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Troubleshooting
Problem
There are areas of uncut grass at the
overlap between cutting units.
There are full-width ridge lines in the cut
across the direction of travel.
There are ridge lines in the cut grass,
across the direction of travel, over the
cutting width of 1 cutting unit.
There is a step in the cut grass height at
the point of overlap between cutting units.
There are some uncut or poorly cut
strands of grass.
There are lines of uncut or badly cut grass
in the direction of travel.
Possible Cause
1. You are turning too tightly.
2. The machine slides sideways when
travelling across the face of a slope.
3. There is no ground contact on 1 end
of the cutting unit because of poorly
routed hoses or wrongly positioned
hydraulic adapters.
4. There is no ground contact on 1 end
of the cutting unit because a pivot pin
is seizing.
5. There is no ground contact on 1 end
of the cutting unit because of grass
buildup under the cutting unit.
1. The forward speed is too high.
2. The reel speed is too slow.
3. The height of cut is too low.
1. A reel is running slow.
1. There is an inconsistent height-of-cut
setting on 1 cutting unit.
2. The raise/lower position control is not
in the float position.
3. There is no ground contact on 1 end
of the cutting unit because of poorly
routed hoses or wrongly positioned
hydraulic adapters.
4. There is no ground contact on 1 end of
the cutting unit because of pivot pins
seizing.
5. There is no ground contact on 1 end
of the cutting unit because of grass
buildup under the cutting unit
1. A reel is partially out of contact with
the bedknife.
2. A reel is in heavy contact with the
bedknife.
3. The height of cut is too high.
4. The cutting edges of the
reels/bedknives are rounded.
1. There is tram lining of the cutting edges
due to heavy contact caused by poor
reel-to-bedknife adjustment.
2. The bedknife is in contact with the
ground.
3. The bedknife has a nose-down angle.
4. The cutting units are bouncing.
5. There are worn reel bearings/bearing
housing pivots.
6. There are loose components in the
cutting unit.
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Corrective Action
1. Increase the turning radius
2. Mow up/down the slope.
3. Correct the hose routing or the position
of the hydraulic adapters.
4. Release and grease the pivot points.
5. Clear the grass buildup.
1. Reduce forward speed.
2. Increase the mower engine speed.
3. Raise the height of cut.
1. Check the reel speed; consult your
authorized distributor.
1. Check and adjust the height-of-cut
setting.
2. Set the position control to the float
position.
3. Correct the hose routing and the
position of the hydraulic adapters.
4. Release and grease the pivot points.
5. Remove the grass buildup.
1. Adjust the reel-to-bedknife contact.
2. Adjust the reel-to-bedknife contact.
3. Lower the height of cut.
4. Back lap or grind the edges.
1. Back lap or grind the edges.
2. Raise the height of cut.
3. Adjust the cutting unit to position the
bedknife parallel to the ground.
4. Reduce the forward speed and reduce
the weight transfer.
5. Replace any worn parts.
6. Check and tighten components as
necessary.
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