SECTION 4 – TROUBLESHOOTING
4.2 MOWER TROUBLESHOOTING (Continued)
SYMPTOM | PROBLEM | SOLUTION |
Blades DO | Deck Belt slipping or broken | Adjust or Replace Deck Belt. |
NOT engage | Blade Clutch does not engage | Check Electrical Connections & Clutch |
Mower | Travel speed too fast | Reduce ground speed. |
mows | Operator making mower turn corner too fast | Reduce ground speed. |
unevenly | Rough terrain | Change mowing pattern. |
......................................................... | Unequal number of Blade Spacers on |
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.............................................................. | Cutter Shafts or Caster Wheels | Install equal number of Spacers. |
......................................................... | Low Or No Air Pressure in Tires | Fill Tires with Correct Air Pressure. |
......................................................... | Dull Blades | Sharpen Blades or Install new Blades. |
Mower not | Broken or slipping Deck Belt | Adjust or Replace Deck Belt. |
cutting full | Dull, Damaged or Worn Cutting Blades | Sharpen Blades or Install new Blades |
width. |
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Discharge | Grass wet | Let Grass dry. |
Deflector Becomes | Cutting height too low | Raise cutting height |
Obstructed | Engine overloaded | Set engine speed to FAST and reduce |
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| travel speed. |
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4.3 TRANSMISSION TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM | PROBLEM | SOLUTION |
Unit is | Gearing is overly noisy - chatter, etc | Return to Authorized Snapper Dealer |
Noisy | Worn Gears. |
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......................................................... | Worn Bearings - mainly Input Shaft |
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......................................................... | Ball Bearing. |
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Unit Jumps | Teeth of Gears are worn beyond tolerances | Return to Authorized Snapper Dealer |
Out of Gear. |
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