Scag Power Equipment SFW36-16BV manual Troubleshooting Cutting Conditions, Condition Cause Cure

Condition

Cause

Cure

Stringers - Occasional

Low engine RPM

Run engine at full RPM

Blades of Uncut Grass

Ground speed too fast

Slow speed to adjust for conditions

Wet grass

Cut grass after it has dried out

Dull blades, incorrect sharpening

Sharpen blades

Deck plugged, grass accumulation

Clean underside of deck

Width of Deck

Belts slipping

Adjust belt tension

SGB020

Streaking - Strips of

Dull, worn blades

Sharpen blades

Uncut Grass in Cutting

Path

Incorrect blade sharpening

Sharpen blades

Low engine RPM

Run engine at full RPM

Belt slipping

Adjust belt tension

Deck plugged, grass accumulation

Clean underside of deck

Ground speed too fast

Slow speed to adjust for conditions

Width of Deck

SGB018

Wet grass

Cut grass after it has dried out

Bent blades

Replace blades

Streaking - Strips of

Uncut Grass Between

Cutting Paths

Width

Width

of

of

Deck

SGB019 Deck