what I have found with the motor running the mower will move forward without holding the lever in, it is just friction drag through the box, but when I engage the lever the mower rockets forward, way to fast for me to keep up. What I am not sure of is if letting it move forward without the clutch engaged, is it going to wear the internal clutch quickly because it is obviously slipping.
Hi Norm,
I'd suggest based on what you're saying:
1. The clutch drive cable may be too tight and is constantly engaging the drive clutch, but only enough to rotate the wheels at part/half speed. Giving the cable some slack may help.
2. The variable speed cable may be too tight due to the variable speed setting you've got it on, or because the cable is too tight. Either would result in the gearbox constantly spinning at too fast of a speed. If you find it occurs with the throttle in the slowest position, the cable is too tight. In the slowest position, it should either not engage, at all when tensioning the drive clutch, or if it does engage, it should be slow.
these would be best suited to bigger lawn areas that don't need catching, my preference is still a 24
Similar to the 18" commercial, the 24 is also a side chute mower, is that correct? Is it possible to mulch with either the 18" (MSP462) or the 24" (MSP602)? If not, and you can only cut and chute, you're really limited to short grass aren't you (Assuming you're mowing grass to the 1/3 rule and trying to have a nice lawn after)?
