Toro TM5490, Operator'S Manual

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GRASS CUTTING FAULTS
FAULT POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
Areas of uncut grass at
point of overlap between
cutting cylinders
Turning too tightly Reduce turning radius
Mower sliding sideways when
travelling across face of slope
Mow up/down slope
One end of cutterhead out of ground contact
caused by:
- Poorly routed hoses or wrongly
positioned hydraulic adaptors
Reroute hoses/reposition hydraulic adaptors
- Pivot pins seizing Free off and grease pivot points
- Grass build up under cutterhead Remove grass
Ridge lines in the cut
across the direction of
travel over full width
of cut
Forward speed too high Reduce forward speed
Cylinder speed too slow
Increase tractor engine speed
Height of cut too low Raise height of cut
Ridge lines in the cut
grass across the
direction of travel over
cutting width of one
cylinder
Cylinder is running slow Refer to TROUBLE SHOOTING for
remedy
Step in cut grass height at
point of overlap between
cutting cylinders
Inconsistent height of cut setting on one
cylinder
Check and readjust height of cut
setting
Control lever in ‘Neutral’ position Operate control lever to ‘Down / Float’
Cylinder is partially out of contact with
bottom blade
Re adjust cutting cylinder to bottom blade
Some uncut or poorly cut
strands of grass
Cylinder is in heavy contact with bottom
blade
Re adjust cutting cylinder to bottom blade
Height of cut is too high Lower height of cut setting
Cutting edges of cutting cylinders /
bottom blades are rounded
Back lap or regrind to restore cutting edges