OPERATION
13. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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Excessive Vibration | 1. | Check for loose nuts on | Tighten if loose. | ||
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| bladeholder and blades. |
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| 2. | Check to see if blades are | Free Blades so they | |
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| free swinging. | swing. | ||
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| 3. | Check for even wear on each | Weigh Blades. | |
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| blade tip. Were both blades | Weight should be | ||
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| changed at the same time? | within 1 oz. | ||
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| Always replace | |
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| both blades. | |
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| 4. | Blade broken. | Replace blades, in set. | |
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| 5. | Blade carrier bent. | Replace carrier. | |
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| 6. | Blade hub not properly | Remove hub, check tapered shaft, | |
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| clean and replace. | |
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| 7. | New blade or bolts matched | Replace blades or bolts | |
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| with worn blade or bolts. | in sets. | ||
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Not Cutting Clean | 1. | Blades dull. | Sharpen or replace | ||
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| blades. | |
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| 2. | Carrier RPM too low. | Hydraulic flow of mower motor | |
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| power unit output are not compatible. | |
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| See operation section of mower and | |
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| skid steer for hydraulic specifications | |
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| 3. | Ground speed too fast. | Reduce ground speed by | |
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| shifting to a lower | |
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| gear. | |
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| 4. | Blades locked back. | Free blades. | |
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| 5. | Blades riding up due to | Replace blade bolts. | |
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| blade bolt wear or loose |
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| bolts. |
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Streaking Conditions | 1. | Conditions too wet for | Allow grass to dry | ||
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| cutting. | before cutting. Slow | ||
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| ground speed of | |
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| tractor but keep engine | |
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| running at full PTO rpm. | |
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| Cutting lower may help. | |
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| 2. | Dull blades. | Sharpen or replace blades. | |
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| 3. | Height of cutter lower at | See Cutting Height | |
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| rear or front. | Instructions. | ||
SL60 03/08 |
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