Owner Service
17
MAN0050 (Rev. 1/16/2004)
TROUBLE SHOOTING
MOWING CONDITIONS
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Grass cut lower in center of swath
than at edge
Height of cutter lower at rear or
front
Adjust cutter height and attitude so
that cutter rear and front are within
1/2" of same height.
Streaking conditions in swath
Conditions too wet for mowing
Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Blades unable to cut that part of
grass pressed by path of tractor
tires
Slow ground speed of tractor but
keep engine running at full PTO
RPM. Cutting lower will help.
Dull blades
Sharpen or replace blades.
Material discharges from cutter
unevenly; bunches of material
along swath
Material too high and too much
material
Reduce ground speed but main-
tain 540 RPM at tractor PTO or
make two passes over material.
Raise cutter for the first pass and
lower to desired height for the sec-
ond and cut at 90° to first pass.
Raise rear of cutter high enough to
permit material to discharge but
not so high as to cause conditions
listed above.
Grass wet
Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Slow ground speed of tractor but
keep engine running at full PTO
RPM. Cutting lower will help.
Rear of cutter too low, trapping
material under cutter
Adjust cutter height and attitude.
Cutter will not cut
(Shear bolt drive only)
Shear bolt sheared
Install new shear bolt.
Cutter will not cut all the time
(Slip clutch drive only)
Slip clutch slipping
Adjust slip clutch according to
instructions in Adjust Slip Clutch,
page 14.
