
OPERATION
OPERATION
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 | TROUBLESHOOTING | 
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| PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REMEDY | 
| STREAKING | Slow Blade Speed | Operate PTO at 540 RPM. | 
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 | Worn Blade Tips | Replace with Genuine RHINO | 
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 | Blades. See your Rhino dealer. | 
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 | Dull Blades | Sharpen blades uniformly. | 
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 | Blades unable to cut that part | Slow ground speed of tractor but | 
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 | of grass pressed down by path | keep engine running at full PTO rpm. | 
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 | of tractor tires or casters | Cutting slower will help. | 
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 | Mowing Too Fast | Slow down until cured. | 
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 | Drive Belt Loose | Tighten per instructions. | 
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 | Belt Glazed/Slipping | Apply belt dressing or replace | 
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 | with special RHINO belt. | 
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 | Blade Loose on Spindle | Tighten blade bolt securely. | 
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 | (Note: Left Hand threads | 
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 | Torque to 150 ft. lbs.) | 
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 | Conditions too wet for mowing | Allow grass to dry before mowing. | 
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| MATERIAL DISCHARGES | Material too high and too much | Reduce ground speed but maintain | 
| FROM MOWER UNEVENLY, material | 540 rpm at tractor PTO, or make two | |
| BUNCHES MATERIAL | 
 | passes over material. Raise the mower | 
| ALONG SWATH | 
 | for the first pass and lower to desired | 
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 | height for the second and cut at 90 deg. | 
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 | to first pass. Raise rear of mower high | 
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 | enough to permit material to discharge, | 
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 | but not so high that conditions listed | 
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 | above occur. | 
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 | Belt Slipping | Tighten or replace with special | 
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 | RHINO belt. | 
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 | Grass Wet | Allow grass to dry before mowing. | 
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 | Slow ground speed of tractor but | 
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 | keep engine running at full PTO rpm. | 
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 | Cutting lower will help. | 
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| HEAVY VIBRATION | Too high blade speed | Do not exceed 540 PTO RPM. | 
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 | Broken/bent Blade | Replace with genuine RHINO | 
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 | Blades. See your RHINO dealer. | 
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 | Worn/Unbalanced Blade | Grind uniformly, rebalance or replace. | 
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 | Bent/Broken Sheave | Replace parts. | 
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 | Trash Hung on Blade | Clean off blade. | 
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| BELT SLIPPING | Belt loose | Tighten or replace with Special | 
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 | RHINO belt. | 
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 | Belt Glazed | Use belt dressing or replace. | 
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 | Oil on belt | Clean or replace | 
| Turf Flex  | Operation Section  | 
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