Land Pride Rotary Cutters RCR1884 User Manual

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Section 7: Troubleshooting

2/03/12

RCR1884 Series Rotary Cutter 312-880M

Table of Contents

Section 7: Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause

Solution

Oil seal leaking

Gearbox overfilled

Drain to side plug hole

Seals damaged

Replace seals

Grass or wire wrapped on
shaft in seal area

Check seal areas daily

Driveline yoke or cross failing

Shock load

Avoid hitting solid objects

Needs lubrication

Lubricate every 8 hours

Driveline clutch is slipping

Scalping the ground

Raise cutting height

Cutting too fast

Reduce travel speed

PTO being engaged too
fast at high engine rpm

Slowly engage PTO at low engine rpm

Cutting over solid objects

Avoid solid objects

Bent Driveline (NOTE: driveline should
be repaired or replaced if bent)

Contacting frame

Reduce lift height in transport position

Contacting drawbar

Reposition drawbar

Bottoming out

Shorten driveline

Binding up

Not lubricating enough

Driveline
telescoping tube failing

Shock load

Avoid hitting solid objects

Driveline
telescoping tube wearing

Needs lubrication

Lubricate every 20 hours

Blades wearing excessively

Cutting on
sandy ground

Raise cutting height

Contacting
ground frequently

Raise cutting height

Blades breaking

Hitting solid objects

Avoid hitting solid objects

Blades coming loose

Blades not
tightened properly

Tighten blade hardware (Refer to

“Cutter Blade Maintenance”

on page 25.)

Improper deck attitude

Lower front of deck, see page 14

Blade carrier becomes loose

Running loose in the past

Replace gearbox output shaft and blade carrier

Blade carrier hardware not
tight enough

Tighten to specified torque

Blade bolt holes worn

Blade hardware running loose

Replace blades and blade bolts if worn

Blade carrier bent

Hitting solid objects

Avoid hitting solid objects and replace blade carrier

Excessive side skid wear

Cutting height not level

Adjust cutter height

Soil abrasive

Adjust cutter height

Cutting too low

Adjust cutter height

Tail wheel support failing

Lowering too fast

Adjust rate of drop

Hitting objects when turning

Reduce speed on turns

Excessive vibration

Driveline bent

Replace driveline

Blades loose

Tighten blade bolts

Blade carrier bent

Replace blade carrier

Blade broken

Replace blade

Blade will not swing

Remove and inspect blade

Blades have unequal weight

Replace both blades

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