Woods Equipment L306 K50 manual Trouble Shooting Mowing Conditions

TROUBLE SHOOTING

MOWING CONDITIONS

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CLAUSE	SOLUTION
Grass cut higher in center of swath	Height of mower higher at rear	Check cutting height adjustment.
than at edge	than at front
	Loose blade	Check clamping cup washers. If
		flat or not holding, replace.
Grass cut lower in center of swath	Height of mower lower at rear than	Adjust mower height and attitude
than at edge	at front	so that mower rear and front are
		within 1/2" of same height.
	Loose blade	Check clamping cup washers. If
		flat or not holding, replace.
Streaking conditions in swath	Conditions too wet for mowing,	Allow grass to dry before mowing.
	blades unable to cut that part of	Slow ground speed of tractor but
	grass pressed down by path of	keep PTO running at 1000 rpm.
	tractor tires	Cutting lower will help. Under
		some conditions it is impossible to
		pick up and cut grass pressed
		down by tires.
	Dull blades	Sharpen or replace blades.
	Loose blades	Check clamping cup washers. If
		flat or not holding, replace.
Material discharges from mower	Material too high or too much	Reduce ground speed but operate
unevenly, bunches of material	material	tractor PTO at 1000 rpm maxi-
along swath		mum, or make two passes over
		material. Raise mower for first
		pass. Lower to desired height for
		second and cut at 90° to first pass.
		Raise rear of mower high enough
		to permit material to discharge, but
		not so high that conditions above
		occur.
	Grass wet	Allow grass to dry before mowing.
		Slow ground speed of tractor but
		keep PTO running at 1000 rpm.
		Cutting lower will help.
	Clippings packed to underside of	Remove clippings and clean
	mower	underside of mower.
Erratic mower operation or mower	Belt slippage	See belt trouble shooting.
slows down without tractor engine
slowing
Scalping	Mowing too slow	Raise cutting height.
	Skids too high	Adjust skids. Install front roller.

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