Operator's Manual

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OperatingTips

UsingtheFastThrottleSetting

Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operatethe

engineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredtothoroughlycut

grassclippings,sodonotsettheheight-of-cutsolowasto

totallysurroundthemowerinuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave

1sideofthemowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsair

tobedrawnintothemower.

CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime

Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethatthe

cuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven

ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis

generallythebestonetouse.Whencuttinggrasslongerthan

15cm(6inches)tall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwiceto

ensureanacceptablequalityofcut.

CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade

Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassblade.Cutting

morethanthatisnotrecommendedunlessgrassissparse,or

itislatefallwhengrassgrowsmoreslowly.

AlternatingtheMowingDirection

Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding

straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhichenhances

decompositionandfertilization.

MowingatCorrectIntervals

Grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimesoftheyear.

Tomaintainthesamecuttingheight,mowmoreofteninearly

spring.Asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,mow

lessfrequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextendedperiod,

rstmowatahighcuttingheight,thenmowagain2days

lateratalowerheightsetting.

UsingaSlowerCuttingSpeed

Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedincertain

conditions.

AvoidingCuttingTooLow

Whenmowinguneventurf,raisethecuttingheighttoavoid

scalpingtheturf.

StoppingtheMachine

Ifyoumuststoptheforwardmotionofthemachinewhile

mowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydropontoyour

lawn.Toavoidthis,moveontoapreviouslycutareawiththe

bladesengagedoryoucandisengagethemowerdeckwhile

movingforward.

KeepingtheUndersideoftheMower

Clean

Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower

aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,

cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.

MaintainingtheBlade(s)

Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause

asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe

grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat

theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof

disease.Checkthemowerbladesaftereachuseforsharpness,

andforanywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpen

thebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace

itimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.