TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM
_oor cut _ uneven
CAUSE
o Rear of lawn mower housing or cutting blade dragging
in heavy grass.
o Cutting too much grass.
o Dirty air filter.
,,Buildup of grass, leaves, and trash under mower. o Too much oii in engine, ,, Walking speed too fast.
o Worn, bent or loose blade,
,,Wheel heights uneven
o Low engine speed
CORRECTION
• Setto "Higher Cur' po.citiono
o Clean/replace air fitte[:
o Clean underside of mower
housing. Check oil level
,_ Cut at slower walking spee&
•Replace blade. _ghten
blade boll ,
o Set all wheels at same height
o Set engine speed con{rol in fast position.
o Buildup of grass, heaves and trash under mower.
o Clean undelside of mower housing.
Excessive vibration
•3tarter rope hard :o pu!!
o Worn, bent or loose blade,
,, Bent engine crankshaft.
o Engine flywheel brake is on when control bar is released.
°Bent engine crankshaft.
,,Blade adapter broken. o Blade dragging in grass.
o Replace blade. "tighten blade bolt.
o Contact an authorized service center.
. Depress control bar to upper handle before pulling starter rope.
,,Contact an authorized set€ice center.
,,Replace blade adapter'. o Move lawn mowerto cut
grass or to hard surface to stalt engine.
Grass catcher not filling (if so
...quipped)
Hard to push
o Cutting height too low. o Lift on blade worn off.
,,Catcher not venting air,,
,,Low engine speed.
,,Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
o Rear of lawn mower housing or blade dragging
in grass.
o Grass catcher too full.
,,Handle height position not right for you.
, Raise cutting height,, o Replace blade°
o Clean grass catcher,
o Set engine speed control in fast position.
o Raise cutting height°
• Raise rear of lawn mower housing one (I) setting higher.
° Empty grass catcher.
,,Adjust handle height to suit.
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