Craftsman EZ3 917.387160 Owner's Manual page 9

IMPORTANT; Forbestperformance, keep
mower h ousing freeofbui_bup g rassandtrash.
CleanUNDERSIDE OFMOWER HOUSING
aftereachuse.See"Cleaning" inCUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES s ection ofthfsmanual.
• Thespecial m ulching bladewillrecurthe
grassclippings manytimesandreduce
theminsizesothatastheyfallontothe
lawntheywilldisperse intothegrassand
notbenoticed. A lso,themulched grasswill
biodegrade q uickly toprovide nutrients f or
thelawn.Alwaysmulchwithyourhighest
engine (blade)speed asthiswillprovide the
bestrecutting actionoftheblades.
• Avoidcutting yourlawnwhenitis wet.Wet
grasstendstoformclumps andinterferes
withthemubhingaction. T hebesttimeto
mowyourlawnistheearty afternoon. At this
timethegrasshasdriedandthenewlycut
areawillnotbeexposed tothedirectsun.
r-u[
uuu_ lU_Ul_.U, ac_jus_u_e lawn mower
curling height so that the lawn mower cuts
off only the top one4hird of the grass blades.
It the lawn is overg[own it will be necessary
to raise the height of cut to reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloading the
engine and leaving clumps of mulched
grass. For extremely heavy mulching,
reduce your width of cut, mow slowly and
raise the rear of the Iawn mower one wheel
adjuster setting higher than the front.
Certain types of grass and grass conditions
may require that an area be mulched a
second lime to completely hide the
dipping& 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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