Toro TM5490, Operator'S Manual

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GRASS CUTTING FAULTS
FAULT POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
Lines of uncut or badly
cut grass in direction of
travel
Tram lining of cutting edges due to heavy
contact caused by poor cutting cylinder to
bottom blade adjustment
Back lap or regrind to restore cutting edges
Bottom blade in ground contact Raise height of cut
Nose down attitude of bottom blade Re adjust cutterhead to ensure bottom blade
is parallel to ground
Cutterheads bouncing Reduce forward speed
Worn cylinder bearings / bearing
housing pivots
Replace worn parts
Loose components in cutterhead Check and re tighten as necessary
Scalping Undulations too severe for fixed cutterheads Use floating cutterheads
Height of cut too low Raise height of cut
Excessive bottom blade
wear
Bottom blade in heavy ground contact Raise height of cut
Cutting edges of the cutting cylinder /
bottom blade are rounded
Back lap or regrind to restore
cutting edges
Cylinder is in heavy contact with the bottom
blade
Re adjust the cutting cylinder to the bottom
blade
Damaged cutting cylinder or bottom blade Re grind or replace as necessary
Excessively abrasive ground
conditions
Raise height of cut