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they act as a naturalfertilizer,
Observethe followingpointsfor the best resultswhen
mulching:
,
Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp,Wet grass
tendsto stick to the undersideof the cuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingof the clippings,
,
Do NOTattemptto mulch morethan 1/3the total
heightof thegrass or approximately 1-1/2inches,
Doingso will causethe clippingsto clump up beneath
the deck and not be mulchedeffectively,
,
Maintaina slow groundspeedto allowthe grass
clippingsmoretime to effectivelybe mulched,
Alwayspositionthe throttlecontrol leverin the FAST
(rabbit)positionand allowit to remaintherewhile
mowing,Failingto keepthe engineat full throttle
placesstrain on the tractor'sengineand does not
allowthe bladesto properlymulchgrass,
NOTE:It is not necessaryto removethe dischargechute
to operatethe mowerwith the mulchkit installed,
Tooperatethe cuttingdeck withoutmulching,simply
removethe mulch plug by unthreading the plasticwing
nut whichfastensit to thecuttingdeck,This will allowthe
clippingsto dischargeout the side,See Figure9,
Figure 9
Headlights
On somemodels,the lampsare ONwheneverthe
tractor'sengineis running,On othermodels,the
lamps are ONwheneverthe ignitionkey is movedout
of the STOPposition,
On all models,the lamps turnOFF whenthe ignition
key is movedto the STOPposition,
NOTE: It is not neces-
sary to removethe
discharge chuteto
operate the mower with
the mulch kit installed.
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