Operator's Manual

Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Theengineloadisexcessive.1.Reducethegroundspeed.
2.Theaircleanerisdirty.
2.Cleantheaircleanerelement.
3.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.3.Addoiltothecrankcase.
4.Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
4.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandairpassages.
5.Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.5.Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.
6.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.6.Replacethefuellter.
Theenginelosespower.
7.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelisin
thefuelsystem.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Theengineloadisexcessive.1.Reducethegroundspeed.
2.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.2.Addoiltothecrankcase.
Theengineoverheats.
3.Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
3.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandairpassages.
1.Thetrackingneedsadjustment1.Adjustthetracking.
Themowerpullsleftorright(withlevers
fullyforward).
2.Thetirepressureisnotcorrectinthe
drivetires.
2.Adjusttirepressureinthedrivetires.
1.Thebypassvalvesarenotclosed
tight.
1.Tightenthebypassvalves.
2.Thepumpbeltisworn,looseorbroken.
2.Changethebelt.
3.Thepumpbeltisoffapulley.3.Changethebelt.
4.Theidlerspringisbrokenormissing.4.Replacethespring.
Themachinedoesnotdrive.
5.Thehydraulicoillevelislowortoohot.5.Addhydraulicoiltoreservoirsorletit
cooldown.
1.Thecuttingblade(s)is/arebentor
unbalanced.
1.Installnewcuttingblade(s).
2.Theblademountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblademountingbolt.
3.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.3.Tightentheenginemountingbolts.
4.Theenginepulley,idlerpulley,orblade
pulleyisloose.
4.Tightentheappropriatepulley.
5.Theenginepulleyisdamaged.
5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Thebladespindleisbent.
6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Thereisabnormalvibration.
7.Themotormountislooseorworn.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Theblade(s)is/arenotsharp.1.Sharpentheblade(s).
2.Thecuttingblade(s)is/arebent.2.Installnewcuttingblade(s).
3.Themowerdeckisnotlevel.
3.Levelthemowerdeckfromside-to-side
andfront-to-rear.
4.Theundersideofmowerdeckisdirty.4.Cleantheundersideofthemower
deck.
5.Thetirepressureisnotcorrect.5.Adjustthetirepressure.
Mowingisresultinginunevencutting
height.
6.Abladespindleisbent.
6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Themowerdeckbeltisworn,loose
orbroken.
1.Installanewdeckbelt.
2.Themowerdeckbeltisoffthepulley.
2.Installthemowerdeckpulleyand
checktheidlerpulley,idlerarm,and
springforcorrectpositionandfunction.
3.Thepumpdrivebeltisworn,looseor
broken.
3.Checkthebelttensionorinstallanew
belt.
Thebladesdonotrotate.
4.Theidlerspringisbrokenormissing.4.Replacethespring.
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