Tobagthegrassclippings,installthegrassbag
(refertoInstallingtheGrassBag)andmovethe
Recycling/bagginglevertothebaggingmode
(Figure18).

InstallingtheGrassBag

Raiseandholdupthereardoor,installthebag,and
lowerthereardoor(Figure19).
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Figure19

RemovingtheGrassBag

Toremovethebag,reversethestepsabove.

Rear-dischargingthe

Clippings

Usethereardischargeforcuttingverytallgrass.
Ifthebagisonthemower,removeit(refertoRemoving
theGrassBag)beforerear-dischargingtheclippings
(Figure20).TheRecycling/bagginglevershouldbein
thebaggingmode.
Figure20
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

OperatingTips

GeneralMowingTips

Cleartheareaofsticks,stones,wire,branches,and
otherdebristhatthebladecouldhit.
Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblade.Never
deliberatelymowoveranyobject.
Ifthemowerstrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelystoptheengine,disconnectthelead
fromthesparkplug,andexaminethemowerfor
damage.
Forbestperformance,installanewbladebefore
thecuttingseasonbegins.
Replacethebladewhennecessarywithagenuine
replacementblade.

CuttingGrass

Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.
Donotcutbelowthe51mmsettingunlessthegrass
issparseoritislatefallwhengrassgrowthbeginsto
slowdown.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight.
Whencuttinggrassover15cmtall,mowatthe
highestcuttingheightsettingandwalkslower;then
mowagainatalowersettingforthebestlawn
appearance.Ifthegrassistoolong,themowermay
plugandcausetheenginetostall.
Mowonlydrygrassorleaves.Wetgrassandleaves
tendtoclumpontheyardandcancausethemower
toplugortheenginetostall.
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