TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM | CAUSE | CORRECTION |
Excessive vibration
Starter rope hard topull
Loss of drive
Gross catcher hot filling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
1.Worn, bent or loose blade.
2.Bent engine crankshaft.
1.Engine flywheel brake is on when control bar is released.
2.Bent engine crankshaft.
3.Blade adapter broken.
4.Blade dragging in grass.
1.Drive wheels not tuming with drive control engaged.
2.Belt not driving
1.Cutting height tee low.
2.Lift on blade wom off.
3.Catcher not venting air.
4.Low engine speed
1.Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
2.Rear of lawn mower housing or blade dragging
in grass.
3, Grass catcher too full.
4.Handle height position not right for you,
1.Replace blade. ]]ghten blade bolt.
2.Contact an authorized service center.
1.Depress control bar to upper handle before pulling starter rope.
2.Contact an authorized service center.
3.Replace blade adapter.
4.Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface.
1.Adjust or replace drive control cable.
2.Put belt on pulleys or replace belts if broken.
1.Raise cutting height.
2.Replace blade.
3.Clean grass catcher.
4.Set throttle to fast position.
1.Raise cutting height.
2.Raise rear of lawn mower housing one (1) setting higher.
3.Empty grass catcher.
4.Adjust handle height to suit.
18
