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Service & Maintenance Question

    Joe McCormick
    I just bought the WE261 riding lawnmower. I have not yet...Answered
    Service & Maintenance Question posted September 14, 2010 by Joe McCormick, last edited February 10, 2012, tagged Weed Eater One 
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    I just bought the WE261 riding lawnmower. I have not yet used it to mow the lawn. I also have a bad vibration as others have mentioned. The mower runs fairly smooth as long as the blade is not engaged. I took the blade off and went to the local service Center. I was told the blade was balanced perfectly and was not bent. When I got back home I reinstalled the blade and still had the bad vibration when it was engaged. I removed the mandrel cover to check the pullies. They turned freely. I then started the mower up again so I could see what was happening with the belt. Once the blade was engaged, I had the bad vibration. I noticed that the belt was vibrating badly. Is it normal for the belt to vibrate like that?
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    Update on 09-22-2010. Some vibration might be normal, but this was excessive. I drove around my garage for about 5 minutes to remove what little gas was in the tank. The blade was engaged. After it ran out of gas, I noticed my hands were tingling from the vibration.  This  tingling sensation lasted for about 10 minutes.  It did not make sense to take a brand new machine to the service center. I took it back to Wal Mart and got a refund.

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    Greg P.

    Joe,

    Hi and thanks for using the Answer Army to post your question.

    Some vibration is normal for a small machine like this. The belts on these machines are much shorter than the belts on a full size rider. Think of it like a shock absorber the longer the length the more room there is to take the impact. If you feel this is not the case and as you stated you have had the blade balanced your next option would be to take the machine to an authorized service center and let them take a look at it. They can check the spindle and make sure it isn't bent or out of balance.

    I have attached a link below to help you find a service center in your area based on your address.

    http://www.weedeater.com/node7833.aspx

    I hope this helps and thanks again for using the Answer Army.

    Greg P.

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    • Greg P.

      Joe,

      Hi and thanks for using the Answer Army to post your question.

      Some vibration is normal for a small machine like this. The belts on these machines are much shorter than the belts on a full size rider. Think of it like a shock absorber the longer the length the more room there is to take the impact. If you feel this is not the case and as you stated you have had the blade balanced your next option would be to take the machine to an authorized service center and let them take a look at it. They can check the spindle and make sure it isn't bent or out of balance.

      I have attached a link below to help you find a service center in your area based on your address.

      http://www.weedeater.com/node7833.aspx

      I hope this helps and thanks again for using the Answer Army.

      Greg P.

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