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MOWING TIPS
CAUTION: Donot usede-thatcher
bladeattachmentsonyour mower.Such
attachmentsare hazardous,will damage
your mowerand couldvoid yourwarranty.
• Undercertainconditions,suchas very
tallgrass,it may benecessaryto raise
the heightof cutto reducepushing
effortandto keepfrom overloadingthe
engineand leavingclumpsof grassclip-
pings. It mayalsobe necessaryto re-
ducegroundspeedand/orrunthe lawn
moweroverthe areaa secondtime.
• Forextremelyheavycutting,reducethe
width of cut by overlappingpreviously
cut pathand mowslowly.
• Forbettergrassbaggingandmost cut-
tingconditions,the enginespeedshould
beset inthe FASTposition.
• Forsidedischargelawnmowers,cutting
in a counter-clockwisedirection,start-
ing atthe outsideof the areato be cut,
spreadsgrassclippingsmoreevenly
and putslessloadon the engine.To
keepclippingsoff ofwalkways,flower
beds,etc.,makethe first cuts ina clock-
wise direction.
• Poresincloth grasscatcherscan be-
comefilledwithdirt anddustwith use
and catcherswill collectlessgrass.To
preventthis, regularlyhosecatcheroff
withwaterand letdry beforeusing.
• Keeptop of enginearoundstarterclear
and cleanofgrass clippingsand chaff.
Thiswill helpengineair flowand extend
enginelife.
MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT: For best performance,
keep mower housing free of built-up
grass and trash. See "CLEANING" in the
Maintenance section of this manual.
• The special mulching blade will recut
the grass clippings many times and
reduce them in size so that as they fall
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 will provide the best recut-
ting action of the blades.
• Avoid cutting your lawn 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 early
afternoon. At this time the grass has
dried, yet the newly cut area will not be
exposed to direct sunlight.
• For best results, adjust the lawn mower
cutting height so that the lawn mower
cuts off only the top one-third of the
grass blades. If 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
clumps of mulched grass. For extremely
heavy grass, reduce your width of cut
by overlapping previously cut path and
mow slowly.
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• 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 sec-
ond cut, mow across (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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