Craftsman 37763 Owner's Manual page 9

MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT:Forbest performance, keep
mowerhousing
free of built-upgrass and
trash. See =Cleaning" in Maintenance section
of this manual.
• The special mulching blade WIU recut the
grass cr=ppings many times and reduce
them in size so that as they fag onto the
lawn they will disperse into the grass and
not be noticed. Also, the mulched grass will
biodegrade quicklyto provide nutrientsfor
the lawn. Always mulch with your highest
engine (blade) speed as this wRIprovidethe
best recuffingaction of the blades.
• Avoid cuttingyour lawn when it is wet. Wet
grass tends to form dumps and interferes
with the mulching action:-The best time to
mow your lawn is the early aftemoon. 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
cuttingheight so tt'_t the lawn mower cuts
off only the top one-third of the grasF blades.
If the lawn is overgrown it willbe,meesSary
to raise the height of cutto reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloadingthe
engine and leaving clumps of mulched
grass. For extremely heavy mulching,
reduce your widthof cut by overlapping •
previouslycut 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 perpendicularto the firstcut path.
• Change your cuttingpattem from week to
week. Mow north to south one weektherr-.
change to east to west the next week. This
will help prevent mating and graining of the
lawn.
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