Thanks John, that sounds logical, the last time I put it away after cutting the grass, I did wrap dome duct tape around the rubber covering the perishing seat springs.
Actually, once before that I had a similar (the same) trouble, -at the time it was just a bit iffy, not gone-, when a Lawnmower engineer came to have a look, he sat on her, and she started.
I don't know if his 18 stone of weight may of helped him. If it is the seay cut out, I'll post back to confirm.
John Stewart June 2009 |
I think I have EXACTLY the same problem, turn the key, the small round orange light comes on, then Nothing, not so much as a squeak from the starter motor. I tried this after a 12 hour charge, got the same result.
Usually, since I have a lot of rough grass ( more a small field than a large lawn ), I don't bother with the collecting box, so I simply cable tied the sprung push bar in to a fixed holding, where it would usually be done by the collecting box being attached, yeah, I re-attached the collecting box and still nothing.
If I put my ear next the the engine, with the hood up, and with no wind noise, I can actually hear a slight 'tick' / or electrical click, but that's all.
I have not yet tried the seat cut out switch, but when I do, and if it works, I'll let you know.
Lazy piece of ****, I only want to use it twice a year, I'd be qucker tearing it out with my hands.
Please let me know, what the soloution to your problem was, and I'll respond in kind.
It use to work all the time, no problem, only after a spell of a year doing nothing at the back of a shed did it stop - sound familiar?
please e-mail me, for anything in regards these moweres and silly problematic traits,
etherability 'AT' yahoo DOT COME, without the E
NO e-mail adresses alowed in a reply! oh, and /or
john DOT stewart4 AT homecall Dot cO dOT uK
I'm new to computing, so I guess you'll get an e-mail saying you have a new answer, or at least company.
Since, I won't be getting any such e-mail, I'd appreciate your contact via my e-mail address.
Here in Ireland, especially, since the company I bought the mower from has gone belly up, a friend with the same mower could save us some cash.
Pen pals sort of worked to a point, I guess troubled lawn mowing associates could at least be more helpful.
John Stewart May 2009 |
not sure about your particular model but when you lifted the front you could have effected the flow of fuel away from the carb.,thus you may have de charged the battery trying to start,try recharging and leaving ignition on for 5 mins to fill carb float area ,also the safety switch on the seat and back box may have been moved out of position,hope this helps
mike westiris May 2009 |
Its curious why that should happen! I have a 1436H which could be similar, and that has a tiny fuse in the circuit board box below the dashboard. Look for that and see if its blown. Failing that, the machine is laden with interlock switches for safety - mostly disconnected in my case - but I found that the one controlled by the seat to be the most troublesome.
John May 2009 |