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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

Width of Deck

 

 

SGB018

Wet grass

Cut grass after it has dried out

 

 

 

Bent blades

Replace blades

Streaking - Strips of

 

 

Uncut Grass Between

 

 

Cutting Paths

 

 

Not enough overlapping between rows Increase the overlap of each pass

Width

Width

of

of

Deck

SGB019 Deck

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Scag Power Equipment STT61V-25KBD manual Troubleshooting Cutting Conditions, Condition Cause Cure