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11. Causes of faults and how to elimination them.<br />
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GB<br />
Fault<br />
Motor does not start<br />
Strong vibrations<br />
Unclean cut,<br />
lawn is yellow<br />
Ejection blocked<br />
In case of faults and defects which have not been<br />
listed here, please contact your nearest JOHN DEERE<br />
dealer. This applies in particular to equipment with<br />
electrical motors, as when these are repaired they<br />
must always undergo an insulation protection test.<br />
Repairs to electrical devices may only be performed<br />
by qualified electricians. Please do not repair them<br />
Possible cause<br />
– No power.<br />
– Connecting cable, plug or<br />
plug coupling damaged.<br />
– Bowden cable wrongly<br />
adjusted or damaged.<br />
– Thermocouple has activated<br />
· due to overload<br />
· blade or fun blocked.<br />
– Cutting height too low for grass<br />
that is too high. (high grass<br />
hampers the start of the<br />
motor).<br />
– Too much grass in housing.<br />
– Motor fixing loose.<br />
– Blade loose.<br />
– Blade coupling run in<br />
eccentrically.<br />
– Blade not balanced during<br />
sharpening.<br />
– Blade blunt.<br />
– Cutting height too low.<br />
– Lawn becomes matted.<br />
– Turbo-signal has not been<br />
heeded.<br />
– Cutting height too low for grass<br />
that is too high.<br />
– Blade worn.<br />
Remedy<br />
– Connect main plug.<br />
– Have it checked by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
– Have it checked by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
– Adjust to higher cutting height,<br />
clean cutter area from grass,<br />
keep gab between fan and<br />
housing clean. Depending on<br />
outside temperature, allow unit<br />
to cool for 15–20 mins.<br />
– Adjust to higher cutting height.<br />
– Clean cutter area from grass,<br />
keep gab between fan and<br />
housing clean.<br />
– Have it checked by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
– Have it tightened by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
– Have it checked by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
– Have it balanced by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
– Have it sharpened and<br />
balanced by your JOHN DEERE<br />
dealer.<br />
– Adjust to higher cutting height.<br />
– A lawn scarifier can remedy<br />
the problem considerably.<br />
– Empty the grass collector.<br />
– Adjust to higher cutting height.<br />
– Have it changed by your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer.<br />
yourself. However, if you have already performed<br />
repairs on the electrical devices, we recommend<br />
that you have a qualified electrician subject your<br />
equipment to an insulation protection test. Your<br />
JOHN DEERE dealer will also help you if you do not<br />
wish to perform any of the maintenance work<br />
described here yourself.