Operator's Manual

Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Turningtootightly1.Reduceturningradius
2.Mowerslidingsidewayswhentravelling
acrossfaceofslope
2.Mowup/downslope
3.Nogroundcontactononeendofthe
cutterbecausepoorlyroutedhosesor
wronglypositionedhydraulicadaptors
3.Correcthoserouting/reposition
hydraulicadaptors
4.Nogroundcontactononeendofthe
cutterbecausepivotpinsseizing
4.Releaseandgreasepivotpoints
Areasofuncutgrassatoverlapbetween
cuttingcylinders
5.Nogroundcontactononeendofthe
cutterbecauseofgrassbuildupunder
cutterhead
5.Removegrass
1.Forwardspeedtoohigh
1.Reduceforwardspeed
2.Cylinderspeedtooslow
2.Increasemowerenginespeed
Ridgelinesinthecutacrossthedirection
oftraveloverfullwidth
3.Heightofcuttoolow3.Raiseheightofcut
Ridgelinesinthecutgrassacrossthe
directionoftravelovercuttingwidthofone
cylinder
1.Cylinderisrunningslow1.RefertoTROUBLESHOOTING
1.Inconsistentheightofcutsettingon
onecylinder
1.Checkandreadjustheightofcutsetting
2.Raise/lowerpositioncontrolnotinoat
position
2.Operatepositioncontroltooatposition
3.Nogroundcontactononeendofthe
cutterbecausepoorlyroutedhosesor
wronglypositionedhydraulicadaptors
3.Correcthoserouting/reposition
hydraulicadaptors
4.Nogroundcontactononeendofthe
cutterbecausepivotpinsseizing
4.Releaseandgreasepivotpoints
Stepincutgrassheightatpointofoverlap
betweencuttingcylinders
5.Nogroundcontactononeendofthe
cutterbecauseofgrassbuildupunder
cutterhead
5.Removegrass
1.Cuttingcylinderispartiallyoutof
contactwiththebottomblade
1.Readjustcuttingcylindertobottom
blade
2.Cuttingcylinderisinheavycontactwith
thebottomblade
2.Readjustcuttingcylindertothebottom
blade
3.Heightofcutistoohigh3.Lowerheightofcutsetting
Someuncutorpoorlycutstrandsofgrass
4.Cuttingedgesofcutting
cylinders/bottombladesarerounded
4.Backlaporregrindtorestorecutting
edges
1.Tramliningofcuttingedgesdueto
heavycontactcausedbypoorcutting
cylindertobottombladeadjustment
1.Backlaporregrindtorestorecutting
edges
2.Bottombladeingroundcontact
2.Raiseheightofcut
3.Nosedownattitudeofbottomblade
3.Readjustcutterheadtoensurebottom
bladeisparalleltoground
4.Cutterheadsbouncing4.Reduceforwardspeedandreduce
weighttransfer
5.Worncylinderbearings/bearing
housingpivots
5.Replacewornparts
Linesofuncutorbadlycutgrassin
directionoftravel
6.Loosecomponentsincutterhead
6.Checkandretightenasnecessary
1.Undulationstoosevereforheightofcut
setting
1.Useoatingcutterheads Scalping
2.Heightofcuttoolow2.Raiseheightofcut
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