved engine brake with the engine running. For me as a chainsaw user initially used to and from the instruction manual and misleading was the position of the choke lever. Unlike the chain saw is not the brought before launching into another position, but only after the cranking. So there is only the initial position and the position Run after starting the engine.

Practical and easy to use is the lever for height adjustment of the knife roller. The position is quite right thought and suitable for parking and safe rolling of the scarifier on non-lawns. By outward bend and snap the lever can then vary the depth of cut gradually. It is recommended that the actual test steps. Too deep a cut depth can, especially when there are between sparsely vegetated or weak sections, kicking up a huge dust. The collection bag I do not use. Although he holds 45 L, it was full after only a few meters in a heavily mossy lawn. For larger areas it is hardly practical.

This machine has actually Power and fulfills its basic job well. Anyone who has tried the scarifying with a handset, knows anyway that there is no reasonable alternative to a motor driven scarifier for larger areas. For the edges you have to then possibly still refer to it as you can go, especially in concrete edging of course not quite to the edge, without bringing the knife in danger. That the ejected material actually contains almost only the undesired components as in our case, moss, natural mixed something churned earth that has me but then surprised as the amazing volume of extracted material. So this principle actually works, and if you set reasonably straight tracks side by side, overlapping slightly, you have at the end of a fairly uniform result.

As the machine can best be cleaned after work, I'm still not sure about it. I have confined myself to the first sweeping with a brush. This is necessary especially when the inside of the guards, as some naturally settles on earth and green material here. For the external surfaces gently wiping with a sponge will probably be the best solution in order not to pull the engine and electrics affected.