Craftsman 917.387321 - Mulching Mowing Tips

MULCHINGMOWINGTIPS
IMPORTANT:Forbestperformance,•
keep mower housing free of built-up grass
and trash. Clean UNDERSIDE OF
MOWER HOUSING after each use. See
"Cleaning" in MAINTENANCE sec'don of
this manual.
• The special mulchingblade willrecutthe
grassclippingsmany times and reduce
them in size so that as theyfagonto the
lawn they witldisperse intothe grass and
notbe noticed. Also,the mulched grass will
biedegrade quickly to provide nutrientsfor
the lawn, A_waysmulch withyour highest
engine (blade)speed as this w=llprovide the
best recut_ng action of1heblades.
• Avoid curlingyour lawn whenitiswet.Wet
grass tendsto formdumps and interferes
withthe mulching amen. The besttime to
mow your lawn Lsthe earlyaJtemoon.At this
time the grasshasdriedand thenewlycut
areaw111notbe exposed to thedirectsun.
• For bestresults,adjustthe _awnmower
cullingheightso that thelawn mowercuts
offonlythetopone-thirdofthe grassblades.
If thelawn isovergrown it willbe necessary
to raisethe heightof cutto reduce pushing
effoffand tokeep from overloading _ -
engineand leaving clumpsof mulched
grass.Forextremely heavy mulching,
reduce your wid_ of cut, mow slowiyand
raisethe rearof the lawnmower one wheel
adjuster settinghigherthanthe front.
• Certaintypesofgrassandgrassconditions
may requirethatan area be mutcheda
secondtimeto completelyhidethe
clippings.Whendoinga secondcut,mow
acrossorperpendicularto the firstcutpath.
• Changeyourcuttbgpatternfromweekto
week.Mow northtosouthone weekthen
changeto eastto westthenextweek.This
will helppreventmattingand grainingofthe
lawn.
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