Section 5
TROUBLESHOOTING CUTTING CONDITIONS
CONDITION | CAUSE | CURE |
Stringers - Occasional | Low engine RPM | Run engine at full RPM |
Blades of Uncut |
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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 |
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Streaking - Strips of | Dull, worn blades | Sharpen blades |
Uncut Grass in Cutting |
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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 |
| Wet grass | Cut grass after it has dried out |
Width of Deck | Bent blades | Replace blades |
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SGB018 |
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Streaking - Strips of | Not enough overlapping | Increase the overlap of each |
Uncut Grass Between | between rows | pass |
Cutting Paths |
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Width | Width |
of | of |
Deck | SGB019 Deck |
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