Poulan Pro PR625P_115587827 LAWN TRACTOR - Manual (Page 16)

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OPERATION
3. Secure rear of side discharge defl ector
to lawn mower housing with knob.
• Mower is now ready for side discharging
operation.
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER WHEN
CONVERTING YOUR 18" HI-VAC:
FOR MULCHING -
1. Grass catcher, discharge chute and
side discharge defl ector removed.
2. Mulcher door secured to mower hous-
ing with knob.
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1. Side discharge defl ector removed.
2. Grass catcher and discharge chute
installed with discharge chute secured
to lawn mower housing with knob.
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1. Grass catcher and discharge chute
removed.
2. Side discharge defl ector installed and
secured to mower housing with knob.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
with out mulcher door closed; side dis-
charge defl ector installed, or discharge
chute and ap proved grass catcher in
place. Never at tempt to op er ate the lawn
mow er with mulcher door re moved or
propped open.
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER
1. Remove grass catcher with clippings
from lawn mower using both front and
center of handle as shown.
2. Empty clippings from grass catcher.
3. Reinstall grass catcher on rear door.
NOTE: Do not drag the bag when empty-
ing; it will cause unnecessary wear.
Handle
21" (53cm) HI-VAC MODELS:
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to
be used as a mulcher. To convert to rear
bagging or side discharging:
REAR BAGGING
1. Remove knob securing mulcher door to
lawn mower housing.
Hinge bracket
Discharge chute tabs
Mulcher door
Discharge
chute
Round
door
Grass
catcher
Crossbar
Mulcher door
Knob
Rear handle
Threaded
stud
2. Open mulcher door and insert tabs
of discharge chute into hinge bracket
opening and position rear of chute over
threaded stud.
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MAX 1/3
MOWING TIPS
CAUTION: Do not use de-thatcher
blade attachments on your mower. Such
attachments are hazardous, will damage
your mower and could void your warranty.
• For most cutting conditions and bet ter
bagging per form ance, the engine speed
should be set in the FAST po si tion.
• Under certain conditions, such as when
mowing very tall grass, raise the mower
height on the fi rst cut to reduce pushing
effort, to avoid over heat ing the engine,
and to avoid leaving clumps of grass
clippings. Make the second cut to the
desired height.
• For extremely heavy cutting, reduce the
width of cut.
• For side discharge lawn mowers, cut in
a coun ter clock wise di rec tion, start ing at
the outside of the area to be cut, in order
to spread grass clip pings more evenly
and to put less load on the engine. To
keep clip pings off of walkways, fl ower
beds, etc., make the fi rst cuts in a clock-
wise direction.
• When using a rear discharge lawn
mower in moist, heavy grass, clumps
of cut grass may not enter the grass
catcher. Reduce ground speed (push ing
speed) and/or run the lawn mower over
the area a second time.
• If a trail of grass clipping is left on the
right side of a rear discharge lawn mow-
er, mow in a clockwise direction with a
small overlap to collect the clippings on
the next pass.
FOR MULCHING MOWERS ONLY
- MULCHING MOWING TIPS
IMPORTANT: For best performance, keep
mower housing free of built-up grass and
trash. See "CLEANING" in the Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
• The special mulching blade will recut the
grass clip pings many times and reduce
them in size so that as they fall onto the
lawn they will disperse into the grass
and not be noticed. Also, the mulched
grass will bio de grade quickly to provide
nu tri ents for the lawn. Always mulch with
your highest engine (blade) speed as
this will provide the best recutting action
of the blades.
• Avoid cutting your lawn when it is wet.
Wet grass tends to form clumps and
in ter feres with the mulch ing action. The
best time to mow your lawn is the early
afternoon. At this time the grass has
dried, yet the newly cut area will not be
exposed to direct sunlight.
• For best results, adjust the lawn mower
cutting height so that the lawn mower
cuts off only the top one-third of the
grass blades. If the lawn is overgrown it
will be necessary to raise the height of
cut to reduce pushing effort and to keep
from over load ing the engine and leaving
clumps of mulched grass. For ex tremely
heavy grass, reduce your width of cut
by overlapping previously cut path and
mow slowly.
• Pores in cloth grass catchers can
become fi lled with dirt and dust with use
and the catcher will collect less grass.
To prevent this, regularly hose catcher
off with water and let dry before use.
• Certain types of grass and grass
con di tions may re quire that an area be
mulched a second time to com pletely
hide the clip pings. When doing a sec ond
cut, mow across (per pen dic u lar) to the
fi rst cut path.
• Change your cutting pattern from week
to week. Mow north to south one week
then change to east to west the next
week. This will help prevent matting and
graining of the lawn.
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