SECTION 10: TROUBLE-SHOOTING
Trouble |
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Excessive vibration | 1. | Bent or damaged blade | 1. | Stop engine immediately. Check all |
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| pulleys, blade adapters, keys and bolts for |
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| tightness and spindle damage. Tighten or |
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| replace any damaged parts. |
| 2. | Bent blade. | 2. | Stop engine immediately. Replace |
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| damaged blade. Only use original |
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| equipment blades. |
Mower will not | 1. | Engine speed low. | 1. | Throttle must be set at full throttle. |
discharge grass or | 2. | Speed selection. | 2. | Use lower ground speed. Slower the |
leaves uncut strips |
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| 3. | Cutting height set too low. | 3. | Raise the deck. |
| 4. | Blades short or dull. | 4. | Sharpen or replace blades (uncut strip |
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Broken Belt | 1. | Sudden stop or shock load to belt | 1. | Inspect rider for cause such as foreign |
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| belt path. Remove obstruction and check |
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| for damage. Replace belt if needed. |
| 2. | Incorrect belt used | 2. | Replace with proper belt. Check Parts list |
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| 3. | Belt engaged abruptly | 3. | Engage belt slowly by depressing the |
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| blade engagement pedal slowly. |
| 4. | Defective or damaged belt | 4. | Replace with proper belt. Follow |
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Belt comes off | 1. | Belt too loose; stretched | 1. | Readjust belt. Replace if needed. Follow |
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| 2. | Broken or weak idler spring | 2. | Replace. Order with correct part number |
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Belt shreds | 1. | Belt guides or guards incorrectly adjusted | 1. | Adjust belt guides and guards so that these |
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| are approximately 1/16 to 1/8 inch from belt |
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| 2. | Pulleys not aligned | 2. | Realign pulleys to be within approximately |
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| 1/16 inch of each other. Check with straight |
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| edge. Make sure fastening hardware is |
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| tight. |
| 3. | Pulley rusted or in otherwise bad condition; | 3. | Replace pulleys. Order with correct part |
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| frozen bearing |
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| Adjust new pulleys to 1/16 inch. |
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