Operator`s manual

Troubleshooting
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Problem Cause Remedy
Mower fails to start Safety key not in switch.1.
Motor/blade control disengaged. 2.
Battery discharged.3.
Mower deck clogged with grass and debris.4.
Insert safety key.1.
Depress starter button and engage motor 2.
blade control.
Charge battery.3.
Unclog mower deck. Make certain blade is 4.
free to move.
Mower stops while mowing Battery discharged.1.
Cutting too much grass.2.
Clogged deck. 3.
Overload protection switch is tripped.4.
Charge battery.1.
Raise cutting height.2.
Unclog mower deck. Raise cutting height or 3.
cut a narrower swath.
Reset the overload protection switch 4.
following the instructions in the Maintenance
& Adjustments section of this manual.
Excessive vibration Cutting blade loose or unbalanced.1.
Bent cutting blade.2.
Bent motor shaft.3.
Tighten blade and adapter. Balance blade.1.
Replace blade.2.
Contact nearest authorized service center.3.
Mower will not mulch grass Mower deck clogged. 1.
Wet grass. 2.
Excessively high grass. 3.
Dull blade.4.
Unclog mower deck. Make certain blade is 1.
free to move.
Do not mow when grass is wet; wait until 2.
grass is dry to cut.
Mow once at a high cutting height, then 3.
mow again at desired height or make a
narrower cutting swath (1/2 width).
Sharpen or replace blade.4.
Uneven cut Dull blade.1. Sharpen or replace blade.1.
Handle not in position Carriage bolts not seated in the handle 1.
insulators.
Adjust the height of the handle and make 1.
sure that the carriage bolts are seated
properly into the handle insulators. Tighten
the hand knobs.