Land Pride AFM4214 Problem Cause Solution Discharge openings, Plugged, Belt slipping, Uneven cut

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Section 8: Troubleshooting

Land Pride

Problem	Cause	Solution
Discharge openings	Belt not installed correctly	Check installation of belt
plugged
	Grass too wet	Wait until grass dries
	Grass too tall	Raise cutting height of mower and cut grass twice
	RPM of tractor too low	Mow at full throttle (540 PTO rpm) Check PTO speed &
		tractor engine
	Ground speed too fast	Shift transmission to a lower gear

!CAUTION

Do not try to clean discharge opening when mower is running. Bodily harm may occur.

Belt slipping	Plugged grooming mower	Unplug and clean mower deck
	Debris in sheave	Remove belt guard shields and clean sheaves
	Low belt spring tension	Retighten spring take-up bolt
	Worn belt	Replace belt
Patches of uncut grass	RPM of tractor too low	Mow at full throttle (540 PTO rpm). Check PTO speed &
		tractor engine.
	Ground speed too fast	Shift transmission to a lower gear
	Blade damaged or dull	Sharpen & balance or replace blade
	Blade rotation wrong	Install correct rotation blade
Gearbox noisy	Low lubricant level	Check lubricant level
Blades scalping grass	Cutting too low	Raise cutting height by adjusting wheels
	Ridges in terrain	Change mowing pattern
	Fast turning speed	Reduce speed on turns
Uneven cut	Ground speed too fast	Shift to a lower gear
	Mower not level	Level mower
	Dull blades	Sharpen blades & balance or replace
Tractor loaded down by	RPM of engine too low	Mow at tractor’s rated PTO RPM (540 PTO RPM)
mower
	Ground speed too fast	Shift to a lower gear
	Debris wrapped around mower spin-	Clean mower
	dles or blades
	Tractor PTO horse power rating too	Raise cutting height of the mower and cut the grass twice.
	low	Shift to a lower gear. Use a tractor with more horsepower
	Blades lift too high	Change to lower lift blades if they will cut the grass satis-
		factorily

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