Operating a la wn mo w er with its engine
r unning at a speed g r eater than the
f actor y setting can cause the la wn mo w er
to thr o w a par t of the blade or engine into
the operator’ s or bystander’ s ar ea and
r esult in serious per sonal injur y or death.
– Do not change the engine speed
setting .
– If y ou suspect the engine speed
is f aster than nor mal, contact an
Authoriz ed Ser vice Dealer .
• Clean the air filter frequently . Mulc hing stirs
up more clippings and dust whic h clogs the air
filter and reduces engine perfor mance .
Cutting Grass
• Grass g ro ws at different rates at different times
of the year . In the summer heat, it is best to
cut g rass at the 2 inc h (51 mm), 2-1/2 inc h (64
mm), or 3 inc h (76 mm) cutting height settings .
Cut only about a third of the g rass blade at a
time . Do not cut belo w the 2 inc h (51 mm)
setting unless the g rass is sparse or it is late fall
when g rass g ro wth begins to slo w do wn.
• W hen cutting g rass o v er 6 inc hes (15 cm) tall,
first mo w at the highest cutting height setting
and w alk slo w er; then mo w ag ain at a lo w er
setting for the best la wn appearance . If the
g rass is too long and the lea v es clump on top
of the la wn, the la wn mo w er ma y plug and
cause the engine to stall.
• Alter nate the mo wing direction. T his helps
disperse the clippings o v er the la wn for ev en
fer tilization.
If the finished la wn appearance is unsatisfactor y ,
tr y one or more of the follo wing:
• Shar pen the blade .
• W alk at a slo w er pace while mo wing .
• Raise the cutting height on y our la wn mo w er .
• Cut the g rass more frequently .
• Ov erlap cutting sw aths instead of cutting a full
sw ath with eac h pass .
• Set the cutting height on the front wheels one
notc h lo w er than the rear wheels . F or example ,
set the front wheels at 2 inc hes (51 mm) and
the rear wheels at 2-1/2 inc hes (64 mm).
Cutting Leaves
• After cutting the la wn, ensure that half of the
la wn sho ws through the cut leaf co v er . Y ou
ma y need to mak e more than one pass o v er
the lea v es .
• F or light leaf co v erag e , set all the wheels at the
same cutting height setting .
• If there are more than 5 inc hes (12.7 cm) of
lea v es on the la wn, set the front cutting height
1 or 2 notc hes higher than the rear cutting
height. T his mak es it easier to feed the lea v es
under the la wn mo w er dec k.
• Slo w do wn y our mo wing speed if the la wn
mo w er does not cut the lea v es finely enough.
• If y ou mo w o v er oak lea v es , y ou can add lime
to the g rass in the spring to reduce the acidity
of the oak lea v es .
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