Section 5

TROUBLESHOOTING CUTTING CONDITIONS

CONDITION

CAUSE

CURE

Stringers - Occasional

Low engine RPM

Run engine at full RPM

Blades of Uncut

 

 

Grass

Ground speed too fast

Slow speed to adjust for conditions

 

Wet grass

Cut grass after it has dried out

 

Dull blades, incorrect sharpening

Sharpen blades

 

Deck plugged, grass accumulation

Clean underside of deck

Width of Deck

Belts slipping

Adjust belt tension

SGB020

 

 

Streaking - Strips of

Dull, worn blades

Sharpen blades

Uncut Grass in Cutting

 

 

Path

Incorrect blade sharpening

Sharpen blades

 

Low engine RPM

Run engine at full RPM

 

Belt slipping

Adjust belt tension

 

Deck plugged, grass accumulation

Clean underside of deck

 

Ground speed too fast

Slow speed to adjust for conditions

 

Wet grass

Cut grass after it has dried out

Width of Deck

Bent blades

Replace blades

 

SGB018

 

 

Streaking - Strips of

Not enough overlapping

Increase the overlap of each

Uncut Grass Between

between rows

pass

Cutting Paths

 

 

Width

Width

of

of

Deck

SGB019 Deck

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Scag Power Equipment SCR manual Troubleshooting Cutting Conditions, Condition Cause Cure