Side Discharge; Mulching Tips - Murray 20646X9A Instruction Book

PREPARATION
HOWTO DISCHARGEOUTTHE SIDE
1. Stop the engine.
2. Loo6en the wlngnut (Figure 14).
3. Move the chute deflector to the open
SIDE DISCHARGE position.
4. Tighten the wfognut.
5. If equipped, remove the grass bag. Make
sure the rear door is completely closed.
HOW TO MULCH
1. Stop the engine.
2. Loosen the wlngnut (Figure 15).
3. Move the chute deflector to the clo6ed
MULCH position.
4. Tighten the wlngnut.
5. If equipped, remove the grass bag. Make
sure the rear door is completely closed.
W'bngnut
Chute Deflector Figure 14
.... i ii' Wingnut
Chute Deflector
Figure15
MULCHING TIPS
Mulching finely cuts the grass so that the grass
can be easily recycled. Because the nutrients
are returned to the soil, the lawn will need less
fertilizer. To correctly mulch the lawn, follow
the tips below.
• The grass must be dry. If the grass is
wet, it will be difficult to cut and cause
heavy clumps
o f grass.
• The grass must nat be too tall. The
maximum height to effoc_valy cut is 4 1/2
inches. Set the height adjusters so that
only the top third of the grass is cut.
• If the grass is more than 4 1/2 inches
high, two mowings will be necessary. For
the first mowing, set the height adjusters
in the highest pos_on. Then, lower the
height adjusters for the second mowing.
• Keep a sharp edge on the blade. A blade
that is not sharp will cause the ends of
the grass to become brown.
• Clean the underside of the mower
housing. Grass and other debris can
keep the mower from working correctly.
ff the quality of cut is marginal, try the
following:
• Set the height edjusters at a higher
cutting height.
• Cut the grass more frequerrUy.
• Operate the mower at a slower ground
speed.
• Overlap the cutting swaths instead of
cuffing a full swath with each pass.
• Mow across the marginal areas a second
time.
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