Step Cutting - Ransomes Matador Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual

12.3

STEP CUTTING _____________________________________________________

NOTE: Arrow indicates direction of travel.
Possible Cause
HOC (height-of-cut) settings are different from one
side of a reel to the other side or from one cutting
unit to another unit.
The front roller bearings are worn.
Reel-to-bedknife contact is different from one side of
the cutting unit to the other side, or from one cutting
unit to another side.
The cutting reel can not rotate at full speed.
Differences in turf density.
Machine weight distribution is not equal.
Step cutting occurs when the grass is cut higher on
one side of a reel than the other side. Step cutting
can occur when one cutting unit is higher than
another cutting unit.
The wear of mechanical parts or an incorrect roller or
height-of-cut adjustment can cause step cutting.
TN0221
Check the HOC (height-of-cut) of the cutting units.
Check and replace front roller bearings.
Check the contact between the reel and the
bedknife.
Check and remove the cutting reel movement
obstruction.
Change the direction of cut.
Check and adjust the tyre pressures.
12 QUALITY OF CUT
Solution
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