set the front wheels at 2 inches (51 mm) and
the rear wheels at 2-1/2 inches (64 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
1 or 2 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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