Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible Cause
Corrective Action
1. Cutting blade(s) is/are bent or
unbalanced.
1. Install new cutting blade(s).
2. Blade-mounting bolt is loose.
2. Tighten the blade-mounting bolt.
3. Loose blower pulley or pulley
assembly.
3. Tighten the appropriate pulley.
4. Worn bagger belt.
4. Replace the belt.
Abnormal vibration.
5. Blower fan blade(s) is/are bent or
unbalanced.
5. Contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
1. Low engine speed.
1. Always operate the engine at full
throttle.
2. Plugged screen in bagger hood.
2. Remove debris, leaves or grass
clippings from the screen.
3. Loose bagger belt.
3. Replace the bagger belt.
4. A plugged tube or blower.
4. Locate and remove plugged debris.
Reduced bagging performance.
5. Full bags.
5. Empty the hopper.
1. Bags are too full.
1. Dump more frequently.
2. Low engine speed.
2. Always operate the engine at full
throttle.
3. Grass is too wet.
3. Cut grass when it is dry.
4. Grass is too long.
4. Cut no more than 51-76 mm (2-3
inches) or 1/3 of the grass height,
which ever is less.
5. Plugged screen in hood.
5. Remove debris, leaves or grass
clippings from the screen.
6. Ground speed is too fast.
6. Drive slower at full throttle.
Blower and tubes plug too frequently.
7. Worn bagger belt.
7. Replace belt.
1. Bags are too full.
1. Dump more frequently.
2. Ground speed is too fast.
2. Drive the machine at slow ground
speed while operating the engine at
full throttle.
Debris blowout.
3. Mower deck is not leveled.
3. See the machine
Operator's Manual
for leveling the mower deck.
1. Plugged blower.
1. Remove debris, leaves or grass
clippings from the blower impeller.
Blower impeller does not spin freely.
2. Impeller not aligned.
2. Contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
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