Land Pride DM36 Series manual Troubleshooting, Table of Contents

Land Pride

Section 7 Troubleshooting

Table of Contents

Problem	Cause	Solution
Not cutting clean	Dull Blades.	Replace blades.
	Mower not level.	Adjust machine.
	Ground speed too fast.	Reduce ground speed.
	Blades locked back.	Free blades.
Streaking conditions in swath	Conditions too wet for cutting.	Allow grass to dry before cutting. Slow ground
		speed of tractor but keep engine running at
		full PTO rpm.
	Dull blades.	Sharpen or replace blades.
	Wet mud build-up between skid shoes	Clean area between skids. Raise cutting
		height.
Gearbox noisy	Rough gears.	Run in or gear failure.
	Worn bearing.	Replace bearing.
Gearbox leaking	Damaged oil seal.	Replace seal.
	Bent shaft.	Replace oil seal and shaft.
	Oil seal not sealing in the housing.	Replace seal or use a sealant on OD of seal.
	Oil level too high.	Drain oil to proper level.
	Gasket damaged.	Replace gasket.
	Bolts loose.	Tighten bolts.
Uneven stubble	Too much tilt on cutter bar.	Reduce tilt.
	Low PTO speed.	Increase engine speed to run PTO at 540
		rpm.
	Blades not installed correctly.	Make sure that the arrow on the knife upper
		face is pointing in the direction of rotation of
		the disc.
	Low disc speed.	Check belt for correct tension.
	Dull or broken blades.	Replace blades.
Stubble too long	Incorrect angle on cutter bar.	Change cutter bar angle using tractor top link.
	Insufficient cutter bar down pressure.	Adjust compensating spring tension.
Soil built up in front of cutter bar	Very wet conditions	Adjust main frame height by shortening safety
		chain as necessary.
	Too much cutter bar down pressure	Adjust compensating spring tension.
Machine breaking back too easily	Insufficient tension on break-away	Tighten break-away spring.
	spring washers.

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