Scag Power Equipment STC48V-26BS, STC52V-23BV, STC61V-23BV Troubleshooting Cutting Conditions

Section 5

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	Beltsslipping	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
	Beltslipping	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
SGB018
Streaking - Strips of	Not enough overlapping	Increase the overlap of each
Uncut Grass Between	between rows	pass
Cutting Paths

Width	Width
of	of
Deck	SGB019 Deck

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