RIDE-ON FAMILY
OWNER'S MANUAL
WON'T START
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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Dead-man safety switch inoperable (foot lever
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must
be depressed)
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Safety switch wire or connectors not making
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good
contact
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Other engine problems (Refer to engine
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manual)
STARTS BUT NO HIGH SPEED
Engine problems
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Throttle cable broken or seized
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Throttle lever and connectors loose or out of
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adjustment
Clutch shoes worn
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TROWELS TURN, ENGINE AT IDLE
Idle adjustment is too fast
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Belt too tight
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Clutch seized
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MACHINE JUMPS ON FLOOR
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
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incorrectly - use spider plate adjustment jig
(page 19)
Main shaft bent
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Steering handle too far right or left
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SPIDER PLATE HARD TO GREASE
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
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PITCH CONTROLS WILL NOT OPERATE BLADES
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
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badly worn
TROUBLESHOOTING
BELT WEARING RAPIDLY
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OIL LEAKS
a) Top of gearbox
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b) Between end cap and gearbox (recoil side)
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c) At main shaft or countershaft
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BLADES HITTING EACH OTHER
(MODIFIED MODELS ONLY)
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WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE
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WON'T STEER LEFT OR RIGHT
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DRIVE SHAFT WILL NOT TURN
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Belt adjusted improperly
Pulley out of alignment
Wrong belt/defective belt
Clutch sticking
Gearbox seizing
Belt rubbing
Engine leaks oil
Relief valve broken
Too much oil in gearbox
Set screw missing in cover
"O" ring damaged
End cap not tight
Relief valve seized
Shaft and/or seal worn
Blades out of synch
Sheared key in spider plate or gearbox
Drive shaft misaligned
Pins or forward/reverse lever broken
Rod end seizing on F/R lever
Connecting rod broken
Steering arms broken
Linkage worn out
Gearbox studs sheared
Rod end connecting shaft loose
Bearings seized
Universal joint(s) seized
Spline stripped
Key(s) sheared
OIPB – B19007