Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
Corrective Action
1. The key is not in the plug receptacle.
1. Insert the key in the plug receptacle.
2. The battery charge is low.
2. Charge the battery.
The motor will not start.
3. The circuit breaker is tripped.
3. Reset the circuit breaker.
1. The underside of the mower housing is
full of grass clippings and/or debris.
1. Clean the underside of the mower
housing.
The motor starts hard or loses power.
2. You are trying to start the mower in the
grass.
2. Move the mower onto the pavement; do
not start the mower in the grass.
1. The blade is not balanced.
1. Balance the blade.
2. The blade mounting nut is loose.
2. Tighten the blade mounting nut.
The mower or the motor vibrates excessively.
3. The motor mounting nuts are loose.
3. Tighten the motor mounting nuts.
1. The wheels are not set to the same
height.
1. Set all 4 wheels to the same height.
2. The blade is dull and unbalanced.
2. Sharpen and balance the blade.
3. You are repeatedly mowing in the same
pattern on the lawn.
3. Change the mowing pattern˙.
The cutting pattern in the lawn is uneven.
4. The underside of the mower housing is
full of grass clippings and/or debris.
4. Clean the underside of the mower
housing.
1. The cutting height is too low.
1. Raise the cutting height.
2. The grass is wet.
2. Allow the grass to dry before mowing the
lawn.
The discharge chute plugs up.
3. The underside of the mower housing is
full of grass clippings and/or debris.
3. Clean the underside of the mower
housing.
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