Victa Lawnmower - Mowing & Mulching Tips

ASSEMBLYPROCEDURES
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Mulching / Catching
Height adjustment allows lawn to be cut at different lengths.
•Setcuttingheightbyadjustingtheheightlever.
•ForMulchorCatchmodels,mulchgrassbetweensettings4to10.
•Alowersettingmaybeuseddependinguponconditions.
Mowing & Mulching Tips
• Amulchingmowerisdesignedtocut,retain,andrecuttheclippingsuntiltheyhavereached
a very small size. These are then blown down into the root system as nutrients for your
lawn.
• Forbestmulchingresultsonlymowthetop1”/2.5cmoflawngrowth.Ifgrasshasbecome
excessivelylongchooseaheightsettingandgraduallyreducethecuttingheightaftereach
pass, or use catcher.
• Mulchgrassbetweenheightssettings4and10.Alowersettingmaybeuseddependingon
conditions
• Drygrasswillaidinthemulchingactionofthemower.
• Cutthegrassregularlytoavoiditbecomingtoolongandmakingitdifficulttomulch.
• Asageneralrule,onlycutthetoponethirdofthegrasslength(approximately).Morethan
this may leave an untidy appearance and finish.
• Mulchingissensitivetothechosenheightsetting.Iftheheightsettingistoolowcutgrass
may be left on top of the lawn. In this case raise the height setting.
• Cutthegrassinthelateafternoonormorning.Thiswillstopthegrassbeingdamagedby
direct sunlight.
• Tomaintaincuttingperformancekeeptheundersideofthemowerclean.
• Thecuttingpatternshouldbevariedfromweektoweek(eg.North-SouthtoEast-West).
• Whenusingamulcherthegrasstendstobecarriedalongwiththemower.Mowfromthe
thick grass to light grass as this will deposit clippings and encourage growth in these areas.
• Excessivelylonggrasswillnotbemulchedadequately,inthiscase,itisrecommendedto
use catcher.
• Wornorincorrectbladeswillreducelawnfinishandwillnotmulchproperly.Useonly
genuine Victa blades and replace them regularly.
 STOPtheenginebeforeadjustingthecuttingheight.
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