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Important: When you release the blade control bar, both the engine and
the blade should stop within 3 seconds. If they do not stop properly,
stop using your mower immediately and contact an authorized service
center.
Mulching the Clippings
Your mower comes mulch ready. If you have a grass catcher please
remove it before mulching.
Bagging the Clippings (Not Included)
Use the grass catcher when you want to collect grass and leaf clippings
from the lawn.
WARNING
A worn grass catcher could allow small stones and other similar debris
to be thrown in the operator’s or bystander’s direction and result in se-
rious personal injury or death to the operator or bystanders.
WARNING
The blade is sharp. Contact with the blade can cause
serious personal injury.
Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
Operating Tips
General Mowing Tips
• Clear the area of sticks, stones, wire, branches, and other debris that
the blade may hit.
• Avoid striking solid objects with the blade. Never deliberately mow
over an object.
• If the mower strikes an object or starts to vibrate, immediately stop the
engine, disconnect the spark plug and examine the mower for damage.
• Replace the blade when necessary with an AVVIX replacement blade.
Cutting Grass
• Cut only a third of the grass blade at a time. Do not cut bellow the 1.75
inch setting unless the grass is sparse or it is late in the fall when grass
growth begins to slow down.