Operation
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylonger
thannormal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighthigherthanusual
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
WhenStopping
Ifthemachine’sforwardmotionmustbestopped
whilemowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydrop
ontoyourlawn.Toavoidthis,moveontoapreviously
cutareawiththebladesengaged.
KeeptheUndersideoftheMower
Clean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinside
themower,cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecome
unsatisfactory.
BladeMaintenance
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason
becauseasharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshredding
turnsgrassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowth
andincreasesthechanceofdisease.Checkthe
cutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andforanywearor
damage.Filedownanynicksandsharpentheblades
asnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace
itimmediatelywithagenuineExmarkreplacement
blade.OnlyExmarkbladesaretobeusedwiththis
unit.Nootherbladesareapproved.
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