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OPERATION
OPERATION
Operation Section 4-43
© 2004 Alamo Group Inc.
SR14/SR20 10/03
TROUBLE
Oil Squirting from Breather Vent
Hole
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Do not carry cutter on cylinder.
(Use stroke collars)
Replace piston "O" ring.
Replace cylinder.
Use correct piston rings.
Sharpen or replace blades.
Use correct blade for carrier
rotation.
Use correct PTO speed and
check for correct gear box ratio.
Adjust machine.
Move tires out of cutter overlap
area. Minimum 60" inside tires.
Reduce ground speed.
Free blades.
Replace blade bolts.
Allow grass to dry before cutting.
Slow ground speed of tractor but
keep engine running at full PTO
rpm. Move rear tires as wide as
possible so wing blades will pick
up grass.
Sharpen or replace blades.
See Cutting Height Instructions.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Oil leaking by piston ring. (A
small amount of leakage is
normal)
2. Piston "O" ring worn.
3. Cylinder wall scored or
pitted.
4. Wrong piston ring on piston.
1. Blades dull.
2. Blade rotation incorrect.
3. Carrier RPM too low.
4. Cutter not level.
5. Tires mashing down grass.
6. Ground speed too fast.
7. Blades locked back.
8. Blades riding up due to blade
bolt wear.
1. Conditions too wet for
cutting. Blades unable to cut
that part of grass pressed down
by path of tractor tires.
2. Dull Blades.
3. Height of cutter lower at rear
or front.
Not Cutting Clean
Streaking Conditions In Swath
TROUBLE SHOOTING