TROUBLESHOOTING

MOWING CONDITIONS

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

 

 

 

Grass cut higher in center of

Height of mower higher at front

Adjust mower height and attitude so

swath than at edge

than at rear

that mower rear and front are within

 

 

1/2 inch of same height. See instruc-

 

 

tions on page 11.

 

Loose blade

Check blade hardware.

 

 

 

Grass cut lower in center of

Height of mower lower at front

Adjust mower height and attitude so

swath than at edge

than at rear

that mower rear and front are within

 

 

1/2 inch of same height. See instruc-

 

 

tions on page 11.

 

Loose blade

Check blade hardware.

 

 

 

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 keep

 

grass pressed down by path of

engine running at full PTO rpm. Cut-

 

tractor tires

ting lower will help. Adjust tractor tire

 

 

spacing if possible.

 

Dull blades

Sharpen or replace blades.

 

Loose blade

Check blade hardware.

 

 

 

Material discharges from mower

Material too high and too much

Reduce ground speed but maintain

unevenly; bunches of material

material

540 rpm at tractor PTO, or make two

along swath

 

passes over material. Raise mower

 

 

for the first pass and lower for the sec-

 

 

ond and cut 90-degrees to first pass.

 

 

Raise rear of mower high enough to

 

 

permit material discharge, but not so

 

 

high that conditions listed above

 

 

occur.

 

Grass is wet

Allow grass to dry before mowing.

 

 

Slow ground speed of tractor but keep

 

 

engine running at full PTO rpm.

 

 

 

18 Owner Service

MAN0260 (Rev. 1/12/2007)

 

 

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Woods Equipment RDC54, RD72, RD60 manual Troubleshooting, Mowing Conditions

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