Scag Power Equipment SWZ52V-17KAI manual Troubleshooting Cutting Conditions, Condition Cause Cure

Section 5 R

TROUBLESHOOTING CUTTING CONDITIONS

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

Not enough overlapping between rows Increase the overlap of each pass

Width	Width
of	of
Deck	SGB019 Deck

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