MOWING
TIPS
A CAUTION:
Do not use de-thatcher
blade attachments
on your mower. Such
attachments
are hazardous,
your mower and could void your warranty.
• Under certain conditions,
tall grass, it may be necessary to raise
the height of cut to reduce pushing effort
and to keep from overloading
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
cut path and mow slowly.
• For better grass bagging and most cut-
ting conditions,
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 catchers wil! collect less grass. To
prevent this, regularly 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
IMPORTANT:
keep mower housing free of built-up
wil! damage
grass and trash. See "CLEANING"
Maintenance
such as very
• The special mulching blade will recut
the grass clippings many times and
reduce them in size so that as they fall
the engine
onto the lawn they will disperse into
the grass and not be noticed.
mulched grass will biodegrade
to provide nutrients for the lawn. Always
mulch with your highest engine (blade)
speed as this will provide the best recut-
previously
ting action of the blades.
• Avoid cutting your lawn when it is wet.
Wet grass tends to form clumps and
interferes with the mulching action.
best time to mow your lawn is the early
afternoon.
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.
will be necessary to raise the height of
cut to reduce pushing effort and to keep
from overloading
clumps of mulched grass. For extremely
heavy grass, reduce your width of cut
by overlapping
mow slowly.
• Certain types of grass and grass
conditions
mulched a second time to completely
hide the clippings.
ond cut, mow across (perpendicular)
the first cut path.
• Change your cutting pattern from week
to week.
then change to east to west the next
week.
graining of the lawn.
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MOWING TIPS
For best performance,
section of this manual.
At this time the grass has
If the lawn is overgrown
the engine and leaving
previously cut path and
may require that an area be
When doing a sec-
Mow north to south one week
This will help prevent matting and
in the
Also, the
quickly
The
it
to
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