TROUBLE SHOOTING
MOWING CONDITIONS
Problem | Possible Cause |
Grass cut lower in center | Height of mower lower at rear |
of swath than at edge | or front |
Streaking conditions in | Conditions too wet for mowing |
swath |
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| Blades unable to cut that part |
| of grass pressed down by |
| path of tractor tires |
| Dull blades |
Material discharges from | Material too high and too |
mower unevenly; | much material |
bunches of material along |
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swath |
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Solution
Adjust mower height and attitude so that mower rear and front are within 1/2" of same height. See instructions on page 14.
Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Slow ground speed of tractor but keep engine running at full PTO rpm. Cutting lower will help.
Sharpen or replace blades.
Reduce ground speed but maintain 2,000 rpm at tractor PTO, or make two passes over material. Raise the mower for the first pass and lower to desired height for the second and cut at 90" to first pass. Raise rear of mower high enough to permit mate- rial to discharge, but not so high that condi- tions listed above occur.
Grass wet | Allow grass to dry before mowing. Slow |
| ground speed of tractor but keep engine |
| running at full PTO rpm. Cutting lower will |
| help. |
Rear of mower too low, trap- ping material under mower
Adjust mower height and attitude. See in- structions on page 14.
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