Owner`s manual

ASSEMBLYPROCEDURES

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.