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MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT: For beatparformance, keep
mowerhousingfree ofbuilt-upgrass and
trash.See "Cleaning"in MAINTENANCE
sectionofthismanual.
• The specialmulchingbladewillrecutthe
grassclippingsmany timasand reduce
them insizeso thatasthey fallontothe
lawn they willd'_oerseintothegrassand
notbe noticed. Also,the mulchedgrasswill
biodegradequicldyto providenutrientsfor
the lawn. Alwaysmulchwithyourhighest
engine(blade)speed as this willprovidethe
bestrecuttingac_onofthe blades.
• Avoidcuttingyourlawnwhenit iswet. Wet
grasstendstoform dumps andinterferes
withthe mulchingaction. The besttimeto
mow yourlawnisthe earlyafternoon,At
this timethe grasshas driedand the newly
cutarea willnot be exposedtothe dirsct
sun.
• For bastrasults,adjustthelawn mower
cuttingheightso that thelawnmowercuts
offonlythe topone-thirdof the grassblades,
ffthe lawn isovergrownitw111be necessaly
to raisethe heightofcutto reducepushing
effortandto keepfromoverloadingthe
engineand leavingdumpsof mulched
grass.Forextremelyheavymulching,
reduceyourwidthofcutbyoverlapping
previouslycutpathand mowslowly.
• Certaintypesofgrassand grassconditions
may requirethatan area be mulcheda
secondtimetocompletelyhidethe
clippings.Whendoinga secondcut,mow
acrossorperpendiculartothe firstcutpath.
• Changeyourcuttingpattemfromweekto
week. Mow northtosouthone week then
_ to easttowastthe nextweek. This
willhelppreventmattingand grainingofthe
lawn.
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