Alamo Eagle 20, Eagle 14 manual Alamo Group Inc

OPERATION

OPERATION

Clutch Slips Excessively	Clutch linings badly worn or	Repair clutch per maintenance
	plates warped.	section of manuals.
	Too much power for clutch.	Reduce ground speed and material
	intake.
	Oil on facings.	Replace facings.
	Friction facings glazed.	Clean with emery cloth.
Blade Wears Too Fast	Cutting in sandy conditions.	Increase cutting height.
	Cutting in rocky conditions.	Increase cutting height.
	Soft "will fit" blades.	Use genuine Alamo Industrial HT
		blades.
Hydraulic Cylinder Will	Not enough pressure.	Check pressure.
not Operate	Valve not connected properly.	Re-plumb valve.
	Quick coupler not completely	Complete connection.
	connected.
Oil Squirting from	Oil leaking by piston ring.	Do not carry cutter on cylinder. hole
Breather Vent
	(A small amount of leakage is	(Use stroke collars)
	normal)
	Piston "O" ring worn	Replace piston "O" ring.
	Cylinder wall scored or pitted.	Replace cylinder.
	Wrong piston ring on piston.	Use correct piston rings.
Not Cutting Clean	Blades dull.	Sharpen or replace blades.
	Blade rotation incorrect.	Use correct blade for carrier rotation.
	Carrier RPM too low.	Use correct PTO speed and
	check for correct gear box ratio.
	Cutter not level.	Adjust machine.
	Tires mashing down grass.	Move tires out of cutter overlap
		area. Minimum 60" inside tires.

	Ground speed too fast.
	Blades locked back.
	Blades riding up due to blade
	bolt wear.
Streaking Conditions	Conditions too wet for cutting.
in Swath	Blades unable to cut that part of
	grass pressed down by path of
	tractor tires.

Reduce ground speed.

Free blades.

Replace blade bolts.

Allow grass to dry before cutting. Slow ground speed of tractor but keep engine running at full PTO rpm. Move rear tires as wide as possible so wing blades will pick up grass.

		Dull Blades.	Sharpen or replace blades.
		Height of cutter lower at rear	See Cutting Height Instructions.
		or front.
Eagle	20 03/09	Operation Section 4-50
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