TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
3AUSE
CORRECTION
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'worn,
bent or loose bladel
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;Replace
blade, Tighten
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Excessive
vibration
o Wheel heights
uneven,
o Low engine speed,
• Buildup of grass, leaves
and trash under mower°
_° Worn, bent or loose blade.
= Bent engine crankshaft.
,,,
lilt,,
° Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released,
= Bent engine crankshafL
o Blade adapterbrokeno
° Blade dragging in grass.
Starter rope hard
to pull
Grass catcher
not filling (if so
equipped)
° Cutting height too low.
o Lift on blade worn off°
• Catcher not venting air.
° Low engine speed..
, Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
° Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
• Grass catchertoo full.
• Handle height position not
fight foryou_
blade bolt,
, Set all wheels at same
height
° Set engine speed control
in fast position°
o 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
to start engine.
• Raise cutting height.
° Replace blade.
° Clean grass catcher.
• Set engine speed control
in fast position.
• Raise cutting height,
• Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (!)
setting
higher.
• Empty grass catcher.
• Adjust handle height to
suit_
iHard to push
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