Use and Care Guide

7
Figure 6
SECTION 4: USING THE MULCH KIT
This mulch kit incorporates special blades, already standard on your tractor’s cutting deck, in a process of
recirculating grass clippings repeatedly beneath the cutting deck. After which, the ultra-fine clippings are forced
back into the lawn where they act as a natural fertilizer. Observe the following recommendations for the best results
when mulching.
WARNING: Follow all safety warnings and instructions in your tractor’s Operator’s Manual before
operating.
• Never attempt to mulch if the lawn is damp. Wet grass tends to stick to the underside of the cutting deck
preventing proper mulching of the clippings.
• Do NOT attempt to mulch more than 1/3 the total height of the grass or approximately 1-1/2 inches. Doing so
will cause the clippings to clump up beneath the deck and not be mulched effectively.
• Maintain a slow ground speed to allow the grass clippings more time to effectively be mulched.
• For effective mulching, position the throttle control in the FAST (rabbit) position and allow it to remain there
while mowing. Failing to keep the engine at full throttle places strain on the tractor’s engine and does not
allow the blades to properly mulch grass.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the discharge chute to operate the mower with the mulch kit installed. It is
also unnecessary to remove the deck skirts should you choose to operate the mower without the mulch plug
installed. Simply remove the mulch plug and allow the clippings to discharge as you normally would.
Left-hand Skirt Segment
Right-hand Skirt Segment
Make Sure that the RH skirt segment
butts flushly up against the toe guard.
Toe Guard
Make Sure that the deck segments
butt flushly up against each other.
IMPORTANT: Line up the deck skirts evenly along the edge of the cutting deck’s front lip.
42-inch Decks