TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEMCAUSE
Lossofpower• Rear of lawn mower housing or cutting blade dragging
in heavy grass.
•Cutting too much grass
•Dirty air filter.
•Buildupof grass, leaves, and trash under mower.
•Too much oil in engine.
•Walking speed too fast.
CORRECTION
•Set to "Higher Cut" position.
•Set to "Higher Cut" position.
•Clean/replace air filter.
•Clean underside of mower
housing.
•Check oil level.
•Cut at slower walking
speed.
Poor cut- uneven
Excessive vibration
Starter rope hard to pull
•Wom, bent or loose blade.
•Wheel heights uneven.
•Buildupof grass, leaves and trash under mower.
•Worn, bent or loose blade.
•Bent engine crankshaft.
•Engine flywheel brake is on when control bar is released.
•Bent engine crankshaft.
•Blade adapter broken.
•Blade dragging in grass.
• | Replace blade.'Tightan | |
| blade bolt. | |
• | Set all wheels at same | |
| height |
|
• | Clean underside of | |
| mower housing. | |
• | Replace blade. "lighten | |
| blade bolt. | |
• | Contact | an authorized |
| service | center. |
• | Depress controlbar to | |
| upper handle before | |
| pullingstarter rope. | |
• | Contact an authorized | |
| service center. | |
• | Replace blade adapter. | |
• | Move lawn mower to cut | |
| grass or to hard surface | |
Grass catcher
not filling (if so equipped)
Hard to push
•Cutting height too low.
•Lift on blade wom off.
•Catcher not venting air.
•Grass istoo high or wheal height is too low.
•Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging in grass.
•Grass catcher too full.
•Handle height position not right for you.
• | Raise cutting height. |
• | Replace blade. |
• | Clean grass catcher. |
• | Raise cutting height. |
• | Raise rear of lawn mower |
| housing one (1) setting |
| higher. |
• | Empty grass catcher. |
• Adjust handle height to | |
| suit. |
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