Mowing Tips - Craftsman EZ3 917.377540 Owner's Manual

warmer weather over priming may cause
flooding and engine will not st_.rt, if you
do flood engine, wait a few minutes before
attempting to start and do not repeat
priming steps°
MOWING TIPS
• Under certain conditions, such as very tail
glass, it may be necessary to raise the
height of cut to reduce pushing effort and to
keep from overloading the engine and
leaving clumps of grass clippings.
o For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the
width of cut and raise the rear of the lawn
mower housing one (1) whee! adjuster
setting higher than the front for better
discharge of grass.
° When using a rear discharge lawn mower in
moist, heavy grass, clumps of cut grass
may not enter the grass catcher. Reduce
ground speed (pushing speed) and!or run
the lawn mower over the area a second
time_
• If a trail of grass clippings is left on the right
side of a rear discharge lawn mowerl mow
in a clockwise direction with a small overlap
to collect the clippings on lhe next pass.,
• Keep top of engine around starter clear and
clean of grass clippings and chaff, "]"his wilt
help engine air flow and extend engine life.
° Pores in cloth grass catchers can become
filled with dirt and dust with use and
catchers will collect less grass_ To prevent
this, regularly hose catchers off with water
and let dry before using..
MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT: For best performance, keep
mower housing free of built-up grass and
trash. See "Cleaning" in CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES Section of this manual
• The special mulching blade will recur the
grass clippings many times and reduce
them in size so that as they fail onto the
lawn they will disperse into the grass and
not be noticed, Also, the mulched grass will
biodegrade quickly to provide nutrients for
the lawn. Always mulch with your highest
engine (blade) speed as this wilf provide the
best recutling action of the blades,
° Avoid cutting your fawn when it is wet. Wet
grass tends to form Clumps and interferes
with the mulching action. The best time to
mow your lawn is the eady afternoon. At
this time the grass has dried and the newly
cut area will not be exposed to the direct
SUR.
° For best results, adjust the lawn mower
cutting height so that the lawn mower cuts
off only the top one4hird of the grass blades,
tf the lawn is overgrown it will be necessary
to raise the height of cut to reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloading the
engine and leaving dumps of mulched -'
grass. For exlremely heavy mulching,
reduce your width of cut by overlapping
previously cut 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 perpendicular to the first cut path°
,, Change your cutting pattern from week to
week, Mow north to 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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