Diagnose & TroubleshootHandheld Products

Select one of the symptoms below to find possible causes and common solutions for your MTD handheld product.

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.