Step Cutting - Textron JACOBSEN TR3 Manual De Seguridad, Funcionamiento Y Mantenimiento

11 TROUBLESHOOTING

11.2.4 STEP CUTTING

NOTE: Arrow indicates direction of travel.
Probable Cause
HOC (height-of-cut) settings are
different from one side of a reel to the
other or from one cutting unit to
another.
Worn front roller bearings.
Reel-to-bedknife contact is different
from one side of the cutting unit to the
other or from one cutting unit to
another.
Cutting reel movement is restricted.
Variations in turf density.
Machine weight distribution is uneven.
SAFETY, OPERATORS & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Step cutting occurs when grass is cut taller on one
side of a reel than the other or one cutting unit to
another. This is usually caused by mechanical wear
or an incorrect roller or HOC (height-of-cut)
adjustment.
Remedy
Check HOC adjustment of cutting units.
Check/replace front roller bearings.
Check reel-to-bedknife contact.
Check/remove cutting reel movement obstruction.
Change mowing direction.
Check/adjust tire inflation pressure.
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