Craftsman 944.360440 Owner's Manual page 16

6.0, horsepower 21" multi-cut rotary lawn mower
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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
Excessive
vibratlon
Starter rope hard
topull
Grass catcher
not filling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
1.
Wom, bent or loose blade.
2.
Bent engine crankshaft.
,
*
3.
4.
Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
Bent engine crankshaft.
Blade adapter brokan.
Blade dragging in grass.
1.
Cutting height too low.
2.
Lifi on blade wom off.
3.
Catcher not venting air.
1.
Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
2.
Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
3.
Grass catcher too full.
4.
Handle height position not
rightfor you.
1.
Replace blade. "lighten
blade bolt.
2.
Contact an authorized
service c anter,
1.
Depress control ber to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
2.
Contact an authorized
service canter.
3.
Replace blade adapter.
4.
Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface.
1.
Raise cutting height.
2.
Replace blade.
3.
Clean grass catcher,
1.
Raise cutting height.
2.
Raise rear of lawn mower
housingone (1) setting
higher.
3.
Emptygrasscatcher.
4.
Adjusthandle heightto
suit.
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