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MOWING TIPS
CAUTION: Do not use de-thatcher
blade attachments on your mower. Such
attachments are hazardous, will damage
your mower and could void your warranty.
° For most cutting conditions and better
bagging performance, the engine speed
should be set in the FAST position.
• Under certain conditions, such as when
mowing very tall grass, raise the mower
height on the first cut to reduce pushing
effort, to avoid overheating the engine,
and to avoid leaving clumps of grass
clippings. Make the second cut to the
desired height.
• For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the
width of out.
° For side discharge lawn mowers, cut in
a counterclockwise direction, starting at
the outside of the area to be cut, in order
to spread grass clippingsmore evenly
and to put less load on the engine. To
keep clippingsoff of walk"ways, flower
beds, etc., make the first cuts in a clock-
wise direction.
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• When using a rear discharge lawn
mower in moist, heavy grass, clumps
of cut grass may not enter the grass
catcher. Reduce ground speed (pushing
speed) and/or runthe lawn mower over
the area a second time,
• If atrail of grass clipping is lefton the
right side of a rear discharge lawn mow-
er, mow in aclockwisedirection with a
small overlap to collect the clippings on
the next pass.
° Pores in cloth grass catchers can be-
come filled with dirt and dust with use
and the catcher will coltect less grass.
To prevent this, regularly hose catcher
off with water and let dry before use.
FOR MULCHING MOWERS ONLY
- MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT: For best performance,keep
mower housing free of built-up grass and
trash. See "CLEANING" in the Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
• The special mulching blade will recut the
grass clippings many times and reduce
them in size so that as they falt onto the
lawn they wilt disperse intothe grass
and not be noticed. Also, the mulched
grass will biodegrade quickly to provide
nutrients for the lawn. Always mulch with
your highestengine (blade) speed as
this will provide the best recutting action
of the blades.
- Avoid cutting your 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, yet the newly cut area will not be
exposed to direct sunlight.
, 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. Ifthe 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 grass, 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 asecond time to completely
hide the clippings. When doing a second
cut, mow across (perpendicular) 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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