Operator`s manual
TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
LAWN MOWER
NOT
CUTTING
EVEN
OR
LEAVING
A
STRIP
OF
GRASS
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
COR
RECTION
1.
Obstruction
in
bottom
of
mower
chassis.
1.
Remove
chassis
and
clean.
2.
Blades
not
sharp
.
2.
Cutting
edge
must
be
sharp
and
at
least
3-1/2"
(89
mm)
long.
3.
Engine
speed
too
slow
.
3.
Adjust
engine
speed
to
3600
RPM.
4.
Travel
speed
too
fast.
4.
Decrease
travel
speed.
5.
Grass
too
long.
5.
Cut
twice.
First
at
highest
position
then
at
needed
height.
6.
Drive
or
chassis
belt
slippage. 6.
Check
belts.
Adjust
tension
or
replace
.
7.
Attachment
drive
clutch
slippage.
7.
Adjust
or
repair
attachment
drive
clutch.
LAWN
MOWER
CUTS
HIGH
ON
ONE
SIDE
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
CORRECTION
1.
Adjust
side
to
side
level (first
check
for
equal
tire
pres-
1.
Lawn
mower
chassis
not
level
side
to
side.
sure) .
TOO
MUCH
POWER
CONSUMPTION
AND
CUTS
BADLY
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
CORRECTION
1.
BI
ades
not
sharp.
1.
Make
blades
sharp.
2.
Lawn
mower
chassis
not
level
front
to
rear.
2.
Chassis
must
be
level
or
no
lower
than
1/8"
(3
mm)
in
front
(first
check
air
pressure
in tires) .
3.
Blades
installed
upside
down
.
3.
Install
correctly.
Blades
rotate
counterclockwise.
Cut-
ting
edge
must
lead.
4.
Blade
not
straight.
4 . Replace blade.
CENTER
BLADE
ONL
Y
CUTTING
POSSI BLE
CAUSE
CORRECTION
1.
Chassis
belt
broken.
1.
Replace
belt.
The
J I Case
Company
reserves
the
right
to
make
improvements
in
design
or
changes
in
specifications
at
any
time
without
incurring
any
obligations
to
install
them
on
units
•
previously
sold.
Printed
in U.S.A.
11-81-0G-6500
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