Trouble Shooting 27
MAN0136 (9/28/01)
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING
MOWING CONDITIONS
Problem
Possible
Solutions
Grass cut higher in center of swath
than at edges
Height of mower higher at front than
at rear
Check cutting height adjustment.
Refer to chart on page 9
Loose blades
Check clamping cup washers.
Replace if flat or not holding.
Grass cut lower in center of swath
than at edges
Height of mower lower at front than
at rear
Check cutting height adjustment.
Refer to chart on page 9.
Loose blades
Check clamping cup washers.
Replace if flat or not holding
Streaking conditions in swath
Conditions too wet for mowing
Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Blades unable to cut grass pressed
down by path of tractor tires
Slow ground speed of tractor but
keep mid-PTO running at 2000 rpm.
Cutting lower will help. Under some
conditions it is impossible to pick up
and cut grass pressed down by tires.
Dull blades
Sharpen or replace blades.
Material discharges from mower
unevenly; bunches of material along
swath.
Material too high and too much
material
Reduce ground speed but operate
tractor mid-PTO at 2000 rpm maxi-
mum, or make two passes over
material. Raise mower for the first
pass and lower to desired height for
the second and cut at 90 degrees to
first pass. Raise rear of mower high
enough to permit material discharge
but not so high that conditions listed
above occur.
Grass wet
Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Slow ground speed of tractor but
keep mid-PTO at 2000 rpm maxi-
mum. Cutting lower will help.
Rear of mower too low, trapping
material under mower
Adjust mower height. Refer to chart.
page 9
Clipping packed to underside of
mower
Remove clippings and clean under-
side of mower.
Erratic mower operation; mower
slows down without tractor engine
slowing
Belt slippage
See Trouble Shooting Belt Condi-
tions, page 28.
