Hi Widget can't give you a definite answer but is it a bar blade? If so, I don't like the sound of it.
Hi Mowerfreak. It is a blade bar, just like the one in the 2nd video max posted.
When you say you hit something hard, was it a clump of weeds/grass, was it a tree root our was it something hard like a fixed concrete structure like a step or other hard thing with no give?
No grass, was a heavy metal object. I was mowing and didn't see the leg of it in the grass. Mower went over it and *whack*
Not restarting after stalling it instantly hitting something hard sounds like damage has occurred to some part of the engine structure itself.
Hopefully that's not the case lol. I did take the spark plug out and pull-started it a few times (thinking flooded). Seemed to spin around ok. Hopefully that means nothing's bent.
Hi Widget and Mf
Sound like you have broken the flywheel key so now the timing is out causing the starter to kick back.
The motors usually have a flywheel shear key so if you get a sudden stop of the crank the key shears
thus preventing crankshaft damage.
I would also check the blade plate boss key on the crankshaft underneath the mower as that may have sheared
causing kick back on the starter.
Cheers
Max.
Thanks Max
. Great videos, thank you. Hopefully it is as simple as a little key. I'll check them both out tomorrow.
