Operator's Manual

Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Y ouareturningtootightly.1.Increasetheturningradius
2.Themachineslidessidewayswhen
travellingacrossthefaceofaslope.
2.Mowup/downtheslope.
3.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecutterbecauseofpoorlyrouted
hosesorwronglypositionedhydraulic
adaptors.
3.Correctthehoseroutingortheposition
ofthehydraulicadaptors.
4.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecutterbecauseapivotpinis
seizing.
4.Releaseandgreasethepivotpoints.
Thereareareasofuncutgrassatthe
overlapbetweencuttingcylinders.
5.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecutterbecauseofgrassbuildup
underthecutterhead.
5.Clearthegrassbuildup.
1.Theforwardspeedistoohigh.1.Reduceforwardspeed.
2.Thecylinderspeedistooslow.2.Increasethetractorenginespeed.
Therearefull-widthridgelinesinthecut
acrossthedirectionoftravel.
3.Theheightofcutistoolow.3.Raisetheheightofcut.
Thereareridgelinesinthecutgrass,
acrossthedirectionoftravel,overthe
cuttingwidthof1cylinder.
1.Acylinderisrunningslow.
1.Checkthecylinderspeed;consultyour
authorizeddistributor.
1.Thereisaninconsistentheightofcut
settingon1cylinder.
1.Checkandadjusttheheightofcut
setting.
2.Theraise/lowerpositioncontrolisnot
intheoatposition.
2.Setthepositioncontroltotheoat
position.
3.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecutterbecauseofpoorlyrouted
hosesorwronglypositionedhydraulic
adaptors.
3.Correctthehoseroutingandthe
positionofthehydraulicadaptors.
4.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecutterbecauseofpivotpins
seizing.
4.Releaseandgreasethepivotpoints.
Thereisastepinthecutgrassheight
atthepointofoverlapbetweencutting
cylinders.
5.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecutterbecauseofgrassbuildup
underthecutterhead
5.Removethegrassbuildup.
1.Acuttingcylinderispartiallyoutof
contactwiththebottomblade.
1.Adjustthecontactbetweenthecutting
cylinderandthebottomblade.
2.Acuttingcylinderisinheavycontact
withthebottomblade.
2.Adjustthecontactbetweenthecutting
cylinderandthebottomblade.
3.Theheightofcutistoohigh.3.Lowertheheightofcut.
Therearesomeuncutorpoorlycut
strandsofgrass.
4.Thecuttingedgesofthecutting
cylinders/bottombladesarerounded.
4.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
1.Thereistramliningofthecutting
edgesduetoheavycontactcausedby
poorcutting-cylinder-to-bottom-blade
adjustment.
1.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
2.Thebottombladeisincontactwiththe
ground.
2.Raisetheheightofcut.
3.Thebottombladehasanose-down
attitude.
3.Adjustthecutterheadtopositionthe
bottombladeparalleltotheground.
4.Thecutterheadsarebouncing.
4.Reducetheforwardspeedandreduce
theweighttransfer.
5.Thereareworncylinder
bearings/bearinghousingpivots.
5.Replaceanywornparts.
Therearelinesofuncutorbadlycutgrass
inthedirectionoftravel.
6.Thereareloosecomponentsinthe
cutterhead.
6.Checkandtightencomponentsas
necessary.
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