Owner`s manual

MOWING TiPS
A CAUTION: Do not usede-thatcher
bladeattachmentsonyour mower.Such
attachmentsare hazardous,will damage
your mowerand couldvoid yourwarranty.
,_ Undercertain conditions,such asvery
tall grass,it maybe necessaryto raise
the heightof cut to reducepushing
effortand to keepfrom overloadingthe
engine and leavingclumps of grassclip-
pings. It mayalso be necessaryto re-
duce groundspeed and/or runthe lawn
moweroverthe area a secondtime.
For extremelyheavycutting, reducethe
width of cut by overlappingpreviously
cut pathand mowslowly.
For bettergrassbaggingand most cut-
tingconditions,the enginespeedshould
be set inthe FASTposition.
Whenusinga reardischargelawn
mower in moist,heavygrass,clumps
of cut grassmay notenterthe grass
catcher.Reducegroundspeed (pushing
speed)and/or runthe lawnmowerover
the area a secondtime.
If a trailof clippingsis left onthe right
side of a reardischargemower,mowin
a clockwisedirectionwith a small over-
lap to collectthe clippingson the next
pass.
Poresincloth grasscatcherscan be-
comefilledwith dirt and dustwith use
and catcherswill collect lessgrass.To
preventthis, regularlyhosecatcheroff
withwater and let dry beforeusing.
Keeptop of engine aroundstarter clear
and clean of grassclippingsand chaff.
This will helpengine airflow and extend
engine life.
MULCHING MOWING TiPS
iMPORTANT:For best performance,
keepmowerhousingfree of built-up
grassand trash.See"CLEANING"inthe
Maintenancesection of this manual.
,_The specialmuJchingbladewill recut
the grassclippingsmanytimesand
reducethem in sizeso that as theyfall
ontothe lawnthey will disperseinto
the grassand not be noticed. Also,the
mulchedgrasswill biodegradequickly
to providenutrientsfor the lawn. Always
mulchwithyour highestengine (blade)
speed as this will providethe bestrecut-
ting action of the blades.
Avoidcuttingyour lawnwhen it is wet.
Wet grasstendsto form clumps and
interfereswiththe mulchingaction. The
besttime to mowyour lawn isthe early
afternoon. At thistime the grass has
dried,yet the newlycut area will not be
exposedto directsunlight.
For bestresults,adjustthe lawnmower
cutting heightso that the lawn mower
cuts off onlythe top one-thirdof the
grassblades. If the lawnis overgrownit
will be necessaryto raisethe heightof
cut to reducepushingeffortand to keep
from overloadingthe engine and leaving
clumps of mulchedgrass.Forextremely
heavygrass,reduceyour width of cut
byoverlappingpreviouslycut pathand
mowslowly.
Certaintypesof grassand grass
conditions mayrequirethat an area be
mulcheda secondtime to completely
hidethe clippings. Whendoinga sec-
ondcut, mowacross(perpendicular)to
the first cut path.
Changeyourcutting patternfrom week
to week. Mow north to south one week
then changeto east to west the next
week. This will help preventmattingand
grainingof the lawn.
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