Operator's Manual

Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Theundulationsaretoosevereforthe
heightofcutsetting.
1.Useoatingcutterheads. Thereisscalpingoftheturf.
2.Theheightofcutistoolow.2.Raisetheheightofcut.
1.Thebottombladeisinheavycontact
withtheground.
1.Raisetheheightofcut.
2.Thecuttingedgesofthecutting
cylinderand/orbottombladeare
rounded.
2.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
3.Thecylinderisinheavycontactwith
thebottomblade.
3.Adjustthecontactbetweenthecutting
cylinderandthebottomblade.
4.Thereisadamagedcuttingcylinderor
bottomblade.
4.Grindorreplacepartsasnecessary.
Thereisexcessivebottombladewear.
5.Thereareexcessivelyabrasiveground
conditions.
5.Raisetheheightofcut.
1.Thecylindersaretightagainstthe
bottomblades.
1.Adjustthesettings.
2.Thereliefvalvesettingislow.2.Havethereliefvalvepressurechecked.
Consultyourauthorizeddistributor.
3.Thebrakesareapplied.3.Releasethebrakes.
4.Theuidlevelislow.
4.Fillthereservoirtothecorrectlevel.
5.Theworkrateistooexcessive.5.Reducetheworkratebyincreasing
theheightofcutand/ordecreasingthe
forwardspeed.
Thehydraulicsystemoverheats.
6.Thehydraulicuidisthewrong
viscosity.
6.Drainthehydraulicsystemandll
itwithuidofthecorrectgradeand
viscosity.
1.Apumpiswornordamaged.
1.Identifythenoisypumpandserviceit
orreplaceit.
2.Amotoriswornordamaged.
2.Identifythenoisymotorandserviceit
orreplaceit.
3.Thereisairleakingintothesystem.3.Tightenorreplacetheleakinghydraulic
ttings,particularlyinthesuctionlines.
4.Thesuctionstrainerisblockedor
damaged.
4.Cleanorreplacethesuctionstrainer.
5.Theuidviscosityisincreaseddueto
coldconditions.
5.Allowthesystemtowarmup.
6.Therelief-valvesettingislow.6.Havetherelief-valvepressure
checked.Consultyourauthorized
distributor.
Thereisexcessivenoiseinthehydraulic
system.
7.Thehydraulic-uidlevelislow.
7.Fillthereservoirtothecorrectlevel.
1.Theback-lapcontrolleverisnotlocked
intheNORMALOPERATIONposition.
1.Locktheback-lapcontrolleverinthe
NORMALOPERATIONposition.
Thecylindersrotateinthewrongdirection.
2.Thehosesareconnectedwrongly.
2.Checkthehydrauliccircuitandconnect
thehosescorrectly.
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