TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
Starter rope hard
1. Engine flywheel brake is on
1. Depress control bar to
topul!
when control bar is released
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
2. Bent engine crankshaft,
2, Contact a Sears or other
qualified service center.
3. Blade adapter broken.
3. Replace blade adapter.
4, Blade dragging in grass.
4. Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface.
Grass catcher
1, Cutting height too low.
1. Raise cutting height.
notfilllng (if so
2. Lift on blade wom off.
2. Replace blade.
equipped)
3. Catcher not venting air.
3. Clean grass catcher,
Hard to push
1. Raise cutting height.
1. 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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