TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
Starter rope hard
1. Engine flywheel brake is on
topull
when control bar is released
2. Bent engine
crankshaft.
3. Blade
adapter
broken.
4. Blade dragging
in grass.
CORRECTION
1. Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
2. Contact a Sears or other
qualified service center.
3, Replace blade adapter.
4. Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface.
Grass
catcher
1. Cutting
height too low.
1. Raise cutting height,
notfilling
(if so
2. Lift on blade worn off.
2.
Replace
blade.
equipped)
3. Catcher
not venting air.
3.
Clean grass catcher.
Hard to push
1.
1. Raise cutting height.
Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
2.
Rear of lawn mower
housing or cutting blade
dragging
in grass.
3. Grass catcher too full.
4.
Handle height position not
right for you.
2.
Raise rear of lawn mower
housing
one (1) setting
higher.
3.
Empty grass catcher.
4. Adjust
handle
height to suit.
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