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Diagnose & Troubleshoot Handheld Products
Select one of the symptoms below to find possible causes and common solutions for your MTD handheld product.
Common Symptoms:
- Cutting attachment will not advance line
- Cutting line advances uncontrollably
- Engine fails to start
- Engine lacks power or stalls when cutting
- Engine will not accelerate
- Engine will not idle
Cutting attachment will not advance line
| Possible Causes | Corrective Actions |
|---|---|
1Cutting attachment bound with grass | Stop the engine and clean cutting attachment. |
Cutting attachment out of line | Refill with new line. |
Inner reel bound up | Replace the inner reel. |
Cutting head dirty | Clean inner reel and outer spool. |
Line welded | Disassemble, remove the welded section and rewind. |
Line twisted when refilled | Disassemble and rewind the line. |
Not enough line exposed | Push the bump knob and pull out line until 4 inches (102mm) of line is outside the cutting attachment. |