NOTE: Incooler w eather i tmaybeneces-
sary to repeat p riming steps Inwarmer
weather o verpriming maycause flooding and
engine willnotstart.Ifyoudofloodengine,
waita fewminutes b efore attempting tostart
anddenot repeat p riming steps,
MOWINGTIPS
. Under certain conditions, suchasverytall
grass, I tmaybenecessary toraise the
height o fcuttoreduce pushing effort a ndto
keepfromoverloading theengine and
leaving clumps ofgrassclippings,
o Forextremelyheavycutting,
rec[uce t he
widthofcutandraise therearofthelawn
mower h ousing one(1)wheel a djuster
setting higher t hanthefron t forbetter
discharge o fgrass°
• Whenusing a reardischarge l awnmower i n
moist, h eavygrass, c lumps ofcutgrass
maynotenter'th e grass catcher.Reduce
ground speed (pushing s peed) a nd/or r un
lhelawnmower o verthearea a second
time,
o Ifa trailofgrassclippings i sleftontheright
sideofa reardischarge l awnmower, m ow
ina clockwise direction w itha small o verlap
tocollect t heclippings o r1 thenextpass.
• Keeptopofengine around starter c learand
clean ofgrassclippings a ndchaff.Thiswill
helpengine airflowandextend engine life.
, Poresinclothgrass catchers c anbecome
filledwithdirtanddust w ithuseand
catchers willcollect l essgrass,Toprevent
this,regulariy h osecatchers o ffwithwater
andletdrybefore using
MULCHING
MOWING
TIPS
IMPORTANT:
For best performance, keep
mower housing free of built-,up grass and
trash, See "Cleaning" in CUS'f©MER
RESPONSIBILITIES
section of this manual
. The special mulching blade will recur the
grass clippings many times and reduce
them in size so that as they fall onto 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 recutUng action of the blade&
. Avoid culling your lawn when it is wet. Wet
grass tends to form clumps and interferes
with the mulching action. The best time to
mow your lawn is the early afternoon. A'_
this time the grass has dried and the newly
cut area will not be exposed to the direct
,sun.
° For best results, adjust the lawn mower
cutting height so that the lawn mower cuts
off only the top one-third of the grass blades.
If the lawn is overgrown it will be necessary
to raise the height of cut to reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloading the
engine and leaving clumps of mulched
grass For extremely heavy mulching,
reduce your width of cut by overlapping
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 c_4, mew
across or perpendicular tO the first cut path.
* Changeyour cutting pattern from week to
week. Mow north to south one week then
change to east to west the next week, This
will help prevent matting and graining of the
lawn,