Woods Equipment L59KR17-1 manual Troubleshooting, Mowing Conditions

TROUBLESHOOTING

MOWING CONDITIONS

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
Grass cut lower in center of swath	Height of cutter lower at rear or	Adjust cutter height and attitude
than at edge	front	so that cutter rear and front are
		within 1/2" of same height. See
		instructions.
	Loose blade	Check clamping cup washers.
		Replace if flat or not holding.
Grass cut lower in center of swath	Height of mower lower at rear	Adjust mower height and attitude
than at edge	than at front	so that mower rear and front are
		within 1/2" of same height.
	Loose blade	Check clamping cup washers.
		Replace if flat or not holding.
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 engine running at full PTO
	tractor tires, gauge rollers or cast-	rpm. Cutting lower will help.
	ers	Under some conditions it is
		impossible to pick up and cut
		grass pressed down by tires.
	Dull blades	Sharpen or replace blades.
	Loose blade	Check clamping cup washers.
		Replace if flat or not holding.
Material discharges from mower	Material too high and too much	Reduce ground speed but main-
unevenly; bunches of material	material	tain full rpm at tractor PTO, or
along swath		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 listed above
		occur.
	Grass wet	Allow grass to dry before mowing.
		Slow ground speed of tractor but
		keep engine running at full PTO
		RPM. Cutting lower will help.
	Rear of cutter too low, trapping	Adjust cutter height and attitude.
	material under cutter
Erratic mower operation; mower	Belt slippage	See Belt Trouble Shooting.
slows down without tractor engine
slowing

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