Alamo SR14, SR20 manual Operation, Trouble Shooting, Possible Cause, Possible Remedy

OPERATION

		TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE	POSSIBLE CAUSE		POSSIBLE REMEDY
Oil Squirting from Breather Vent	1.	Oil leaking by piston ring. (A	Do not carry cutter on cylinder.
Hole	small amount of leakage is		(Use stroke collars)
	normal)
	2.	Piston "O" ring worn.	Replace piston "O" ring.
	3.	Cylinder wall scored or	Replace cylinder.
	pitted.		Use correct piston rings.
	4.	Wrong piston ring on piston.
Not Cutting Clean	1.	Blades dull.	Sharpen or replace blades.
			Use correct blade for carrier
	2.	Blade rotation incorrect.	rotation.
			Use correct PTO speed and
	3.	Carrier RPM too low.	check for correct gear box ratio.
	4.	Cutter not level.	Adjust machine.
			Move tires out of cutter overlap
	5.	Tires mashing down grass.	area. Minimum 60" inside tires.
	6.	Ground speed too fast.	Reduce ground speed.
			Free blades.
	7.	Blades locked back.
			Replace blade bolts.

8.Blades riding up due to blade bolt wear.

OPERATION

Streaking Conditions In Swath

1. Conditions too wet for cutting. Blades unable to cut that part of grass pressed down by path of tractor tires.

2. Dull Blades.

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.

Sharpen or replace blades.

See Cutting Height Instructions.

3. Height of cutter lower at rear or front.

SR14/SR20 10/03 Operation Section 4-43

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