Woods Equipment PRD6000 - Manual (Page 20)

20 Troubleshooting
MAN0475 (9/21/2005)
TROUBLE SHOOTING
MOWING CONDITIONS
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Grass cut higher in center of
swath than at edge Height of mower higher at front
than at rear Adjust mower height and attitude so
that mower rear and front are within
1/2 inch of same height. See
instructions on page 11.
Loose blade Check blade hardware.
Grass cut lower in center of
swath than at edge Height of mower lower at front
than at rear Adjust mower height and attitude so
that mower rear and front are within
1/2 inch of same height. See
instructions on page 11.
Loose blade Check blade hardware
Streaking conditions in swath Conditions too wet for mowing Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Blades unable to cut that part of
grass pressed down by path of
tractor tires Slow ground speed of tractor but keep
engine running at full PTO rpm.
Cutting lower will help. Adjust tractor
tire spacing if possible.
Dull blades Sharpen or replace blades.
Loose blade Check blade hardware.
Material discharges from mower
unevenly; bunches of material
along swath Material too high and too much
material Reduce ground speed but maintain
540 rpm at tractor PTO, or make two
passes over material. Raise mower
for the first pass and lower for the
second and cut at 90 degrees to first
pass. Raise rear of mower high
enough to permit material to
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
engine running at full PTO rpm.