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Once the grass has become too long, first you should mow with a higher cutting height in one direction and afterwards with a
lower height you desire, you should cut across the first direction. Only cut with a sharp flawless blade so that grass holms do
not fray. You obtain a clean cutting pattern when you mow at creeping speed in straight lanes. These lanes should always
overlap over several centimetres so that no strips remain behind.
Only on level and plane lawn surfaces should mowing be carried out at the minimum cutting height!
Please observe that the lower cutting height settings may only be used for optimal conditions. If you select cutting height that
is too low, the turf can be damaged and under certain circumstances be even destroyed.
Besides the cutting height, also the moving speed influences the cutting pattern and collection characteristic. Adapt the
moving speed to the person, grounds and to the grass height to be cut. For longer grass sections, a slower moving speed
should be selected.
When mowing tall grass, first select a high cutting height and afterwards carry out mowing with a lower height setting across
the first direction.
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
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 the special mulch blade. This mulch blade 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.
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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.
Converting the machine to rear ejection (Illustration U2 + S1 )
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Stop the engine.
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Lift up the ejection flap.
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Remove the mulch stopper from the duct U2 .
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Hang the grass collection bag in the provided holder on the mower housing S1 .
Conversion of the mulch blade system is not required! Under difficult mowing conditions (e.g. wet grass) a reduced filling
level of the collection bag can result.
In order for the equipment be used once again as muIch mower, the muIch stopper must be installed again. To do this,
remove the grass collection bag, introduce the muIch stopper in the ejection duct and close the ejection flap.
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