TROUBLESHOOTING CUTTING CONDITIONS

CONDITION

CAUSE

CURE

Uneven Cut on Flat

Lift worn off of blade

Replace blade

Ground - Wavy

 

 

High-Low

Blade upside down

Mount with cutting edge toward

Appearance,

 

ground

Scalloped Cut, or

 

 

Rough Contour

Deck plugged, grass accumulation

Clean underside of deck

 

Too much blade angle (deck pitch)

Adjust pitch and level

 

Deck mounted improperly

See your authorized SCAG dealer

 

Bent spindle area

See your authorized SCAG dealer

 

Dull blade

Sharpen blade

Width of Deck

 

 

SGB020

 

 

Uneven Cut on

Uneven ground

May need to reduce ground speed,

Uneven Ground -

 

raise cutting height, and/or change

Wavy Appearance,

 

direction of cut

High-Low Scalloped

 

 

Cut, or Rough Contour

 

 

Width of Deck

 

 

SGB021

 

 

Sloping Ridge Across

Tire pressures not equal

Check and adjust tire pressure

Width of Cutting Path

 

 

 

Wheels uneven

Check and adjust tire pressure

 

Deck mounted incorrectly

See your authorized SCAG dealer

Width of Deck

SGB023

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