Operator's Manual

Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Thereistramliningofthecutting
edgesduetoheavycontactcausedby
poorcutting-cylinder-to-bottom-blade
adjustment.
1.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
2.Thebottombladeisincontactwiththe
ground.
2.Raisetheheightofcut.
3.Thebottombladehasanose-down
attitude.
3.Adjustthecuttingunittopositionthe
bottombladeparalleltotheground.
4.Thecuttingunitsarebouncing.
4.Reducetheforwardspeedandreduce
theweighttransfer.
5.Thereareworncylinder
bearings/bearinghousingpivots.
5.Replaceanywornparts.
Therearelinesofuncutorbadlycutgrass
inthedirectionoftravel.
6.Thereareloosecomponentsinthe
cuttingunit.
6.Checkandtightencomponentsas
necessary.
1.Theswitchisdamaged.
1.Checktheswitchandreplaceif
necessary.
2.Thesolenoidvalveisdamaged.
2.Serviceorreplacethesolenoidvalve.
Thedifferentiallockisnotoperational.
3.Thewiringisdamaged/worn.3.Checkthewiring/connectionsas
necessary.
1.Theundulationsaretoosevereforthe
heightofcutsetting.
1.Useoatingcuttingunits. Thereisscalpingoftheturf.
2.Theheightofcutistoolow.2.Raisetheheightofcut.
1.Thebottombladeisinheavycontact
withtheground.
1.Raisetheheightofcut.
2.Thecuttingedgesofthecutting
cylinderand/orbottombladeare
rounded.
2.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
3.Thecylinderisinheavycontactwith
thebottomblade.
3.Adjustthe
cutting-cylinder-to-bottom-blade
contact.
4.Thereisadamagedcuttingcylinderor
bottomblade.
4.Grindorreplacepartsasnecessary.
Thereisexcessivebottombladewear.
5.Thereareexcessivelyabrasiveground
conditions.
5.Raisetheheightofcut.
1.Thetransmissionneutralinterlock
switchisnotenergized.
1.Removeyourfootfromthe
forward/reversepedalsorcheck
thesettingofthetransmissionneutral
interlockswitch.
2.Theparkingbrakeinterlockswitchis
notenergized.
2.Movetheparkingbrakeswitchtothe
Onposition.
3.Thecuttingunitdriveinterlockswitch
isnotenergized.
3.MovethecutterswitchtotheOff
position.
Theenginedoesnotstartwiththeignition
key.
4.Thereisamalfunctioningelectrical
connection.
4.Locateandcorrectthefaultinthe
electricalsystem.
1.Aterminalconnectionislooseor
corroded.
1.Cleanandtightentheterminal
connections.Chargethebattery.
2.Thealternatorbeltislooseorworn.2.Adjustthetensionorreplacethebelt;
refertoengineoperator’smanual.
3.
Thebatteryisdischarged.
3.
Chargeorreplacethebattery.
Thebatteryhasnopower.
4.Thereisanelectricalshortcircuit.
4.Locatetheshortcircuitandxit.
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