RIDE-ON FAMILY
OWNER’S MANUAL
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OIPB
– B19007
TROUBLESHOOTING
WON’T START
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Throttle fully open
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Hand lever wire broken
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No gas
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Dirty gas
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Gas filter plugged
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Gas line plugged
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Hole in gas line
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Gas supply valve turned off
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Safety switch inoperable (foot lever must
be depressed)
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Safety switch wire or connectors not making
good contact
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Other engine problems (Refer to engine
manual)
STARTS BUT NO HIGH SPEED
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Engine problems
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Throttle cable broken or seized
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Throttle lever and connectors loose or out of
adjustment
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Clutch shoes worn
TROWELS TURN, ENGINE AT IDLE
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Idle adjustment is too fast
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Belt too tight
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Clutch seized
MACHINE JUMPS ON FLOOR
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Concrete hardened on bottom of spider plate
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Trowels unevenly worn
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Spider plate seized
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Spider plate loose
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Spider/Trowel arms bent
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Adjusting screws (carriage bolts) set
incorrectly - use spider plate adjustment jig
(page 19)
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Main shaft bent
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Steering handle too far right or left
SPIDER PLATE HARD TO GREASE
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Fittings plugged
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Cement in grease grooves of arms
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Grease fittings too tight
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Old grease has congealed
PITCH CONTROLS WILL NOT OPERATE BLADES
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Pitch cable broken or out of adjustment
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Slot screw missing (under-side of handle)
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Pressure plate and/or yoke arm broken or
badly worn
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Hand crank adjuster not working
BELT WEARING RAPIDLY
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Belt adjusted improperly
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Pulley out of alignment
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Wrong belt/defective belt
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Clutch sticking
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Gearbox seizing
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Belt rubbing
OIL LEAKS
a)
Top of gearbox
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Engine leaks oil
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Relief valve broken
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Too much oil in gearbox
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Set screw missing in cover
b)
Between end cap and gearbox (recoil side)
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“O” ring damaged
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End cap not tight
c)
At main shaft or countershaft
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Relief valve seized
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Shaft and/or seal worn
BLADES HITTING EACH OTHER
(TS/TITAN 88 ONLY)
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Blades out of synch
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Sheared key in spider plate or gearbox
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Drive shaft misaligned
WON’T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE
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Pins or forward/reverse lever broken
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Rod end seizing on F/R lever
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Connecting rod broken
WON’T STEER LEFT OR RIGHT
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Steering arms broken
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Linkage worn out
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Gearbox studs sheared
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Rod end connecting shaft loose
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Bearings seized
DRIVE SHAFT WILL NOT TURN
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Universal joint(s) seized
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Spline stripped
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Key(s) sheared
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