Woods Equipment 7000 - Manual (Page 29)

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.