Use and Care Manual

curvesstripingpattern.Adistinctivefeaturelikeasmall
pondcanbehighlightedandenhancedbyaradialpattern
orbyaringpattern.
Somelawnsneedtobetrainedtoshow
adistinctivestripingcontrast
•Onanewpropertyduringweeks1and2,youmayneed
tofollowtheexactsamepatternanddirectioninthesame
wheeltracks.Thiswillbegintrainingthegrasstobendin
thedesireddirection.
•Onweek3useacross–grainstripingpattern.
•Onweeks4and5followwithrepeatingtheoriginal
pattern.Aftertheprimarystripingpatterngrainis
established,youmayalternatethepatterneachweek
toestablishacheckerboardoraplaidstyleofmowing
pattern.
•Donotmowintheexactsamepatterneveryweek.This
willcausecompactioninwheeltracks,andmayproduce
rutsordepressionsalongthewheeltracks.
Turningwhileusingthestripingkit
•Raisethedeckwhenturning.Stripingisgenerallynot
enhancedbyendturns.
•Raisingthedeckwillreduceconfusingthepatternatthe
endsofthepattern.
Drivingthemachinetodifferentcutting
areas
•Raisethedeckanddrivealongapreviouscutpathto
transportfromoneareaofthepropertytoanother
section.
•Anicestripingpatterncanberuinedbydrivingacross
thepattern.
Followallgeneralmowingcommon
practices
•Itisusuallybesttorstmowtheperimetertoestablish
aboundary.
•Whensidedischarging,theclippingsshouldbedirected
awayfromwalks,drives,owerbeds,buildingsand
vehicles.Ifthedischargethrowsclippingsalongdistance,
mowadditionalpassestoavoidunwantedcleanupof
clippings.
•Avoidexcessivetrimming.Drivingbackandforth,
frequentforwardandreversemaneuversaround
anobstaclewillcompressthegrassanddisturbthe
professionalappearanceofanicejob.
•Followallsafemowingpracticesasdescribeinthe
Operator’sManual.Donotletthestripingpatterncause
youtomowintoahazardoussituation.
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