Honda Power Equipment HRB216TXA Taking Care of Unexpected Problems, Vibration Problems

TAKING CARE OF UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS

VIBRATION PROBLEMS

Excessive Vibration	Possible Cause	Correction
1.Check mower deck and	Grass and debris lodged	Clean out mower deck
blades.	under mower deck.	(page 26).
	Blades loose, bent, damaged,	Tighten loose blades bolts.
	or unbalanced by improper	Replace damaged blades
	sharpening.	(page 32).
2. Take the mower to an	Mechanical damage, such as	Replace or repair faulty
authorized Honda	a bent crankshaft.	components as necessary.
servicing dealer for
repair.

MOWING AND BAGGING PROBLEMS

Poor Cut Quality or Poor	Possible Cause	Correction
Mowing/Bagging
Performance
1.Check that the throttle	Engine speed is too slow to	Move throttle lever to the FAST
lever is in the FAST	cut well.	position (page 19).
position.
2. Reduce forward speed.	Mower is moving too fast for	Shift to slow speed (page 21),
	lawn conditions.	or push slower.
3. Check cutting height	Adjustment levers set at	Set all levers at the same
adjustment levers.	different positions.	cutting height position
		(page 16).
4. Check grass bag.	Grass bag overfilled or	Empty the grass bag. Wash the
	clogged.	grass bag if clogged with dirt
		(page 46).
5. Check mower deck and	Mower deck clogged.	Clean out the mower deck
blades.		(page 26).
	Blades dull, worn, or	Sharpen or replace blades if
	damaged.	necessary (page 32).
	Wrong blades installed.	Install correct blades
		(page 32).

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