Operation
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Alternate the mowing direction. This helps
disperse the clippings over the lawn for even
fertilization.
•
If the finished lawn appearance is unsatisfactory,
try one or more of the following:
– Sharpen the blade.
– Walk at a slower pace while mowing.
– Cut the grass more frequently.
– Overlap cutting swaths instead of cutting a
full swath with each pass.
– Set the desired cutting height on the front
wheels. Set the rear wheels one to two notches
higher. For example, set the front wheels at 2
1/2 inches (64 mm) and the rear wheels at 3
inches (76 mm).
Cutting Leaves
•
After cutting the lawn, ensure that half of the
lawn shows through the cut leaf cover. You may
need to make more than one pass over the leaves.
•
For light leaf coverage, set all the wheels at the
same cutting height setting.
•
If there are more than 5 inches (12.7 cm) of leaves
on the lawn, set the front cutting height one or
two notches higher than the rear cutting height.
This makes it easier to feed the leaves under the
lawn mower deck.
•
Slow down your mowing speed if the lawn mower
does not cut the leaves finely enough.
•
If you mow over oak leaves, you can add lime to
the grass in the spring to reduce the acidity of the
oak leaves.
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