Step Cutting - Ransomes 51 Marquis Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual

12 QUALITY OF CUT
12.3

STEP CUTTING _____________________________________________________

NOTE: Arrow indicates direction of travel.
Probable Cause
HOC (height-of-cut) settings are different from one
side of a reel to the other or from one cutting unit to
another.
Worn front roller bearings.
Reel-to-bedknife contact is different from one side of
the cutting unit to the other or from one cutting unit
to another.
Cutting reel movement is restricted.
Variations in turf density.
Machine weight distribution is uneven.
en-60
Step cutting occurs when grass is cut taller on one
side of a reel than the other or one cutting unit to an-
other. This is usually caused by mechanical wear or
an incorrect roller or HOC (height-of-cut) adjust-
ment.
TN0221
Check HOC adjustment of cutting units.
Check/replace front roller bearings.
Check reel-to-bedknife contact.
Check/remove cutting reel movement obstruction.
Change mowing direction.
Check/adjust tire inflation pressure.
Remedy