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OPERATION
i J,
MOWING
TIPS
•
Tire chains cannot be used when the mower housing is
attached to tractor
°
Mower should
be properly
teveled for best mowing
performance°
See "TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in
the Service and Adjustments
section of this manual,,
•
The left hand side of mower should be used for trLm-
ming,
•
Drive so that clippings are discharged
onto the area
that has been out. Have the cut area to the right of the
machine,
This wit{ resuIt in a more even distribution of
clippings and more uniform cutting
•
When mowing large areas, stad by turning to the right
so that clippings
will discharge
away from shrubs,
fences, driveways,
etc, After one or two rounds, mow
in Ihe opposite
direction
making left hand turns until
ffnished (See Fig, 12),
•
if grass _sextremely
tall, it should be mowed twice to
reduce toad and posstbfe fire hazard from tided clip-
pings, Make first cut relatively high; the second to the
deslredheight.
•
Do not mow grass when It is wet, Wet grass will plug
mower and leave undesirable
clumps
Allow grass to
dry before mowing
•
Atways operate engine at full throttle when mowing to
assure better mowing performance
end proper dis-
charge of matedal
Regulate ground speed by select-
ing a low enough gear to give the mower cutting
performance
as wel! as the quality of cut desired
•
When operating attachments,
select a ground speed
that witl suit tile terrain and give best performance
of
the attachment
being used,
MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT:
FOR BEST
PERFORMANCE,
KEEP
MOWER
HOUSING FREE OF BUILT-UP
GRASS
AND
TRASH_ CLEAN AFTER EACH USE
•
The special mutching blade will recur 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 noliced
Also, the mulched
grass will
blodegrade quickly to provide nutrients for lhe lawn.
Always mulch with your h_ghest engine (blade) speed
as this will provide the best recurring action of lhe
blades
=
Avoidcultlngyourlawnwhenitiswet
Welgrasslends
to term clumps and interferes with the mulching action
The best time to mow your lawn is 1ha early aflemoon.
At this tlme the grass has dried and the newIy cut area
wt!f not be exposed to the direct sun.,
',
For best resuIls, adjust the mower cutting height so that
the mower cute off only the top one..thlrd of the grass
bfedes (See Fig. 13) For extremely heavy mutcHng,
reduce your width of cut on each pass and mow slowly
•
Certain types of grass and grass conditions may re-
quire thal an area be mutehed a second time to com-
pletely hide the clippings.
When doing a second cut,
mow across or perpendicular
to the first cul path.
=
Changeyourcuttingpatternfromweektoweek.
Mew
nedh to soulh one weekthen change to east to west the
next week, This will help prevent malting and graining
ofthelawn,
FIG. 13
FIG, 12
16
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