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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 all strange objects (stones, wood, branches, etc.) from the lawn before each cut; pay attention still to objects lying
around, also during the mowing process.
Make sure to mow only dry lawns as much as possible. When the ground is wet, turf will be damaged easily; the wheels
press deep into the ground and leave ridges behind.
Once the grass has become tool 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 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 best type of cut and results are achieved when the lawn is dry because wet lawns can result in a speedy clogging and
coagulation due to the short grass blade segments. These clumps of grass lead to putrefaction and mould and hamper the
desired ecological result.
However, if the lawn must be mowed in a very wet state, then the grass blade segments must be cut even shorter, i.e. the
cutting height must be set at 1-2 stages higher as compared to when cutting a dry lawn.
If possible the height of the grass blades to be cut should never exceed 10 cm when using the Mulch-Mower. A maximum of
only 1/3 of the grass blade height should be cut in one pass. If the results are not acceptable then it may be necessary to
mulch twice consecutively.
Depending upon the type of lawn and the growth intensity it may be necessary to mow the lawn twice weekly whereby a
maximum of 1/3 of the grass blade height should be cut.
If at some point the grass has become too long for mulching, then the Mulch-Mower can be quickly changed over for mowing
with a catchment bag.
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