• Undercertainconditions,such as very
tall grass,it maybe necessaryto raise
the heightof cutto reducepushing
effortandto keepfromoverloadingthe
engineand leavingclumpsofgrass clip-
pings.It mayalso be necessaryto re-
ducegroundspeed and/or runthe lawn
moweroverthe areaa secondtime.
• For extremelyheavycutting,reducethe
widthof cut by overlappingpreviously
cut pathandmowslowly.
• For bettergrassbaggingand mostcut-
ting conditions,the enginespeedshould
be set inthe FASTposition.
• Whenusinga reardischargelawn
mowerinmoist, heavygrass,clumps
of cutgrassmay notenterthe grass
catcher.Reducegroundspeed (pushing
speed)and/or runthe lawn mowerover
the areaa secondtime.
• Ifa trailof clippingsis left on the right
sideof a rear dischargemower,mowin
a clockwisedirectionwith a small over-
lapto collectthe clippingson the next
pass.
• Poresin cloth grasscatcherscanbe-
comefilledwith dirt anddust with use
andcatcherswill collect lessgrass.To
preventthis, regularlyhosecatcheroff
withwater andletdry beforeusing.
• Keeptop of enginearoundstarterclear
andclean of grassclippingsand chaff.
Thiswill helpengineairflow andextend
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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