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MULCHING MOWINGTIPS
IMPORTANT: F orbestperformance, keep
mowerhousing free of built-upgrassand
trash.Cleanunderside of mowerhousing
after each use, See "Cleaning"
in
Maintenance
section of this manual.
• The special mulching blade will recut the
grass clippings 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. Also, the mulched
grass will 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.
• 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.
• 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 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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