Craftsman 917.27084 manual week. This will help prevent matting and

•

Do not mow grass

when

it is wet. Wet

•

Avoid cutting your lawn when it is wet.

grass will plug mower and leave

unde-

Wet grass tends to form clumps and

sirable

clumps.

Allow grass to dry

interferes with the mulching action. The

before

mowing.

best time to mow your lawn is the early

•

Always

operate

engine

at

full

throttle

afternoon. At this time the grass has

when

mowing

to assure

better

mowing

dried and the newly cut area will not be

performance

and

proper

discharge of

exposed to the direct sun.

material.

Regulate

ground

speed by se-

•

For best results, adjust the mower cut-

lecting a low enough gear

to give the

ting height so that the mower cuts off

mower

the best

cutting performance

as

only the top one-third of the grass

well as

the quality

of cut desired.

blades. For extremely heavy mulching,

•

When

operating

attachments,

select

a

reduce your width of cut on each pass

ground

speed

that will suit

the terrain

and mow slowly.

and give best

performance

of the at-

•

Certain types of grass and grass condi-

tachment being

used.

1

tions may require that an area be

f

mulched a second time to completely

hide the clippings. When doing a sec-

/

ond cut, mow across or perpendicular to

the first cut path.

• Change your cutting pattem 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

MULCHING MOWING TIPSgraining of the lawn. IMPORTANT: For best performance, keep

mower housing free of built-up grass and trash. Clean after each use.

•The special mulching blade will recut 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 recut- ting action of the blades.

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