MULCHINGMOWINGTIPS
IMPORTANT:Forbestperformance,keep
mowerhousingfreeofbuilt-upgrassand
trash.See "Cleaning" in MAINTENANCE
section of this manual
• The special mulching blade will reout the
grass clippings many times and reduce
them in size so that as they fallonto the
lawn they will disperse into the grass and
not be noticed. Also, the mulched grass will
biodegrade quickly to provide nutrients for
the lawn. Always mulch with your highest
engine (blade) speed as this will provide the
best recuttingaction ofthe blades.
• Avoid cuttingyour lawn when itiswet. Wet
grass tends to form clumps and interferes
with the mulching action. The best time to
mow your lawn is the early aftemoon. At
this time the grass has dried and the newly
cut area will not be exposed to the direct
sun.
• For best results,adjustthe lawn mower
cuffingheight so that the lawn mower cuts
offonlythe top one-third of the grass blades.
Ifthe lawn isovergrown itwillbe necessary
to raise the height of cutto reduce pushing
effortand to keep from overloading the
engine and leaving clumps ofmulched
grass. For extremely heaW mulching,
reduce your width ofcut byoverlapping
previously cut path and mow slowly.
• Certain types of grass and grass conditions
may require that an area be mulched a
second time to completely hide the
clippings. When doing a second cut, mow
across or perpendicular to the first cut path.
• Change your cutting pattern from weekto
week. Mow north to south one weak then
change to east to west the nextweek. This
will helpprevent matting andgraining ofthe
lawn.
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