TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
_ss of power
- Rear of lawn mower housing
or cutting blade dragging
in_avy grass.
• Cuing too much grass.
_oorCUt- uneven
Excessive
_ibtation
_tarter rope hard
:opult
• Dirtyair fitter..
• Buildupof grass, leaves,
and trash under mower,
• Too much oil in engine.
° Watk_ngspeed toofast.
- Worn, bent or loose blade°
• Wheel heights uneven.
• Buildup ofgrass, teaves
and trashunder mower:.
Wom, bent or loose blade.
Bent engine crankshaft.
• Engineflywheel brake ison
when control bar is released.
i Bent engine crankshaft,
Blade adapter broken.
Blade dragging tngrass.
• Cuttingheight too low.
• Lift on blade worn off,,
Catcher not venting air.
Grass istoo highor wheel
height is too low,
Rear of lawn mower
lousing or blade dragging
in grass.
• Grass catchertoo full
• Handle height position not
rightfor you..
Grasscatcher
!orfilling(if so
quipped)
-lardto push
CORRECTION
• Setto"HigherCut"
position,
• Set to =HigherCut"
position,
• Clean/replace air filter.
° Clean underside of mower
housing.
• Check ottlevet.
• Cut at slower walking
speed,
• Replace blade._ghten
blade boil
• Set ai! wheelsat same
height
• Clean Undersideof
mower'housing.
• Replace blade_ghten
bladebolt.
• Contact an authorized
sewice center:
• Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starte_rope.
Contact an authorized
servicecenter:
• Replace blade adapter.
° Move lawn mowerto cut
grass orto hard surface
to start engine_
• Raise cutting height,,
-Reptace blade.
• Clean grass catcher,
, Raise cutting helght_
• Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher,
• Empty grass catcher.
° Adjust handle height to
su'_.
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