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USING THE DECK HEIGHT LEVER
Toraiseor lowerthecuttingdeck, movethe deck heightleverto the
left,then placeit inthe notchbestsuitedforyour application.
MOWING
Thefollowinginformationwill behelpfulwhenoperatingyour mower.
Planyour mowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward
roads,sidewalks,bystanders.Also,avoiddischargingmaterial
againstawall orobstructionwhich maycause dischargedmaterialto
ricochetback towardtheoperator.
• Do not mowat fastgroundspeeds,especiallyif a mulch kit or
grasscollectoris installed.
• Do notcut thegrass too short.Shortgrass is proneto weed
growthandyellowsquicklyin dry weather.
• Alwaysoperatethe mowerwith thethrottle/chokecontrol in the
FAST_ positionwhile mowing.
• For bestresultsit is recommendedthat the firsttwo laps be cut
withthe dischargethrowntowardsthe center.Afterthe first two
laps,reversethe directiontothrowthe dischargeto the outside
for the balanceof cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the
lawn.
Do NOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsor extremelytall
grass.Yourmoweris designedto mowlawns,NOTclear brush.
Keepthe bladessharpandreplacethe bladeswhenworn.
Afterstrikinga foreignobject,stop the engine,disconnectthe spark
plugwireandgroundagainsttheengine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
mowerfor any damage.AlwaysInspectthe bladetimingbelt as
instructedin the Maintenancesectionof this manual.Repairthe
damagebeforestartingand operatingthe mower.
MULCHING
TheCraftsmanPro WideCut moweris equippedwith a mulch kit (sup-
pliedwith the mower),whichusesspecialbladesto recirculategrass
clippingsrepeatedlybeneaththe cuttingdeck.The ultra-fineclippings
arethenforcedbackinto the lawnwherethey act asa naturalfertilizer.
Observethe followingpointsfor the bestresultswhenmulching.
• Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp.Wet grasstends
to stickto the undersideof thecuttingdeckpreventingproper
mulchingof the clippings.
Do NOTattemptto mulchmorethan1/3the totalheightof the
grass.Doingsowill causetheclippingsto clumpupbeneaththe
deckand not be mulchedeffectively.
• Maintaina slow groundspeedto allowthe grassclippingsmore
timeto effectivelybe mulched.
• Alwayskeepthe throttlecontrol leverin the FAST,_ position
whilemowing.Failingto keepthe engineat full throttleplaces
strainon the mower'sengineanddoes notallowthe bladesto
properlymulchthe grass clippings.
INSTALLING/REMOVING MULCH BAFFLE
Beforeinstallingor removingthe mulchbaffle,disengageblades,sto
the engineand removekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
Stoptheengineandwait for all partsto stop moving.
Installing the Mulch Baffle
1. Insertthe right-sidetab (A) of the baffleinto the bracketon the
deck. SeeFigure11.
2. Insertthe mulchbaffleinto thedischargeopening(B). See
Figure11.
3. Onceit's positionedin thedeckopening,pushthe baffletowards
the rearof the mower(C) to secureit inplace.
SeeFigure11.
Figure11
Removing the Mulch Baffle
Slidethe baffleto the right(towardthe frontof the mower)to disen-
gagethe slotfromthe mowerdeck and then prythe left-sideof the
baffleoutward.
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