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OPERATmON
MOWING
TiPS
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Under certain conditions, such as very tall grass, it
may be necessary to raise the height of cut to reduce
pushing effort and to keep from overloading the en-
gine and leaving clumps of grass clippings.
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For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the width of cut
by overlapping previously cut path and mow slowly.
o
For better grass bagging and most cutting conditions,
the engine speed
should be set in the fast (_)
position
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When using a rear discharge lawn mower in moist,
heavy grass, clumps of cut grass may not enter the
grasscatcher
Reduce ground speed (pushing speed)
and/or run the lawn mower over the area a second
time.
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If a trail of clippings is left 6n the right side of a rear
discharge mower, mow in a clockwise direction with a
small overlap to collect the clippings on the next pass,
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Pores in cloth grass catchers can become filled with
dirt and dust with use and catchers will collect less
grass, To prevent this, regularly hose catcher-off with
water and let dry before using.
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Keep top of engine around starter clear and clean of
grassciippings
andchaff, Thiswitl hetpengineairflow
and extend engine life_
MAX. 1/3
FIG. 11
MULCHING
MOWING
TiPS
IMPORTANT:
FOR BEST PERFORMANCE,
KEEP
MOWER HOUSING FREE OF BUILT-UP GRASS AND
TRASH
SEE
"CLEANING"
IN
CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES
SECTION OF THIS MANUAL.
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The special mulching blade will recut the grass clip-
pings many times and reduce them in size so that as
they fall onto the lawn they will disperse into the grass
and not be noticed,
Ais0, the mulched grass wili
biodegrade quickly to provide nutrients for the lawn.
Always mulch with your highest engine (blade) speed
as this will provide the best recutting action of the
blades,
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Avoid cutting your lawn when it is wet
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 and the
newly cut area will not be exposed to the direct sun°
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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 (See Fig,, 11)o tf 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 you r 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 a second time to
completely hide the clippings. When doing a second.
cut, mow across or perpendicular' to the first cut path_
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Change your cutting pattern from week to week Mow
north to south one week then change to east to west
the next week.
This wilt help prevent matting and
graining of the lawn,.
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