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MOWING'rIPS
• Undercertainconditions,suchas very
tallgrass,itmay benecessaryto raise
theheightofcutto reducepushing
effortand tokeepfrom ovedoadingthe
engineand leavingclumpsof grass
clippings,tt may also be necessaryto
reducegroundspeed and/orrunthe
lawn mowerover the area a second
time.
• Forextremelyheavycutting,reducethe
widthofcutby overlappingpreviously
cutpathand mowslowly.
• Forbettergrassbaggingand most
cuttingconditions,the enginespeed
shouldbeset in thefastposition.
• When usinga rear dischargelawn
mowerin moist,heavygrass,clumpsof
cutgrassmay not enterthegrass
catcher. Reducegroundspeed
(pushingspeed) and/or runthe lawn
moweroverthearea a secondtime.
• If a trailofclippingsislefton theright
side ofa reardischargemower,mowin
a clockwisedirectionwitha small
overlapto collecttheclippingson the
next pass.
• Poresin clothgrasscatcherscan
becomefilledwithdirtand dustwith use
andcatcherswillcoltectlessgrass. To
preventthis,regularlyhosecatcheroff
withwaterand letdrybeforeusing.
• Keeptopof enginearoundstarterclear
and cleanofgrassclippingsand chaff.
Thiswillhelpengine air flowand
extendengine life.
MULCHING MOWINGTIPS
IMPORTANT: For best performance,
keep mower housing free of built-up
grass and trash. See "Cleaning" in
Maintenance section of this manual.
• The special mulching blade will recut
the grass clippings many times and
reduce them in size so that as they fall
onto the lawn they will disperse into the
grass and not be noticed. Also, the
mulched grass will biodegrede quickly
to provide nutrients for the lawn.
Always mulch with your highest engine
(blade) speed as this will provide the
best recutting action of the blades.
• Avoid cutting your lawn when it is wet.
Wet grass tends to form clumps and
interferes with the mulching action.
The best time to mow your lawn is the
early afternoon. At this time the grass
has dried and the newly cut area will
not be exposed to the direct sun.
• For best results, adjust the lawn mower
cutting height so that the lawn mower
cuts off only the top one-third of the
grass blades. If the lawn is overgrown
it will be necessary to raise the height
of cut to reduce pushing effort and to
keep from overloading the engine and
leaving clumps of mulched grass. For
extremely heavy mulching, reduce your
width of cut by overlapping previously
cut path and mow slowly.
• Certain types of grass and grass
conditions may require that an area be
mulched a second time to completely
hide the clippings. When doing a
second cut, mow across or perpendicu-
lar to the first cut path.
• Change your cutting pattern from week
to week. Mow north to south one week
then change to east to west the next
week. This will help prevent matting
and graining of the lawn.
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