Woods Equipment RDC54 - Manual (Page 20)

18 Owner Service
MAN0260 (8/6/2004)
TROUBLESHOOTING
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 instruc-
tions on page 9.
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 instruc-
tions on page 9.
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. Cut-
ting 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 sec-
ond and cut 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 is wet Allow grass to dry before mowing.
Slow ground speed of tractor but keep
engine running at full PTO rpm.