TROUBLE

 

SHOOTING

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

 

POSSIBLE FAULT

 

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor vibrates excessively.

 

Mounting bolts loose.

 

Tighten bolts.

 

 

 

Cutterblade bolt loose.

 

Tighten bolt.

 

 

 

Cutterblade out of balance.

 

Balance cutterblade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uneven cut

 

Undulating ground contours.

 

Change direction of travel.

 

 

 

Cutterblade worn.

 

Sharpen the cutterblade.

 

 

 

Cutterblade out of balance.

 

Balance cutterblade.

 

 

 

Wheels / Roller damaged.

 

Inspect and replace as necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge chute blocks.

 

Grass is wet.

 

Mow dry grass.

 

 

 

Cut height too low.

 

Increase cut height.

 

 

 

Grassbag full.

 

Empty grassbag.

 

 

 

No airflow through the

 

Clean the grassbag.

 

 

 

grassbag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mower is hard to push.

 

Cut height too low.

 

Increase cut height.

 

 

 

Wheels / Roller damaged.

 

Inspect and lubricate or replace

 

 

 

 

 

as necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor grass collection.

 

No airflow through the

 

Clean the grassbag.

 

 

 

grassbag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge chute blocked.

 

Remove blockage.

 

 

 

Wet grass.

 

Mow dry grass.

 

 

 

Grassbag full.

 

Empty grassbag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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