Scag Power Equipment SWZV Section TROUBLESHOOTING CUTTING CONDITIONS, Condition, Cause, Cure

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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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