TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
topull
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Wem, bent or goose blade.
Bent engine crankshaft.
CORRECTION
1,
Replace blade, "lighten
blade boll
2.
Contact an authorized
service center_
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1.
Engine flywheel brake is on
1,
when control bar is released.
2.
Bent engine crankshaft.
2.
3.
Blade adapter broken.
3,
4.
Blade dragging in grass.
4.
Loss of drive
1.
Drive wheels not turning
1,
with drive control engaged,
cable.
2,
Belt not driving
: 2.
Put belt on pul{eys or
1.
Cutting height too low.
2,
Uft on blade worn off.
3,
Catcher not venting air.
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Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
2.
Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
3,
Grass catcher too full.
4.
Handle height position not
right for you.
Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
Contact an authorized
ser_ce center.
Replace blade adapter.
Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface.
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Adjust or replace drive contro!
replace belts if broken,
1.
Raise cutting heighL
2.
Replace blade.
3.
Clean grass catcher.
Grass catcher
not filling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
1.
Raise cutting height.
2.
Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher,
3,
Empty grass catcher,
4.
Adjust handle height to
suiL
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