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

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 9.
	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 9.
	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 (8/6/2004)