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FAULT
Lines of uncut or badly
cut grass in direction of
travel
Scalping
Excessive bottom blade
wear
GRASS CUTTING FAULTS
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Tram lining of cutting edges due to heavy
contact caused by poor cutting cylinder to
bottom blade adjustment
Bottom blade in ground contact
Nose down attitude of bottom blade
Cutterheads bouncing
Worn cylinder bearings / bearing
housing pivots
Loose components in cutterhead
Undulations too severe for fixed cutterheads
Height of cut too low
Bottom blade in heavy ground contact
Cutting edges of the cutting cylinder /
bottom blade are rounded
Cylinder is in heavy contact with the bottom
blade
Damaged cutting cylinder or bottom blade
Excessively abrasive ground
conditions
REMEDY
Back lap or regrind to restore cutting edges
Raise height of cut
Re adjust cutterhead to ensure bottom blade
is parallel to ground
Reduce forward speed
Replace worn parts
Check and re tighten as necessary
Use floating cutterheads
Raise height of cut
Raise height of cut
Back lap or regrind to restore
cutting edges
Re adjust the cutting cylinder to the bottom
blade
Re grind or replace as necessary
Raise height of cut
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