Troubleshooting,

Adjustment, & Service

Troubleshooting

WARNING

While normal care and regular maintenance will extend the life of your equipment, prolonged or constant use may eventually require that service be performed to allow it to continue operating properly.

The troubleshooting guide below lists the most common problems, their causes, and remedies.

See the information on the following pages for instructions on how to perform most of these minor adjustments and service repairs yourself. If you prefer, all of these procedures can be performed for you by your local authorized dealer.

To avoid serious injury, perform maintenance on the tractor or mower only when the engine is stopped and the parking brake engaged.

Always remove the ignition key, disconnect the spark plug wire and fasten it away from the plug before beginning the maintenance, to prevent accidental starting of the engine.

TROUBLESHOOTING THE TRACTOR

PROBLEM

CAUSE

REMEDY

Engine will not turnover or start.

1.

Brake pedal not depressed.

Fully depress brake pedal.

 

2.

PTO (electric clutch) switch

Place in OFF position.

 

 

in ON position.

 

 

3.

Cruise control engaged.

Move lever to Neutral position.

 

4.

Out of fuel.

If engine is hot, allow it to cool, then refill

 

 

 

the fuel tank.

 

5.

Engine flooded.

Disengage choke.

 

6.

Circuit breaker tripped.

Wait one minute for automatic reset.

 

 

 

Replace if defective.

 

7.

Battery terminals require

See Battery Maintenance Section.

 

 

cleaning.

 

 

8.

Battery discharged or dead.

Recharge or replace.

 

9.

Wiring loose or broken.

Visually check wiring & replace broken or

 

 

 

frayed wires. Tighten loose connections.

 

10.

Solenoid or starter motor faulty.

See your dealer.

 

11.

Safety interlock switch faulty

See your dealer.

 

12.

Spark plug(s) faulty, fouled

Clean and gap or replace.

 

 

or incorrectly gapped.

See engine manual.

 

13.

Water in fuel.

Drain fuel & refill with fresh fuel. Replace fuel filter.

 

14.

Gas is old or stale.

Drain fuel & refill with fresh fuel. Replace fuel filter.

 

 

 

 

Engine starts hard or runs poorly.

1.

Fuel mixture too rich.

Clean air filter. Check choke adjustment

 

2.

Spark plug(s) faulty, fouled, or

Clean and gap or replace.

 

 

incorrectly gapped.

See engine manual.

 

 

 

 

Engine knocks.

1.

Low oil level.

Check/add oil as required.

 

2.

Using wrong grade oil.

See engine manual.

Excessive oil consumption.

1.

Engine running too hot.

 

2.

Using wrong weight oil.

 

3.

Too much oil in crankcase.

Clean engine fins, blower screen and air cleaner. Clean radiator screen. See engine manual.

Drain excess oil.

Engine exhaust is black.

1.

Dirty air filter.

Replace air filter. See engine manual.

 

2.

Choke closed.

Open choke.

 

 

 

 

Engine runs, but tractor will

1.

Ground speed control pedals

Depress pedals.

not drive.

 

not depressed.

 

 

2.

Transmission release lever

Move into drive position.

 

 

in “push” position.

 

 

3.

Drive belt is broken.

See Drive Belt Replacement.

 

4.

Drive belt slips.

See cause and remedy below.

 

5.

Parking brake is engaged.

Disengage parking brake.

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