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TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON CUTTING PROBLEMS | |||||||
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Streaking. | 1. | Blades are not sharp. |
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| 1. | Sharpen your blades. | |
| 2. | Blades are worn down to far. | 2. | Replace your blades. | |||
| 3. | Engine speed is too slow. |
| 3. | Always mow at full throttle. | ||
| 4. | Ground speed is too fast. |
| 4. | Slow down. | ||
| 5. | Deck is plugged with grass | 5. | Clean out the mower. | |||
| 6. | Not overlapping cutting rows | 6. | Overlap your cutting rows. | |||
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| 7. | Not overlapping enough when | 7. | When turning your effective cutting width | |||
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Scalping. | 1. | Lawn is uneven or bumpy. | 1. | Roll or level the lawn. | |||
| 2. | Mower deck cutting height is | 2. | Raise the cutting height. | |||
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| 3. | Ground speed is too fast. |
| 3. | Slow down. | ||
| 4. | Deck is not leveled correctly. | 4. | Correctly level the deck. | |||
| 5. | Tire pressure is low or uneven | 5. | Check and inflate the tires. | |||
Stepped Cutting. | 1. | Deck is not leveled correctly. | 1. | Level the deck correctly. | |||
| 2. | Tires are not properly inflated. | 2. | Check and inflate the tires. | |||
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| 3. | Blades are damaged. |
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| 3. | Replace the blades. | |
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| 4. | Repair or replace the deck. | |
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| 5. | Mower spindle is bent | l | ose. | 5. | Repair r replace the spindle. | |
| 6. | Blades are installed inc | ectly. | 6. | Re nstall the blades correctly. | ||
Uneven Cutting. | 1. | Deck is not leveled c | rrectly. | 1. | Level the deck correctly. | ||
| 2.NotBlades a e dull w rn. |
| 2. | Sharpen or replace the blades. | |||
| 3. | Blades a e damaged. |
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| 3. | Replace the blades. | |
| 4. | Deck is clogged with grass | 4. | Clean out the deck. | |||
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| 5. | D | ck sh ll is damaged. |
| 5. | Repair or replace the deck. | |
| 6. | Mow r spindle is bent or loose. | 6. | Repair or replace the spindle. | |||
| 7. | Blades are installed incorrectly. | 7. | Reinstall the blades correctly. | |||
| 8. | Tires are not properly inflated. | 8. | Check and inflate the tires. | |||
Stingers. | 1. | Blades are not sharp or nicked. | 1. | Sharpen your blades. | |||
| 2. | Blades are worn down too far. | 2. | Replace your blades. | |||
| 3. | Engine speed is too slow. |
| 3. | Always mow at full throttle. | ||
| 4. | Ground speed is too fast. |
| 4. | Slow down. | ||
| 5. | Deck is plugged with grass. | 5. | Clean out the mower. | |||
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