Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Youareturningtootightly.1.Increasetheturningradius.
2.Themachineslidessidewayswhen
drivingthemachineacrossthefaceof
aslope.
2.Mowup/downtheslope.
3.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofpoorly
routedhosesorwronglypositioned
hydraulicadapters.
3.Correctthehoseroutingortheposition
ofthehydraulicadapters.
4.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseapivotpin
isseizing.
4.Releaseandgreasethepivotpoints.
Thereareareasofuncutgrassatthe
overlapbetweencuttingunits.
5.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofgrass
buildupunderthecuttingunit.
5.Clearthegrassbuildup.
1.Theforwardspeedistoohigh.1.Reduceforwardspeed.
2.Thereelspeedistooslow.2.Increaseenginespeed.
Therearefull-widthridgelinesinthecut
acrossthedirectionoftravel.
3.Theheightofcutistoolow.3.Raisetheheightofcut.
Thereareridgelinesinthecutgrass,
acrossthedirectionoftravel,overthe
cuttingwidthof1cuttingunit.
1.Areelisrunningslow.
1.Checkthereelspeed;consultyour
authorizeddistributor.
1.Thereisaninconsistentheight-of-cut
settingon1cuttingunit.
1.Checkandadjusttheheight-of-cut
setting.
2.Theraise/lowerpositioncontrolisnot
intheoatposition.
2.Setthepositioncontroltotheoat
position.
3.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofpoorly
routedhosesorwronglypositioned
hydraulicadapters.
3.Correctthehoseroutingandthe
positionofthehydraulicadapters.
4.Thereisnogroundcontacton1endof
thecuttingunitbecauseofpivotpins
seizing.
4.Releaseandgreasethepivotpoints.
Thereisastepinthecutgrassheightat
thepointofoverlapbetweencuttingunits.
5.Thereisnogroundcontacton1end
ofthecuttingunitbecauseofgrass
buildupunderthecuttingunit
5.Removethegrassbuildup.
1.Areelispartiallyoutofcontactwith
thebedknife.
1.Adjustthereel-to-bedknifecontact.
2.Areelisinheavycontactwiththe
bedknife.
2.Adjustthereel-to-bedknifecontact.
3.Theheightofcutistoohigh.3.Lowertheheightofcut.
Therearesomeuncutorpoorlycut
strandsofgrass.
4.Thecuttingedgesofthe
reels/bedknivesarerounded.
4.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
1.Thereistramliningofthecuttingedges
duetoheavycontactcausedbypoor
reel-to-bedknifeadjustment.
1.Backlaporgrindtheedges.
2.Thebedknifeisincontactwiththe
ground.
2.Raisetheheightofcut.
3.Thebedknifehasanose-downangle.
3.Adjustthecuttingunittopositionthe
bedknifeparalleltotheground.
4.Thecuttingunitsarebouncing.
4.Reducetheforwardspeedandreduce
theweighttransfer.
5.Therearewornreelbearings/bearing
housingpivots.
5.Replaceanywornparts.
Therearelinesofuncutorbadlycutgrass
inthedirectionoftravel.
6.
Thereareloosecomponentsinthe
cuttingunit.
6.Checkandtightencomponentsas
necessary.
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