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
intheoatposition.
2.Setthepositioncontroltotheoat
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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