TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
CAUSE
PROBLEM
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
to pull
i Loss of drive
(Self-Propelled
Mowing)
Grass catcher
not filling (If so
equipped)
Hard to push
•Wom, bent or loose blade.
bolt.
• Bent engine crankshaft.
• Engine flywheel brake is
on when control bar is
released.
• Bent engine crankshaft
• Blade adapter broken.
• Blade dragging in grass.
• Drive wheels not turning
with drive control
engaged.
• Belt not driving.
• Cutting height too low.
• Lift on blade worn off.
• Catcher not venting air.
• Grass is too high or
wheel height is too low.
• Rear of lawn mower
housing/blade dragging
in grass.
• Grass catcher too full.
• Handle height position
not right for you.
CORRECTION
• Replace blade. Tighten blade
• Contact an authorized service
center/department.
• Depress control bar to upper
handle before pulling starter
rope.
• Contact an authodzed service
center/department.
• Replace blade adapter.
• Move lawn mower to cut grass
or to hard surface to start
engine.
• Adjust or replace ddve control
cable, if broken.
• Put belt on pulleys or replace
belts if broken.
• Raise cutting height.
• Replace blade.
• Clean grass catcher.
• Raise cutting height.
• Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (-) setting higher.
• Empty grass catcher.
• Adjust handle height to suit.
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