Scag Power Equipment SFZ36-20BS Scalping Blades Hitting, Dirt or CuttingVery Close To the Ground

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Section 5

TROUBLESHOOTING CUTTING CONDITIONS (CONT'D)

Condition

Cause

Cure

Scalping - Blades Hitting

Low tire pressures

Check and adjust pressures

Dirt or CuttingVery Close

 

 

to the Ground

Ground speed too fast

Slow speed to adjust for conditions

 

 

 

May need to reduce ground speed, raise

 

Cutting too low

cutting height, change direction of cut,

 

 

and/or change pitch and level

 

 

May need to reduce ground speed, raise

 

Rough terrain

cutting height, and/or change direction

 

 

of cut

Width of Deck

Ground speed too fast

Slow speed to adjust for conditions

 

SGB022

 

 

 

Wet grass

Cut grass after it has dried out

Step Cut - Ridge in Center

Blades not mounted evenly

Adjust pitch and level

of Cutting path

 

 

 

Bent blade

Replace blade

 

Internal spindle failure

See your authorized SCAG dealer

 

Mounting of spindle incorrect

See your authorized SCAG dealer

Width of Deck

 

 

SGB024

 

 

Slope Cut - Sloping Ridges

Bent spindle mounting area

See your authorized SCAG dealer

Across Width of Cutting

 

 

Path

Internal spindle failure

See your authorized SCAG dealer

 

Bent deck housing

See your authorized SCAG dealer

Width of Deck

SGB025

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