Table of Contents
Section 7: Troubleshooting
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Oil seal leaking | Gearbox overfilled | Drain to side plug hole | |
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| Seals damaged | Replace seals | |
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| Grass or wire wrapped on | Check seal areas daily | |
| shaft in seal area |
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Driveline yoke or cross failing | Shock load | Avoid hitting solid objects | |
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| Needs lubrication | Lubricate every 8 hours | |
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Driveline | Scalping the ground | Raise cutting height | |
clutch slipping |
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Cutting too fast | Reduce travel speed | ||
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| PTO being engaged too | Slowly engage PTO at low engine rpm | |
| fast at high engine rpm |
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| Cutting over solid objects | Avoid solid objects | |
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Bent Driveline (NOTE: driveline should | Contacting frame | Reduce lift height in transport position | |
be repaired or replaced if bent) |
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Contacting drawbar | Reposition drawbar | ||
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| Bottoming out | Shorten driveline | |
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Driveline | Shock load | Avoid hitting solid objects | |
telescoping tube failing |
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Driveline | Needs lubrication | Lubricate every 20 hours | |
telescoping tube wearing |
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Blades wearing excessively | Cutting on | Raise cutting height | |
| sandy ground |
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| Contacting | Raise cutting height | |
| ground frequently |
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Blades breaking | Hitting solid objects | Avoid hitting solid objects | |
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| Blades hitting each other | Blade carriers need to be timed | |
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Blades coming loose | Blades not | Tighten blade hardware (refer to | |
| tightened properly | “Service Cutting Blades” on page 18) | |
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| Improper deck attitude | Lower front of deck (see page 14) | |
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Blade carrier becomes loose | Running loose in the past | Replace gearbox output shaft and blade carrier | |
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| Blade carrier hardware not | Tighten to specified torque | |
| tight enough |
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Blade bolt holes worn | Blade hardware running loose | Replace blades and blade bolts if worn | |
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Blade carrier bent | Hitting solid objects | Avoid hitting solid objects and replace blade carrier | |
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Excessive side skid wear | Cutting height not level | Adjust cutter height | |
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| Soil abrasive | Adjust cutter height | |
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| Cutting too low | Adjust cutter height | |
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Tailwheel support failing | Lowering too fast | Adjust rate of drop | |
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| Hitting objects when turning | Reduce speed on turns | |
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26 RCS3596, RCSM3596, RCS3510 & RCSM3510 Series Rotary Cutters | 6/26/06 |
