Woods Equipment MX54T, MX61T manual Troubleshooting, Mowing Conditions, Operation, Continued

TROUBLESHOOTING

MOWING CONDITIONS

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
Grass cut higher in center	Height of mower higher at front than	Adjust mower height and attitude so that
of swath than at edge	at the rear	mower is 3/8-inch lower in the front than the
		rear. See Adjust Mower Deck (Figure 27 &
		Figure 29), page 26 and page 28.
	Loose blade or blade spindle	Check hardware.
Grass cut lower in center	Height of mower lower at front than	Adjust mower height and attitude so that
of swath than at edge	at the rear	mower is 3/8-inch lower in the front than the
		rear. See Adjust Mower Deck, page 26.
	Loose blade or blade spindle	Check hardware.
Streaking conditions in	Conditions too wet for mowing	Allow grass to dry before mowing.
swath	Blades unable to cut that part of	Slow ground speed of power unit but keep
	grass pressed down by path of	engine running at full rpm. Cutting lower will
	deck casters	help.
	Dull blades	Sharpen or replace blades.
	Loose blade or blade spindle	Check hardware.
Material discharges from	Material too high and too much	Reduce ground speed but maintain full engine
mower unevenly; bunches	material	rpm, or make two passes over material. Raise
of material along swath		mower for the first pass and lower for the
		second and cut 90 degrees to first pass.
	Conditions too wet for mowing	Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Uneven cut or poor grass	Worn, bent or loose blade(s)	Replace blade(s). Tighten blades.
discharge	Mower deck not level	Level mower deck. See Adjust Mower Side-
		to-Side, page 27.
	Buildup of grass, leaves, and trash	Clean underside of mower.
	under mower
	Bent spindle shaft	Replace spindle shaft.
	Engine speed too slow	Run throttle at full RPM.
	Travel speed too fast	Slow ground speed.
	Conditions too wet for mowing	Allow grass to dry before mowing.
	Low/uneven tire pressure	Check tires for proper air pressure.
	Blades improperly installed	Reinstall blades with sharp edge down.
	Deck out of adjustment	Adjust deck. See Adjust Mower Deck,
		page 26.
Mower blades will not rotate	Obstruction in clutch mechanism	Remove obstruction.
	Worn/damaged mower PTO belts	Replace belts.
	Frozen idler pulley	Replace pulley.
	Frozen blade spindle	Replace spindle.
	Wiring harness not hooked up	Connect wiring harness (PowerTilt), page 24.
Dandelion seed heads are	Material is being bent over too far to	Remove baffle extensions from front baffle.
not being cut	be cut with the blades	Reduce ground speed.	(Continued)

MAN0253 (Rev. 3/10/2007) Operation 13