User Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1: important safe operation practices
- SECTION 2: slope gauge
- SECTION 3: tractor set-up
- Gas and Oil Fill-up
- Setting the Gauge Wheels and Roller
- SECTION 4: know your lawn tractor
- Throttle Control Lever
- Choke Control
- Brake Pedal
- Seat Adjustment Lever
- Ignition Switch Module
- Drive Pedal
- Systems Indicator Monitor / Hour Meter
- Deck Lift Lever
- Electric PTO / Blade Engage Knob
- Cruise Control Lever
- Parking Brake Lever
- SECTION 5: operating your lawn tractor
- Safety Interlock Switches
- Reverse Caution Mode
- Starting the Engine
- Stopping the Engine
- Engaging the Parking Brake
- Driving The Tractor
- Driving On Slopes
- Setting The Cruise Control
- Using the Deck Lift Lever
- Operating the Headlights
- Moving The Tractor Manually
- Engaging the PTO
- Mowing
- SECTION 6: making adjustments
- Leveling the Deck
- Parking Brake Adjustment
- Seat Adjustment
- Steering Adjustment
- SECTION 7: maintaining your lawn tractor
- Engine
- Changing the Engine OIl
- Air Filter
- Cleaning the Engine And Deck
- Lubrication
- Carburetor
- SECTION 8: service
- Tires
- Fuse
- Cutting Blades
- Battery
- Cutting Deck Removal
- Changing the Deck Belt
- Changing The Transmission Drive Belt
- Hydrostatic Transmission
- SECTION 9: off-season storage
- Engine
- SECTION 10: maintenance chart
- SECTION 11: maintenance log
- SECTION 12: troubleshooting
- SECTION 13: attachments & accessories
- SECTION 14: Replacement Parts
- SECTION 15: specifications*
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SECTION 12: TROUBLESHOOTING
Trouble Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action
Engine fails to start PTO/Blade Engage knob engaged.
Parking brake not engaged.
Spark plug wire(s) disconnected.
Throttle control lever not in correct
starting position.
Choke not activated
Fuel tank empty, or stale fuel.
Blocked fuel line.
Faulty spark plug.
Engine flooded.
Place knob in disengaged (OFF) position.
Engage parking brake.
Connect wire to spark plug.
Place throttle lever to FAST position.
Pull out the CHOKE control.
Fill tank with clean, fresh (less than 30 days old) gas.
Clean fuel line or replace fuel filter.
Clean, adjust gap or replace plug.
Crank engine with throttle in FAST position.
Engine runs erratic Unit running with CHOKE activated.
Spark plug wire(s) loose.
Blocked fuel line or stale fuel.
Vent in gas cap plugged.
Water or dirt in fuel system.
Dirty air cleaner.
Push CHOKE control in.
Connect and tighten spark plug wire(s).
Clean fuel line; fill tank with clean, fresh (less than 30
days old) gasoline. Replace fuel filter, if so equipped.
Clear vent or replace cap if damaged.
Drain fuel tank. Refill with clean, fresh (less than 30
days old) gasoline.
Replace air cleaner paper element or clean foam
precleaner.
Engine overheats Engine oil level low.
Air flow restricted.
Fill crankcase with proper capacity and weight of oil.
Clean grass clippings and debris from around the
engine’s cooling fins and blower housing.
Engine hesitates at high RPM Spark plug gap too close. Remove spark plug and reset the gap.
Idles poorly Spark plug fouled, faulty or gap too
wide.
Dirty air cleaner.
Replace spark plug. Set plug gap.
Replace air cleaner cartridge/element or clean
pre-cleaner.
Excessive vibration Cutting blade loose or unbalanced.
Damaged or bent cutting blade.
Tighten blade and spindle. Balance blade.
Replace blade.
Mower will not mulch grass Engine speed too low.
Wet grass.
Excessively high grass.
Dull blade.
Place throttle in FAST (rabbit) position.
Do not mow when grass is wet; wait until later to cut.
Mow once at a high cutting height, then mow again at
desired height or make a narrower cutting swath.
Sharpen or replace blade.
Uneven cut Deck not balanced properly.
Dull blade.
Uneven tire pressure.
Perform side-to-side deck adjustment.
Sharpen or replace blade.
Check tire pressure in all four tires.