3515 Flex-Wing Rotary Cutter 52 Titan Implement, LLC
February 2020 (423) 334-0012
10. Troubleshooting
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Uneven cut. Excessive ground speed. Reduce ground speed.
Blades worn, dull, or bent. Replace blades.
Improper height adjustment. Adjust rotary cutter height. Refer to “6.4.2
Setting the Cutting Height” on page 35.
Low tractor tire pressure on one side. Adjust tire pressure. (Refer to OEM manual).
Turning too fast. Reduce ground speed when turning.
Tractor tires pushing grass down. Adjust your tractor wheel spacing.
(Refer to OEM manual).
Damaged cutter pan. Repair or replace as necessary.
Uncut material. Excessive ground speed. Reduce ground speed.
RPM too low. Maintain rated PTO RPM.
Windrowing. Material heavy and lush. Raise the front of rotary cutter relative to the
rear. Refer to “6.4 Setting the Rotary Cutter”
on page 34.
Excessive ground speed. Reduce ground speed.
Conditions too wet. Wait for conditions to dry. Reduce ground
speed.
Grass cut lower in center of swath than at
edge.
Height of rotary cutter lower at rear or front. Adjust rotary cutter height and attitude so that
rear and front are within 1/2” of same height.
Streaking conditions in swath. Blades dull. Sharpen or replace blades.
Blades unable to cut that part of grass
pressed by path of tractor tires.
Slow ground speed of tractor but
maintain rated PTO RPM. Cutting lower will
help.
Conditions too wet for mowing. Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Material discharges from cutter
unevenly; bunches of material along swath.
Material too high and too much material. Reduce ground speed but maintain rated
tractor PTO RPM or make two passes over
material.
Raise rotary cutter for the first pass and lower
to desired height for the second and cut at 90°
to first pass.
Raise rear of rotary 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. Reduce
ground speed but maintain rated tractor PTO
RPM. Cutting lower will help.
Rear of rotary cutter too low, trapping material
under cutter.
Adjust rotary cutter height and attitude.
Rotary cutter will not cut all the time. Slip clutch slipping. Adjust slip clutch. Refer to “9.10 Slip Clutch
Adjustment” on page 49.
Burnt or damaged clutch facing. Rework clutch or replace according to OEM
manual.
Blade bolts working loose. Bolts not tightened. Tighten bolts. Refer to “9.6 Blade Servicing”
on page 47.
Bolt hole elongated or oversized. Replace blade carrier Refer to “9.7 Blade
Carrier Removal” on page 48.
Lockwasher broken. Replace lockwasher. Refer to “9.6 Blade
Servicing” on page 47.
Gearbox noisy. Low lubricant level. Add grease. Refer to “9.4 Gearbox
Lubrication” on page 47.
Worn bearing. Replace bearing.
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