Toro LT-F3000 - Troubleshooting Guide; Troubleshooting: Uncut Grass and Ridges; Troubleshooting: Grass Height Steps and Scalping

Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Youareturningtootightly.1.Increasetheturningradius.
2.Themachineslidessidewayswhen
drivingthemachineacrossthefaceof
aslope.
2.Mowup/downtheslope.
3.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofpoorly
routedhosesorwronglypositioned
hydraulicadapters.
3.Correctthehoseroutingortheposition
ofthehydraulicadapters.
4.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseapivotpin
isseizing.
4.Releaseandgreasethepivotpoints.
Thereareareasofuncutgrassatthe
overlapbetweencuttingunits.
5.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofgrass
buildupunderthecuttingunit.
5.Clearthegrassbuildup.
1.Theforwardspeedistoohigh.1.Reduceforwardspeed.
2.Therotorspeedistooslow.2.Increaseenginespeed.
Therearefull-widthridgelinesinthecut
acrossthedirectionoftravel.
3.Theheightofcutistoolow.3.Raisetheheightofcut.
Thereareridgelinesinthecutgrass,
acrossthedirectionoftravel,overthe
cuttingwidthof1cuttingunit.
1.Arotorisrunningslow.
1.Checktherotorspeed;consultyour
authorizeddistributor.
1.Thereisaninconsistentheight-of-cut
settingon1cuttingunit.
1.Checkandadjusttheheight-of-cut
setting.
2.Theraise/lowerpositioncontrolisnot
intheoatposition.
2.Setthepositioncontroltotheoat
position.
3.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofpoorly
routedhosesorwronglypositioned
hydraulicadapters.
3.Correctthehoseroutingandthe
positionofthehydraulicadapters.
4.Thereisnogroundcontacton1endof
thecuttingunitbecauseofpivotpins
seizing.
4.Releaseandgreasethepivotpoints.
Thereisastepinthecutgrassheightat
thepointofoverlapbetweencuttingunits.
5.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofgrass
buildupunderthecuttingunit
5.Removethegrassbuildup.
1.Abladeisstuck.1.Freetheblade.
2.Abladeisdamaged.2.Replacetheblade.
3.Theheightofcutistoohigh.3.Lowertheheightofcut.
Therearesomeuncutorpoorlycut
strandsofgrass.
4.Thecuttingedgesofthebladesare
rounded.
4.Replaceorsharpentheblades.
1.Thebladesareincontactwiththe
ground.
1.Raisetheheightofcut.
2.Thecuttingunithasanose-down
angle.
2.Adjustthecuttingunittopositionthe
cuttingunitparalleltotheground.
3.Thecuttingunitsarebouncing.
3.
Reducetheforwardspeedandreduce
theweighttransfer.
4.Therearewornrotorbearings/bearing
housingpivots.
4.Replaceanywornparts.
Therearelinesofuncutorbadlycutgrass
inthedirectionoftravel.
5.Thereareloosecomponentsinthe
cuttingunit.
5.Checkandtightencomponentsas
necessary.
1.Theundulationsaretoosevereforthe
heightofcutsetting.
1.Raisetheheightofcut. Thereisscalpingoftheturf.
2.Theheightofcutistoolow.2.Raisetheheightofcut.
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