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OPERATION
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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 ina 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 iswet, 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
toterm clumps and interferes with themulching action
The best time to mow your lawn is1haearly aflemoon.
At this tlme the grass has dried and the newIy cut area
wt!fnot be exposed to the direct sun.,
', Forbest 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 towest the
next week, This will help prevent malting and graining
ofthelawn,
FIG. 13
FIG, 12
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