TROUBLESHOOTING
6.ENGINE RUNS BUT MOWER WON’T MOVE FORWARD
Drive belt broken or slipping- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - replace drive belt Bad transmission- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - consult dealer
7.MOWER LOSES POWER OR TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS
Engine air filter-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -clean or replace Transmission damage- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - consult dealer
8.ENGINE STALLS WHEN BLADES ARE ENGAGED
Operator not on seat- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -sit on seat Faulty interlock system- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - consult dealer Bad blade spindle bearing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -consult dealer Deck drive belt not properly routed- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - reroute Blades blocked by foreign material - - - - - - - - - - - - - -clean under deck
9.DRIVE SYSTEM
Low on power- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - check belt tension Mower pulls to side - - - -check tire inflation/adjust control linkage Mower creeps in neutral- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -adjust control linkage
10.CUT QUALITY
Skips in spots- - - - - - - - - - - - check for loose belt/slow ground speed Cut uneven left to right - - - - - - - - -check tire inflation/level the deck Poor dispersal of grass- - - - - - - - - - -clean deck/check for loose belt Ends of grass blades are ragged- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -sharpen blades