Weed Eater WE18C User Manual

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•  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.

  CAUTION:  Do not use de-thatcher 

blade attachments on your mower. Such 
attachments are hazardous, will damage 
your mower and could void your warranty.
•   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 motor, 
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 operation, 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 motor.  To 
keep clip pings off of walkways, fl ower 
beds, etc., make the fi rst cuts in a clock-
 wise direction.

•   When using a 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. 

•   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.

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 motor (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.

•  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 motor and leaving 
clumps of mulched grass. For ex tremely 
heavy grass, reduce your width of cut 
by overlapping previously cut path and 
mow slowly.

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MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Our rotary walk-behind lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the American 
National Standards Institute and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

 WARNING: The blade turns when the motor is running.

READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING 
YOUR LAWN MOWER.  Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize 
yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments.  Save this manual for 
future reference. 

Operator presence control bar  – must 
be held down to the handle to start the 
motor.  Release to stop the motor.
Start button – used for starting the motor.

Single point height adjuster – used to 
adjust cutting height of lawn mower.
Mulcher door – allows con ver sion to 
discharging operation.

Mulcher door

Discharge 
guard

Single point height 
adjuster handle

Start button

Operator presence control bar

Wing 
nut

Cam lock

Circuit breaker

Motor housing

Extension 
cord 
retainer

Power 
cord

Handle 
knob