Step Cutting - Jacobsen LF 550 Serie Manual De Instrucciones

10 QUALITY OF CUT

10.4 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.
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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.
TN0221
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.
Remedy