Operator's Manual

Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Theblade-controlswitchisengaged.1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Theparkingbrakeisdisengaged.2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Themotion-controlleversarenotin
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
3.Movethemotion-controllevers
outwardtotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
4.Youarenotsittingintheoperator’s
seat.
4.Sitontheoperator’sseat.
5.Thebatteryisdead.
5.Chargethebattery.
6.Theelectricalconnectionsare
corrodedorloose.
6.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.
7.Afuseisblown.7.Replacethefuse.
Thestarterdoesnotcrank.
8.Arelayorswitchisdamaged.
8.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Thefueltankisempty.1.Fillthefueltank.
2.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.2.Addoiltothecrankcase.
3.Thethrottleisnotinthecorrect
position.
3.Besurethatthethrottlecontrolis
midwaybetweentheSLOWandFAST
positions.
4.Thereisdirtinfuellter.4.Replacethefuellter.
5.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelisin
thefuelsystem.
5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Theaircleanerisdirty.
6.Cleanorreplacetheair-cleaner
element.
7.Theseatswitchisnotfunctioning
properly.
7.Checktheseatswitchindicator.
Replacetheseatifneeded.
8.Theelectricalconnectionsare
corroded,looseorfaulty.
8.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleantheconnector
terminalsthoroughlywithelectrical
contactcleaner,applydielectric
grease,andconnect.
Theenginedoesnotstart,startshard,or
failstokeeprunning.
9.Therelayorswitchisbroken.
9.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Theengineloadisexcessive.1.Reducethegroundspeed.
2.Theaircleanerisdirty.
2.Cleantheair-cleanerelement.
3.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.3.Addoiltothecrankcase.
4.Thecoolingnsandtheairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
4.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandtheairpassages.
5.Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.5.Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.
6.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.6.Replacethefuellter.
Theenginelosespower.
7.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Theengineloadisexcessive.1.Reducethegroundspeed.
2.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.2.Addoiltothecrankcase.
3.
Thecoolingnsandairpassages
undertheengine-blowerhousingare
plugged.
3.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandairpassages.
4.Theaircleanerisdirty.
4.Cleanorreplacetheair-cleaner
element.
Theengineoverheats.
5.
Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer
1.Thetrackingneedsadjustment1.Adjustthetracking.
Themachinepullstotheleftorright(with
themotion-controlleversfullyforward).
2.Thetirepressureinthedrivetiresis
notcorrect.
2.Adjustthetirepressureinthedrive
tires.
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