TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
Loss of power
Poor cut- uneven
CAUSE
• Rear of lawn mower housing
or cutting blade dragging
in heavy grass.
Cutting too much grass.
• Dirty air filter.
° Buildup of grass, leaves,
and trash under mower,
• Too much oiI in engine_
• Walking speed too fast.
• Worn, bent or loose blade,
, Wheel heights uneven,
° Buildup of grass, leaves
CORRECTION
• Set to "Higher Cut"
po.sition_
and trash under mower.
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
to pull
• Worn, bent or loose blade.
- Bent eng, i ne crankshaft.
.,,, ,_
,, Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
. Bent engine crankshaft.
° Blade adapter broken.
,, Blade dragging in grass.
Grass catcher
not filling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
• Cutting height too low.
- Lift on blade worn off.
• Catcher not venting air.
• Grass is too high or wheel
height is too tow.
• Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
° Grass catcher too full.
° Handle height position not
fight for you.
• Set to "Higher Cut"
position.
• Clean/replace air filter,
° Clean underside of mower
housing.
• Check oil level,
• Cut at slower walking
speed.
• Replace blade, l']ghten
blade bolt.
° Set all wheels at same
height
• Clean underside of
mower housing.
Replace blade° Tighten
blade bolt,
• Contact an authorized
service center.
• Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope,
= Contact an authorized
service center.
• Replace blade adapter,
° Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface
• Raise cutting height,
• Replace blade,
• Clean grass catcher,
° Raise cuttingheight.
• Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (I)
setting
higher,
. Empty grass catcher.
. Adjust handle height to
suit.
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