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Mulching tips:
Avoid cutting your lawn when it is wet. Wet grass
tends to form clumps and interferes with the mulching
action. The best time to mow your lawn is the early
afternoon. At this time the grass has dried, yet the new-
ly 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 over-grown it will be
necessary to raise the height of cut to reduce pushing
effort and to keep from overloading the engine and
leaving clumps of mulched grass. For extremely heavy
mulching, reduce your width of cut by overlapping
previously cut path and mow slowly.
Certain types of grass and grass conditions may
require that an area be mulched a second time to
completely hide the clippings. When doing a second
cut, mow across (perpendicular) the first 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 creates a criss cross affect helping
prevent matting of the lawn.
Bagging the Clippings
Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass
and leaf clippings from the lawn. Make sure
mulching plug has been removed from the mower
deck before installing grass catcher ( see installing
grass bag).
Warning: A worn grass bag could allow small
stones and other similar debris to be thrown in
the operator’s or bystander’s direction and result
in serious personal injury or death to the operator
or bystanders.
Check the grass bag frequently. If it is damaged,
install a new Saber Edge replacement bag.
Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Service
Maintenance Procedure
After the first 5 hours
• Change the engine oil.
Before each use or daily
• Check the engine oil level.
• Ensure that the engine stops within 3 seconds after releasing the blade control
bar.
• Remove grass clippings and dirt from under the housing
Every 25 hours
• Check the air cleaner for dirty, loose, or damaged parts, and clean or replace
them if necessary.
Every 50 hours
• Change the engine oil.
Every 100 hours
• Replace the air-cleaner element (more frequently when operating the ma-
chine in dusty or dirty operating conditions).
• Clean the cooling system (refer to your engine owner’s manual).
• Replace the spark plug.
Before storage
• Empty the fuel tank before repairs as directed and before annual storage.
Yearly
• Replace the blade or have it sharpened (more frequently if the edge dulls quickly)
by an Authorized Saber Edge Dealer .
• Refer to your Engine Operator’s Manual for any additional yearly mainte-
nance procedures.
