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Rider | drive | belt | Pulleys or belt greasy or oily, | ||||
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Parking | brake | Parking | brake is incorrectly | adjusted, | |||
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Rider | steers | or | Improper | tire inflation. |
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handles | poorly. | Steering | linkage is loose, |
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Rider | tracks | to | Ground | speed | adj. knobs | not adjusted, | |
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Clean or replace belt as necessary,
Replace drive belt, Contact Sears Parts & Repair, Contact Sears Parts & Repair,
Clean as required,
Replace belt. Contact Sears Parts & Repair. See Service & Adjustments Section,
See Maintenance Section.
Check and tighten any loose connections,
See SPEED BALANCING ADJUSTMENT in Service & Adjustments section,
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Mower cutting | Cutting | height motor screw dirty or requires | Thoroughly | clean and | lubricate cutting height motor | ||||||||||
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| Cutting | height | linkage | disconnected, | Check that | mower | linkage is connected, | ||||||
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| Rider tires | not inflated | equally or properly. | See Maintenance | Section. |
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| Mower | not leveled properly, | See "Mower | Leveling" | in Service & Adjustments, | |||||||||
Mower | cut is | Engine | speed | too slow, | Always | set engine | speed to FAST when mowing, | ||||||||
rough | looking. | Ground | speed | too fast, | Decrease ground | speed, |
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| Mower | drive belt slipping because it is oily or Clean or replace belt | as necessary, |
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| Blades | not properly fastened to arbors. | See "Check/Replace | Mower Blades" | in Maintenance | ||||||||
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Engine | stalls |
| Engine | speed | too slow. | Always | set engine | speed to FAST when mowing. | |||||||
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| Ground | speed | too fast, | Decrease Ground | Speed, |
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Cutting | height set too low. | Cut tall | grass at maximum cutting height during first | ||||||||||||
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| Underside | of mower deck dirty, | Remove | mower deck and clean underside, | |||||||||
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| Discharge | chute | jamming with cut grass, | Cut grass with discharge pointing toward previously | |||||||||
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| Blade mounting | nuts | are loose, | Tighten | to |
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| Mower blades, arbors, or pulleys are bent, | Check and replace as necessary, |
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| Mower | blades are out of balance, | Replace | or balance blades, See Maintenance | ||||||||||
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| Belt installed incorrectly, | Reinstall correctly, |
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Mower drive | belt | Idler pulley spring broken or not properly | Repair or replace as needed, |
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| Mower | drive belt broken, | Replace | drive belt, |
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| PTO clutch | out of adjustment, | Adjust PTO clutch, | See Maintenance | Section, | ||||||||
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