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• MOWlNGTIPS
• Under certain conditions, such as very
tall grass, it may be necessary to raise
the height of cut to reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloadingthe
engine and leaving clumps of grass
clippings. It may also be necessary to
reduce ground speed and/or run the
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
cuttingconditions, the engine speed
should be set in the fast position.
• Pores in cloth grass catchers can
become filled with dirt and dust with
use and catchem willcollect less grass.
To prevent this, regulady 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 MOWINGTIPS
IMPORTANT: Forbest performance,
keep mower housing free of built-up
grass and trash. See =CLEANING" in the
Maintenance section of this manual.
• The special mulching blade will recut
the grass clippingsmany times and
reduce them in size so that as they fall
onto the lawn they will disperse intothe
grass and not be noticed. Also, the
mulched grass will biodegrade quickly
to provide nutrientsfor the lawn.
Always mulchwith your highest engine
(blade) speed as this will provide the
best recuttlng action of the blades.
• Avoid cuttingyour lawn when it iswet.
Wet grasstends to formclumps and
interferes with the mulching action.
The besttime to mow your lawn is the
eady aftemcon. At thistime the grass
has dded and the newly cut area will
not be exposed to the direct sun.
• For best results, adjustthe lawn mower
cuttingheight so that the lawn mower
cuts off onlythe top one-thirdof the
grass blades. Ifthe lawn is overgrown
it will be necessary to raise the height
of cut to reduce pushing effortand to
keep from overloading the engine and
leaving dumps 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
conditionsmay require that an area be
mulched a second time to completely
hide the clippings. When doing a
second cut, mow across or perpendicu-
larto the first cut path.
• Change your cutting paffem from weak
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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