Craftsman 917.387241 Owner's Manual page 8

• 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. If the 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 mulching, reduce your width of
cut, mow slowly and raise the rear of the
lawn mower one wheel adjuster setting
higher than the front.
• Certain types of grass and grass
conditions may require that an area be
mulched a second time to completely
hide the clippings. When doing a
second cut, mow across or perpendicu-
lar to the first cut path.
• Change your cuffing pattem 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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