Land Pride RCR1884 manual Troubleshooting, Table of Contents

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Section 7: Troubleshooting

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Table of Contents

Section 7: Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Oil seal leaking

Gearbox overfilled

Drain to side plug hole

 

 

 

 

Seals damaged

Replace seals

 

 

 

 

Grass or wire wrapped on

Check seal areas daily

 

shaft in seal area

 

 

 

 

Driveline yoke or cross failing

Shock load

Avoid hitting solid objects

 

 

 

 

Needs lubrication

Lubricate every 8 hours

 

 

 

Driveline

Scalping the ground

Raise cutting height

clutch slipping

 

 

 

Cutting too fast

Reduce travel speed

 

 

 

 

PTO being engaged too

Slowly engage PTO at low engine rpm

 

fast at high engine rpm

 

 

 

 

 

Cutting over solid objects

Avoid solid objects

 

 

 

Bent Driveline (NOTE: driveline should

Contacting frame

Reduce lift height in transport position

be repaired or replaced if bent)

 

 

Contacting drawbar

Reposition drawbar

 

 

 

 

 

Bottoming out

Shorten driveline

 

 

 

 

Binding up

Not lubricating enough

 

 

 

Driveline

Shock load

Avoid hitting solid objects

telescoping tube failing

 

 

 

 

 

Driveline

Needs lubrication

Lubricate every 20 hours

telescoping tube wearing

 

 

 

 

 

Blades wearing excessively

Cutting on

Raise cutting height

 

sandy ground

 

 

 

 

 

Contacting

Raise cutting height

 

ground frequently

 

 

 

 

Blades breaking

Hitting solid objects

Avoid hitting solid objects

 

 

 

Blades coming loose

Blades not

Tighten blade hardware (refer to

 

tightened properly

“Cutter Blade Maintenance” on page 24

 

 

 

 

Improper deck attitude

Lower front of deck, see page 14

 

 

 

Blade carrier becomes loose

Running loose in the past

Replace gearbox output shaft and blade carrier

 

 

 

 

Blade carrier hardware not

Tighten to specified torque

 

tight enough

 

 

 

 

Blade bolt holes worn

Blade hardware running loose

Replace blades and blade bolts if worn

 

 

 

Blade carrier bent

Hitting solid objects

Avoid hitting solid objects and replace blade carrier

 

 

 

Excessive side skid wear

Cutting height not level

Adjust cutter height

 

 

 

 

Soil abrasive

Adjust cutter height

 

 

 

 

Cutting too low

Adjust cutter height

 

 

 

Tail wheel support failing

Lowering too fast

Adjust rate of drop

 

 

 

 

Hitting objects when turning

Reduce speed on turns

 

 

 

9/24/08

RCR1884 Series Rotary Cutters 312-880M

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Land Pride RCR1884 manual Troubleshooting, Table of Contents