1.62 | GRASS CUTTING FAULTS | 1.62 |
GRASS CUTTING FAULTS
FAULT | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REMEDY |
Areas of uncut grass at point of overlap between cutting cylinders.
Turning too tightly.
Mower sliding sideways when travelling across face of a slope.
One end of cutterhead out of ground contact caused by:
-Poorly routed hoses or wrongly positioned hydraulic adaptors.
-Pivot pins seizing.
-Grass build up under cutterhead.
Reduce turning radius.
Mow up/down slope.
Reroute hoses/reposition hydraulic adaptors.
Free off and grease pivot pins.
Remove grass.
Ridge lines in the cut across the direction of travel over full width.
Forward speed too high. | Reduce forward speed. |
Cylinder speed too slow. | Increase mower engine speed. |
Height of cut too low. | Raise height of cut. |
Ridge lines in | the cut | Cylinder is running slow. | Refer |
grass across the direc- |
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Step in cut grass height at point of overlap between cutting cylin- ders.
Inconsistent height of cut setting on one cylinder.
Raise/Lower position control not in float position.
One end of cutterhead out of ground contact caused by:
-Poorly routed hoses or wrongly positioned hydraulic adaptors.
-Pivot pins seizing.
-Grass build up under cutterhead.
Check and readjust height of cut setting.
Operate position control to float position.
Reroute hoses/reposition hydraulic adaptors.
Free off and grease pivot pins.
Remove grass.
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