TROUBLESHOOTING
MOWING CONDITIONS
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
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Grass cut lower in center of swath | Height of cutter lower at rear or | Adjust cutter height and attitude so |
than at edge | front | that cutter rear and front are within |
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| 1/2" of same height. See Cutting |
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| Height Adjustment, page 15. |
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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 by path of tractor | keep engine running at full PTO |
| tires | rpm. Cutting lower will help. |
| Dull blades | Sharpen or replace blades. |
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Material discharges from cutter | Material too high and too much | Reduce ground speed but |
unevenly; bunches of material | material | maintain 540 rpm at tractor PTO or |
along swath |
| make two passes over material. |
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| Raise cutter for the first pass and |
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| lower to desired height for the |
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| second and cut at 90° to first pass. |
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| Raise rear of cutter high enough to |
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| permit material to discharge but |
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| not so high to cause conditions |
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| listed above. |
| Grass wet | Allow grass to dry before mowing. |
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| Slow ground speed of tractor but |
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| keep engine running at full PTO |
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| rpm. Cutting lower will help. |
| Rear of cutter too low, trapping | Adjust cutter height and attitude. |
| material under cutter |
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Cutter will not cut all the time | Slip clutch slipping | Adjust slip clutch according to |
(Slip clutch drive only) |
| instructions in SLIP CLUTCH |
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| ADJUSTMENT, page 18. |
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MAN0680 (11/3/2007) | Troubleshooting 21 |
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