TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
_ssofp0wer
; R_rofia_mowerho_ing
; Seito"Higher0_
or cuttingblade dragging
inheavygrass.
• Cuttingtoo much grass,
• Dirty air filter,
• Buildupof grass, leaves,
and trashunder mower,
• Too much oil in engine,,
position,
• Setto"Higher Cut"
pos'_on.
. ClearJreptaceair filter.
• Clean underside of mower
housing.
I° Checkoli level
Poorcut- uneven
Excessive
vibration
Starterrope hard
topull
Grasscatcher
not filling (if so
_quipped)
Hardto push
• Walking speed toofast,
• Cut at stowerwalking
___,
speed,
• Worn,bent or looseblade.
• Replaceblade, Tighten
• Wheel heights uneven
• Low engine speed,
° Buildupof grass, leaves
and trash under mower,
• Worn,bent or loose blade.
• Bent engine crankshaft,
ti
II
Engine llywheel brake tson
when control bar is released.
Bent engine crankshaft.
Blade adapter broken.
Blade dragging ingrass.
. Cuttingheight too low
• Lilt on blade wornoff_
• Catcher not venting a_r.
• Lowengine speed.
• Grassis too high orwheel
height istoolow-
. Rearoflawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
° Grass catchertoo full,
• Handleheight posilJonnot
right foryou,,
blade boll
- Set all wheels at same
height
• Set enginespeed control
in fast position,
• Clean underside of
mower housing,
- Reptaceblade. Tighten
blade bolt.
• Contact an authorized
service center.
- Depress control barlo
upper handle before
pulling starter rope_
• Contact a n authored
service center°
• Replaceblade adapter.
,, Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface
to startengine,
• Raise cutting height`
. Replacebladeo
° Clean grass catcher,
• Set engine speed control
in fastposition.
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• Raise cutting height.
• Raiserear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher.
° Empty grasscatcher.
• Adjust handle heightto
suiL
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