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MOWINGTIPS
• Under certain conditions,such as very
tall grass, it may be necessary to raise
the height of cutto reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloading the
engine and leaving clumps of grass
clippings. It may also be necessary to
reduce ground speed and/or runthe
lawn mower over the area a second
time.
• For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the
width of cut by overlapping previously
cut path and mow slowly.
• For better grass bagging and most
cutting conditions,the engine speed
should be set in the fast position.
• For side discharge lawn mowers,
cutting in a counter-clockwisedirection,
starting at the outside of the area to be
cut, spreads grass clippingsmore
evenly and puts less load on the
engine. To keep clippings off of
walkways, flower beds, etc., make the
first cuts in a clockwise direction.
• Pores in cloth grass catchers can
become filled with dirtand dust with
use and catchers willcollect less grass.
To prevent this, regularly hose catcher
off with water and let dry before using.
• Keep top of engine around starter clear
and clean of grass clippings and chaff.
This will help engine air flow and
extend engine life.
MULCHING MOWING11PS
IMPORTANT: Forbestperformance,keep
mowerhousingfree of bugt-upgrassand
trash.See "CLEANING" inthe Maintenance
sec_onof tNs manusl.
• The spacbl rnulchingbladewil recatthe
grass dippingsmanytimes and reduce
them insizesothatastheyfal ontothe
lawnthey willclsperseintothe grassand
nct be nofk:ed. Also,the muichadgrass
willbiodegradequicklyto providenutrients
forthe lawn. Always mulch with your
highestengbe (blade) speedas thiswil
providethe bestreout_ngactionofthe
blades.
• Avoid cu_ngyourlawn whenit iswst. Wet
grasstendsto form dumps and interferes
withthe mulchingaction. The besttimeto
mow yourlawnisthe earlyafternoon.At
tNs time the grasshas dried and the newly
cutareawil notbe exposedtothe direct
sun.
• For best results,adjustthe lawnmower
curingheightsothatthe lawnmowercuts
offonlythe topone-thirdofthe grass
blades. Ifthe lawn isovergrownit wiil ha
necessarytoraisethe heightofcutto
reducepushingeffortandto keep from
ovedoadbgtheengineand leaving
clumpsofmulched grass. Forextremely
heavymulching,reduceyourwidthof cut
by overlappingpreviouslycut pathand
mow slov,,ly.
• Certaintybesofgrassand grasscanOk
tions may requirethatan area ha mulched
a secondtime tocompletelyhidethe
clippings.When dok_ga secondcut,mow
acres orperpendculartothe firstcutpath.
• Change yourcuttingpattern from week to
week. Mow northtosouthoneweek than
changeto eestto weetthe nextweek. This
willhelppreventmatting and g_Nng of
the lawn.
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