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Tips on caring for your lawn
Mowing (Illustration M )
After 10 – 14 days every lawn starts to become overgrown. You will realize that: the often it is cut the better and stronger will
it look; since regular mowing promotes uniform growth.
Remove any objects (stones, wood, branches, etc.) from the lawn before each cut; but still watch out for objects lying around
during the mowing process.
Make sure to mow only dry lawns as far as possible. When the ground is wet, turf will be damaged easily; the wheels press
deep into the ground and leave ridges behind.
If the grass has become too long, mow with a higher cutting height in one direction first and then cut across the first direction
at the cutting height setting you require. Only cut with a sharp flawless blade so that grass holms do not fray. You obtain a
clean cutting pattern when you mow at walking speed in straight lanes. These lanes should always overlap by several
centimetres so that no strips remain behind.
Mowing at lowest cutting height should only be carried out on level and plane lawns!
Please note that the lower cutting height settings may only be used for optimal conditions. If you select cutting height that is
too low, the turf may be damaged and under certain circumstances even destroyed.
Besides the cutting height, the driving speed also influences the cutting pattern and collection characteristic. Adapt the
driving speed to the person, grounds and to the grass height to be cut. For longer grass sections, a slower driving speed
should be selected and the motor drive may not need to be switched on.
When mowing long grass, select a high cutting height first and then mow across the first direction again with a low cutting
height setting.
Mulching
Your lawnmower can be equipped with a mulch kit. The conversion kit to a mulch system is available as an accessory from
your specialist dealer (Order no, for conversion kit, see Original Replacement Parts and Accessories).
WARNING
The conversion of the mower to the mulch system should always be carried out by an authorised specialist
workshop. An incorrectly assembled blade clutch or blade screw which is too loose or tight can lead to detachment
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of the blade, which can lead to serious injuries.
What is understood by the term mulching?
When mulching, the lawn is cut and the cut blades of grass are then, immediately thereafter, chopped several times to
become even smaller using a special mulch-blade system. This mulch-blade system straightens the grass blades and cuts
the blades into very short segments which are then distributed evenly over the lawn surface.
The grass blade segments can now dry and rot more quickly, thus facilitating the production of humus. This enables natural
fertilisation of the soil and also protects against dehydration.
Gathering and removal of cuttings is no longer necessary. The mulch concept is thus environmentally-friendly and stimulates
the ecology.
How is the perfect grass blade cut achieved?
The length of the grass to be cut should not exceed 10 cm when a mulching mower is used. A maximum of 1/3 of the grass
height is cut in one working cycle. If a positive result is not achieved, mulching may have to be repeated.
Mowing should be done regularly depending on the type of lawn and intensity of growth. During the strong growing phase in
particular, mulch-mowing needs to be done more frequently than traditional mowing with grass collection, since the one-third
rule is hard to keep otherwise.
To achieve an optimum mulching result you should reduce the machine speed for mulching compared to traditional mowing
to allow the grass to remain in the mowing blade longer and thus be cut several times.
The best cutting pattern and result are achieved on a dry lawn, since wet cut grass will stick together and clump quickly.
These grass clumps will rot and mould, preventing the desired ecological cycle.
If the lawn has to be mowed in a very damp, wet state, the cut grass must be shorter i.e. the cutting height must be set 1-2
levels higher than with a dry lawn.
You will notice that if you follow these simple rules you will have a healthy lawn and can save on disposing of your grass cuttings.
If the grass should happen to be too high for mulching, the mulching mower can be converted for mowing with a grass
collecting bag in no time.
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