
Section 5
TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT'D)
CONDITION | CAUSE  | CURE  | 
Scalping - Blades  | Low tire pressures  | Check and adjust pressures  | 
Hitting Dirt or  | Ground speed too fast  | 
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Cutting Very Close to  | Slow speed to adjust for conditions  | |
the Ground | 
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  | Cutting too low | May need to reduce ground speed,  | 
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  | raise cutting height, change direction  | 
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  | of cut, and/or change pitch and level  | 
  | Rough terrain  | May need to reduce ground speed,  | 
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  | raise cutting height, and/or change  | 
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  | direction of cut  | 
  | Ground speed too fast  | Slow speed to adjust for conditions  | 
Width of Deck  | Wet grass  | Cut grass after it has dried out  | 
SGB022  | 
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Step Cut - Ridge  | Blades not mounted evenly  | Adjust pitch and level  | 
in Center of | 
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Cutting path | Bent blade  | Replace blade  | 
  | Internal spindle failure  | See your authorized SCAG dealer  | 
  | Mounting of spindle incorrect  | See your authorized SCAG dealer  | 
Width of Deck  | 
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SGB024  | 
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Slope Cut - Sloping  | Bent spindle mounting area  | See your authorized SCAG dealer  | 
Ridges Across Width | 
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of Cutting Path | Internal spindle failure  | See your authorized SCAG dealer  | 
  | Bent deck housing  | See your authorized SCAG dealer  | 
 Width of Deck
SGB025
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