USING THE DECK HEIGHT LEVER

INSTALLING/REMOVING

MULCH BAFFLE

Toraiseor lowerthecuttingdeck, movethe deck heightleverto the left,then placeit inthe notchbestsuitedforyour application.

MOWING

Thefollowinginformationwill behelpfulwhenoperatingyour mower.

Planyour mowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward roads,sidewalks,bystanders.Also,avoiddischargingmaterial againstawall orobstructionwhichmaycausedischargedmaterialto ricochetbacktowardtheoperator.

•Do not mowat fastgroundspeeds,especiallyif a mulchkitor grasscollectoris installed.

•Do notcut thegrasstoo short.Shortgrassis proneto weed growthandyellowsquicklyin dry weather.

•Alwaysoperatethe mowerwiththethrottle/chokecontrolinthe FAST_ positionwhile mowing.

•For bestresultsit is recommendedthatthe firsttwolaps becut withthe dischargethrowntowardsthe center.Afterthe first two laps,reversethe directiontothrowthe dischargeto the outside for the balanceof cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the lawn.

Do NOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsor extremelytall grass.Yourmoweris designedto mowlawns,NOTclear brush.

Keepthe bladessharpandreplacethe bladeswhenworn.

Afterstrikinga foreignobject,stopthe engine,disconnectthe spark plugwireandgroundagainsttheengine.Thoroughlyinspectthe mowerfor any damage.AlwaysInspectthe bladetimingbelt as instructedin the Maintenancesectionof thismanual.Repairthe damagebeforestartingandoperatingthe mower.

MULCHING

TheCraftsmanProWideCutmoweris equippedwitha mulchkit(sup- pliedwiththe mower),whichusesspecialbladesto recirculategrass clippingsrepeatedlybeneaththe cuttingdeck.The ultra-fineclippings arethenforcedbackinto the lawnwheretheyact asa naturalfertilizer. Observethe followingpointsfor the bestresultswhenmulching.

•Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp.Wetgrasstends to stickto the undersideof thecuttingdeckpreventingproper mulchingof the clippings.

Do NOTattemptto mulchmorethan1/3the totalheightof the grass.Doingsowill causetheclippingsto clumpupbeneaththe deckandnot bemulchedeffectively.

•Maintaina slowgroundspeedto allowthe grassclippingsmore timeto effectivelybe mulched.

•Alwayskeepthe throttlecontrolleverinthe FAST,_ position whilemowing.Failingto keepthe engineat full throttleplaces strainon the mower'sengineanddoes notallowthe bladesto properlymulchthe grassclippings.

Beforeinstallingor removingthe mulchbaffle,disengageblades,sto the engineand removekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

Stoptheengineandwaitfor all partsto stopmoving.

Installing the Mulch Baffle

1.Insertthe right-sidetab (A)of the baffleinto the bracketonthe deck. SeeFigure11.

2.Insertthe mulchbaffleinto thedischargeopening(B). See Figure11.

3.Onceit'spositionedin thedeckopening,pushthe baffletowards the rearof the mower(C) to secureit inplace.

SeeFigure11.

Figure11

Removing the Mulch Baffle

Slidethe baffleto the right(towardthe frontof the mower)to disen-

gagethe slotfromthe mowerdeckandthen prythe left-sideof the baffleoutward.

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