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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM
[Loss of power
Poor cut- uneven
Excessive
vibration
Starter rope hard
to pull
Grass.catcher
not filling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
CAUSE
• Rear of lawn mower housing
or cuffingblade dragging
in heaW grass.
• Cuttingtoo much grass.
• Dirtyair filter.
• Buildupof grass, leaves,
and trash under mower.
• Too much oilin engine.
• Walking speed too fast.
• Worn, bent or loose blade.
• Wheel heights uneven.
• Buildupofgrass, leaves
and trash under mower.
• Worn, bent or loose blade.
• Bent engine crankshaft.
• Engine flywheelbrake ison
when controlbar is released.
• Bent engine crankshaft.
• Blade adapter broken.
• Blade dragging in grass.
• Cutting heighttoo low.
• Uft on blade wom off.
_,atlbe_ notventing air.
• Grass istoo highor wheel
height istoo low.
• Rear oflawn mower
housing orblade dragging
in grass.
• Grass catcher too full.
• Handle heightpositionnot
rightforyou.
CORRECTION
• Set to "Higher Cut"
pos'nion.
• Set to "Higher Cut_
position.
• Clean/replace air filter,
• Clean underside of mower
housing.
• Check oil level.
• Cut at slowerwalking
speed.
• Replace blade.'nghten
blade bolt.
• Set all wheels at same
height
• Clean underside of
mower housing.
• Replace blade. TK3hten
bladebolt.
• Contactan authorized
servicecenter.
• Depress controlbar to
upper handle before
pullingstarter rope.
• Contact an authorized
service canter.
• Replace blade adapter.
• Move lawn mower tocut
gress or tohard surlace
tostartengine,
• Raise cuttingheight.
• Rep cab de.
•. Clean grasscatcher,
• Flaisecuttingheight,
• Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) seUJng
higher.
• Emptygrass catcher.
• Adjusthandle height to
suit.
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