Craftsman 917.377631 owner manual Mulching Mowing Tips, Max,/3

MULCHING MOWING TIPS

IMPORTANT:Forbestperformance,keep mowerhousingfree of built-upgrass and

trash. See =Cleaning" in Maintenance section of this manual.

•The special mulching blade WIUrecut the grass cr=ppingsmany times and reduce them in size so that as they fag onto the lawn they will disperse into the grass and not be noticed. Also, the mulched grass will biodegrade quicklyto provide nutrientsfor the lawn. Always mulch with your highest engine (blade) speed as this wRIprovidethe best recuffingaction of the blades.

•Avoid cuttingyour lawn when it is wet. Wet grass tends to form dumps 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,adjust the lawn mower cuttingheight so tt'_tthe lawn mower cuts off only the top one-third of the grasF blades. If the lawn is overgrown it willbe,meesSary to raise the height of cutto reduce pushing effort and to keep from overloadingthe engine and leaving clumps of mulched grass. For extremely heavy mulching, reduce your widthof cut by overlapping • previouslycut 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 perpendicularto the firstcut path.

•Change your cuttingpattem from week to week. Mow north to south one weektherr-. change to east to west the next week. This

will help prevent mating and graining of the lawn.

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