Sears 917.37283 manual Mulching Mowing Tips, Responsibilities Section of this Manual

OPERATION

MULCHING MOWING TIPS

IMPORTANT:		FOR BEST PERFORMANCE,			KEEP
MOWER	HOUSING FREE OF BUILT-UP			GRASS	AND
TRASH.	SEE	"CLEANING"	IN	CUSTOMER			MAX 1/3
RESPONSIBILITIES SECTION OF THIS MANUAL.
The special mulching blade will recut the grass clip-
pings 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 recutting action of the
blades.
Avoid cutting yeu_"lawn when it is wet. Wet grass tends						FiG.	10
to form clumps and interferes with the mulching action.

The best time to mow your lawn is the early afternoon. At this time the grass has dried and the newly cut area wilt not be exposed to the direct sun.

oFor best results, adjust the lawn mower cutting height so that the lawn mower cuts off only the top one-third

of the grass blades (See Fig. 10). 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 re- quire that an area be mulched a second time to com- pletely hide the clippings. When doing a second cut, mow across or perpendicular to the first cut path.

Change your cutting pattern from week to week. Mew north to south one week then change to east to west the next week. This will help prevent matting and graining of the lawn.

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