Blue Diamond® Attachments
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Disc Mulcher
3/31/2020
2020
Troubleshooting
Problem
Cause
Resolution
Mulcher bogs down
Deck is not properly
leveled
& m
aterial is
balling under deck
Refer to leveling
instructions found in this
manual.
Dull Teeth
Refer
t
o
c
utting
disk
manual.
Ground speed too fast
Slow down ground speed.
Mulcher speed too slow
Raise engine RPMs or
investigate other low oil
flow problem
Vibration felt when
running mulcher
Missing,
l
oose, damaged or
unbalanced cutting
d
isk
Replace teeth with new or
re-sharpened and equally
balanced teeth.
Damaged
d
isk
Refer
t
o
disk
m
anual
Gearbox loose on deck
Tighten & torque gearbox
mounting bolts. Replace
bolts if
t
hey are damaged.
Cutting height
t
oo low for
cutting in sandy or rocky
soils
Raise mulcher height.
Teeth get dull
t
oo quickly
Teeth have contacted
solid objects (rocks, steel
pipes, etc.)
Clear
c
utting area of
s
olid
objects before hitting
them, or raise the cutter
height
t
o clear exposed
rock surfaces.
Teeth breaking
Excessive shock loads
Avoid hitting solid objects
(rock, steel pipes,
l
arge
tree stumps, etc.).
Hydraulic oil
l
evel goes
down during operation
Lea
k a
t mulcher motor or
other plumbing
Investigate & repair
Leaks in skid steer
hydraulic system
Investigate & repair
Motor seal leak
Cutter run without
c
ase
drain connected to skid
steer.
Disk does not spin when
flow is activated
No oil
f
low
Confirm
t
hat quick
disconnects are fully
seated in their
m
ating
connector.
Chec
k t
hat skid steer
auxiliary
c
ircuit is
activating.
Motor or drive shaft
f
ailed
Call your
d
ealer
f
or
f
urther
recommendations.