TROUBLESHOOTING | CHART |
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PROBLEM | CAUSE |
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| CORRECTION |
Excessive | •Wom, | bent | or loose blade. • Replace blade. Tighten blade | |
vibration | bolt. |
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| • Contact an authorized service |
| • Bent | engine | crankshaft. | |
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center/department.
Starter rope hard • Engine flywheel brake is
to pullon when control bar is released.
•Bent engine crankshaft
•Blade adapter broken.
•Blade dragging in grass.
•Depress control bar to upper handle before pulling starter rope.
•Contact an authodzed service center/department.
•Replace blade adapter.
•Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface to start engine.
i Loss of drive
Grass catcher not filling (If so equipped)
Hard to push
•Drive wheels not turning with drive control engaged.
•Belt not driving.
•Cutting height too low.
•Lift on blade worn off.
•Catcher not venting air.
•Grass is too high or wheel height is too low.
•Rear of lawn mower housing/blade dragging in grass.
•Grass catcher too full.
•Handle height position not right for you.
•Adjust or replace ddve control cable, if broken.
•Put belt on pulleys or replace belts if broken.
•Raise cutting height.
•Replace blade.
•Clean grass catcher.
•Raise cutting height.
•Raise rear of lawn mower housing one
•Empty grass catcher.
•Adjust handle height to suit.
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