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Petrol mower not picking up
Hi all, I'm hoping to avoid paying for a service on my Honda mower by
benefiting from your experience. The mower has been great for about three years (we bought it second hand) but in the last two months it refuses to pick up a great deal of grass - it fills the collector to a third and then starts causing problems. The grass gets caught between the rotars and the case and the engine cuts out. I then have to turn it on it's side and clean it out and then start it...every 10 feet or so!! If I take the grass collector off the back then it works better. I've checked that the mesh of the collector is still 'porous' because I'm assuming it has to be to get the 'hoover effect' but I can't see what else might be wrong. It's as if the motor isn't producing enough power to cut, move along and blow the grass into the collector all at once. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Crom |
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crom wrote:
Hi all, I'm hoping to avoid paying for a service on my Honda mower by benefiting from your experience. The mower has been great for about three years (we bought it second hand) but in the last two months it refuses to pick up a great deal of grass - it fills the collector to a third and then starts causing problems. The grass gets caught between the rotars and the case and the engine cuts out. I then have to turn it on it's side and clean it out and then start it...every 10 feet or so!! If I take the grass collector off the back then it works better. I've checked that the mesh of the collector is still 'porous' because I'm assuming it has to be to get the 'hoover effect' but I can't see what else might be wrong. It's as if the motor isn't producing enough power to cut, move along and blow the grass into the collector all at once. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Crom how sharp are the blades? if the blades are blunt they are bruising the grass instead of cutting and blowing them into the bag. steve |
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crom wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm hoping to avoid paying for a service on my Honda mower by benefiting from your experience. The mower has been great for about three years (we bought it second hand) but in the last two months it refuses to pick up a great deal of grass - it fills the collector to a third and then starts causing problems. The grass gets caught between the rotars and the case and the engine cuts out. I then have to turn it on it's side and clean it out and then start it...every 10 feet or so!! If I take the grass collector off the back then it works better. I've checked that the mesh of the collector is still 'porous' because I'm assuming it has to be to get the 'hoover effect' but I can't see what else might be wrong. It's as if the motor isn't producing enough power to cut, move along and blow the grass into the collector all at once. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Crom I once had a problem with my ride on mower and I found that the plastic "fan" was broken. I replaced it and solved my problem. Check the "fan" first Blair |
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Blair wrote:
crom wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm hoping to avoid paying for a service on my Honda mower by benefiting from your experience. The mower has been great for about three years (we bought it second hand) but in the last two months it refuses to pick up a great deal of grass - it fills the collector to a third and then starts causing problems. The grass gets caught between the rotars and the case and the engine cuts out. I then have to turn it on it's side and clean it out and then start it...every 10 feet or so!! If I take the grass collector off the back then it works better. I've checked that the mesh of the collector is still 'porous' because I'm assuming it has to be to get the 'hoover effect' but I can't see what else might be wrong. It's as if the motor isn't producing enough power to cut, move along and blow the grass into the collector all at once. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Crom I once had a problem with my ride on mower and I found that the plastic "fan" was broken. I replaced it and solved my problem. Check the "fan" first Blair No.....check the blades first! :-p steve |
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"r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message ... Blair wrote: crom wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm hoping to avoid paying for a service on my Honda mower by benefiting from your experience. The mower has been great for about three years (we bought it second hand) but in the last two months it refuses to pick up a great deal of grass - it fills the collector to a third and then starts causing problems. The grass gets caught between the rotars and the case and the engine cuts out. I then have to turn it on it's side and clean it out and then start it...every 10 feet or so!! If I take the grass collector off the back then it works better. I've checked that the mesh of the collector is still 'porous' because I'm assuming it has to be to get the 'hoover effect' but I can't see what else might be wrong. It's as if the motor isn't producing enough power to cut, move along and blow the grass into the collector all at once. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Crom I once had a problem with my ride on mower and I found that the plastic "fan" was broken. I replaced it and solved my problem. Check the "fan" first Blair No.....check the blades first! :-p Why not try raising the height of cut? If one tries to take too much off at one go that will for sure overload the mower. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 24.08.2005 |
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On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:44:47 +0100, "r.p.mcmurphy"
wrote: crom wrote: Hi all, I'm hoping to avoid paying for a service on my Honda mower by benefiting from your experience. The mower has been great for about three years (we bought it second hand) but in the last two months it refuses to pick up a great deal of grass - it fills the collector to a third and then starts causing problems. The grass gets caught between the rotars and the case and the engine cuts out. I then have to turn it on it's side and clean it out and then start it...every 10 feet or so!! If I take the grass collector off the back then it works better. I've checked that the mesh of the collector is still 'porous' because I'm assuming it has to be to get the 'hoover effect' but I can't see what else might be wrong. It's as if the motor isn't producing enough power to cut, move along and blow the grass into the collector all at once. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Crom how sharp are the blades? if the blades are blunt they are bruising the grass instead of cutting and blowing them into the bag. Also, have you hit any stones etc. ? The blades are usually shaped so that they are flat at the cutting edge but rise up behind (so in cross-section they look a bit like the hands of a clock at ten past nine) . If the blade has been twisted by hitting a solid object then the cutting edge may have risen up and the back gone down (so it now looks more like the hands at ten to three). This will greatly reduce the "throwing" power of the blade. Cheers, John |
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Brilliant, thanks very much for the suggestions. I don't think mine
has a fan but I will certainly check the blades (I'm sure it could do with a new one) and I could raise the height of cut Thanks for all the suggestions, Crom |
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