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PREPARATION
HOWTO DISCHARGE OUT THE SIDE
1. Stop the engine.
2. Loosenthe wfngnut (Rgure 14).
3. Move the chute deflector to the open
SIDE DISCHARGE position.
4. Tightenthe wlngnut.
5. If equipped,removethe grass bag. Make
su¢ethe rear door is completelyclosed.
HOW TO MULCH
1. Stop the engJne.
2. Loosenthe wlngnut (Figure 15).
3. Move the chute deflector to the closed
MULCH poeition.
4. Tighten the wingnut.
5. if equipped, removethe grass beg. Make
sure the rear door Is completelyclosed.
Wingnut
ChuteDeflector
Rgure 14
Wlngnut
Chute Deflector
Figure15
MULCHING TIPS
Mulching fineiycutsthe gresssothst the gress
Pan beeasilyrecycled.Becausethe nutrients
are rotumedtothe soil,the lawnwill needless
fertilizer.To correctlymulchthe lawn, follow
the tipsbelow.
•
The grassmust be dly. Ifthe grsss is
wet, it will be diffloult t o cut andcause
heavy clumps of grass.
• The grassmust notbe tootoll The
maximumheightto effectivelycut is 4 1/2
inches.Set the heightadjusters sothat
onlythe top thirdof the grass is cut.
•
If the gressis more then 4 1/2 inches
high,two mowings will be necessary.Fo(
the first mowing,sot the heightadjusters
In the hlghestposition.Then, lowerthe
heightadjustersforthe second mowing.
•
Keeps sharpedge on the blade. A blade
that is not sharpwill causethe ends of
the grass to becomebrown,
•Cleen
the undersideof the mower
housing.Grassend other debriscan
keep the mowerfrom workingcorrectly.
If the quality of cut Is marginal, try the
following:
•
Setthe heightadjusters st a higher
cutting height.
• Cut the grass mare frequently.
• Operatethe mowerst e slowerground
speed.
•
Ovadapthe cuttingswaths insteadof
cutting• full swathwith each pass.
•
Mow acrossthe margineiareas a sscend
time.
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