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When operating attachments, select a ground speed
When Startingengine for the first time or if engine has run
that will suit the terrain and give best performance of
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out of fuel, itwill take extra crankingtime to movefueHrom
the attachment being used.
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NOTE: if 'at a high altitude (above 3OOO feet), or in cold
MOWER .HOUSING FREE OF BUILT-UP GRASS AND
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temperatures"(below 32 F), the CarburetOr:fue! imtxture
_RASHo ,CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
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performan'¢e: See"TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING in
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The left hand side of mower' should be used for trim-
': ruing.
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Ddve so that clippings are discharged onto the area
that has been cut, Have the cut area to the right of the
machine, This will result in a more'even dtstrib0tion of
. _c.lippirlgs and more uniform cutting.
o:-: When mowing large areas, start by turning to the tight
so that clippings will discharge away from shrubs,
!ences, driveways, etc. After one or two rounds; mow
in the opposite direct!on making left hand turns until
fin!she d (SeeFig: 11 )_
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•,-. If.grass is extremely .tall, it should be mowed twice to
reduce load and possible fire hazard from dried clip-
pings..Make first cut relatively high; the second to the
desire,dhq!ght,
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mower and leave undesirable clumps, Allow grass tO
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AlwaYs Operate e_gine at full throttle When mowing to
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assure better mowing performance and proper dis-
charge of material, Regulate ground speed by select-
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. performance a s welt as the quality of cut desired.
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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 expose d to the direct sun.
For best results, adjust the m0wer cutting height So that
the mower cuts offonly the top one-third of the grass
blades (See Fig. 12). For extremely heavy mulching,
reduce your width of cut and mow slowly°
Certain types of grass and grass conditions may re-
quire that an area be mulched a Second time to com-
pletely hide the clippings. When doing a second cut,
mow across or perpendicular to the first cut path.
Change your cuttingpattern from week to week. Mow
northto 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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interferes withthe mulching action.
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