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MOWINGTIPS
• Undercertainconditions,suchasvery
tallgrass,itmay be necessary to raise
the heightof cut to reduce pushing
effortand to keep from overloading the
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
cutting conditions,the engine speed
should be set in the fast position.
• For side discharge lawn mowers,
cuttingin a counter-clockwise direction,
starting at the outside of the area to be
cut, spreads grass clippings more
evenly and puts less load on the
engine. To keep clippings off of
walkways, flower beds, etc., make the
firstcuts in e clockwisedirection.
• Pores in cloth grass catchers can
become filled with dirt and dust with
use and catchers will collectless grass.
To prevent this, rogulady hose catcher
off with water and let dry before using.
• Keep top of engine around starter clear
and clean of grass clippingsand chaff.
This will help engine air flow and
extend engine life.
MULCHING MOWlNGTIPS
IMPORTANT: For bestperformance,
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
(brade) speed as this will provide the
best recutting action of the blades.
• Avoid cuttingyour lawn when it iswet.
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 heightso that the lawn mower
cutsoff only the top one-third of the
grass blades. If the lawn isovergrown it
will be necessary to raise the height of
cut to reduce pushing effortand 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
conditionsmay require that an area be
mulched a second time to completely
hide the clippings. When doing a
second cut, mow across or perpendicu-
lar tothe first cut path.
• Change your cutting pattern from week
to week. Mow north to south one week
then change to east towest the next
week. This will help prevent matting
and grainingof the lawn.
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