Belt Slipping
1. Tighten or replace with correct
specified belt.
2. Use belt dressing or replace it.
3. Clean or replace.
4. Slow tractor’s ground speed but
maintain 540 RPM PTO speed.
Cut grass twice. Raise the mower for
the first pass and lower to the desired
cutting height for the second and cut
at 90 degrees to the first pass.
Cut a partial swath only.
5. Clean lubricant from belt and sheaves
with a clean rag. Replace oil soaked
belts. Be sure to follow operator’s
manual recommendations.
6. Check belt for free travel in sheaves.
Check under mower deck and
spindles for debris or other foreign
material and remove if any is present.
1. Belt loose
2. Belt glazed
3. Oil on belt
4. Mower is overloading, grass is
too tall or heavy
5. Oil on belt from over lubrication
6. Belt hung or rubbing
1. Replace it with correct specified belt.
2. Inspect all sheave grooves for rust,
paint or other foreign material.
Remove these if present.
3. Replace with correct specified sheave.
1. Damaged belt
2. Foreign object in sheave groove
3. Worn sheave groove
Belt rollover
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Heavy vibration
1 . Do not exceed 540 RPM PTO speed.
2. Replace with correct specified blade.
3. Grind blade uniformly or replace.
4. Replace with correct specified part.
5. Clean off blade.
1. Blade speed is too fast
2. Broken/bent blade
3. Worn/unbalanced blade
4. Bent/broken sheave
5. Debris caught on blade
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