MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT: For beat parformance, keep
mower housingfree ofbuilt-upgrass and
trash.See "Cleaning"in MAINTENANCE
sectionofthismanual.
• The specialmulchingbladewillrecutthe
grassclippingsmany timasand reduce
them insizeso that as they fallontothe
lawn they willd'_oerseintothe grassand
notbe noticed. Also,the mulchedgrasswill
biodegradequicldyto providenutrientsfor
the lawn. Alwaysmulchwithyourhighest
engine(blade)speed as this willprovidethe
bestrecuttingac_onof the blades.
• Avoidcuttingyourlawn whenit iswet. Wet
grasstendsto form dumps andinterferes
withthe mulchingaction. The besttimeto
mow yourlawn is the earlyafternoon,At
this timethe grasshas driedand the newly
cutarea willnot be exposedto the dirsct
sun.
• For bastrasults,adjustthe lawn mower
cuttingheightso that the lawn mower cuts
offonlythe topone-thirdof the grassblades,
ffthe lawn isovergrownitw111be necessaly
to raisethe heightofcutto reducepushing
effortandto keepfromoverloadingthe
engine and leavingdumpsof mulched
grass.Forextremelyheavymulching,
reduceyourwidthofcutbyoverlapping
previouslycutpathand mowslowly.
• Certaintypesofgrassand grassconditions
may requirethatan area be mulcheda
secondtimetocompletelyhidethe
clippings.When doinga secondcut,mow
acrossor perpendicularto the firstcutpath.
• Changeyourcuttingpattemfrom week to
week. Mow northtosouthone week then
_ to easttowastthe nextweek. This
willhelppreventmattingand grainingof the
lawn.
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