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Vibration
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Crop divider cap missing or crop divider damaged.
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Replace cap or divider immediately.
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Cutterbar not floating
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Main frame height incorrect.
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Adjust. (See ADJUSTING MAIN FRAME HEIGHT in Operating the Mower section.)
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Tractor SCV lever not in float position.
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Move lever into detented float position.
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Cutterbar pivot points binding.
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Clean and lubricate pivot points.
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Machine breaking back too easily
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Insufficient tension on break-away spring washers.
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Tighten lock nut at break-away latch. (See RESETTING/ADJUSTING BREAK-AWAY LATCH in Operating the Mower section.)
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Excessive ground speed for field conditions.
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Reduce ground speed.
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Difficulty in obtaining correct angle on cutterbar
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Lack of adjustment on tractor center link.
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Adjust tractor center link.
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Uneven stubble
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Too much tilt on cutterbar.
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Reduce tilt. (See ADJUSTING CUT HEIGHT in Operating the Mower section.)
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Low PTO speed.
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Increase engine speed to run PTO at 540 rpm.
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Knives incorrectly installed.
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Install knives correctly. (See procedure in the Service section.)
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Slow disk speed.
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Check and adjust drive belt tension. (See ADJUSTING DRIVE BELT TENSION in Service section.)
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Excessive forward speed.
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Reduce forward speed.
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Knives dull or broken.
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Install new knives. (See procedure in Service section.)
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Problem |
Solution |
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Stubble too long
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Incorrect angle on cutterbar.
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Change cutterbar angle. (See ADJUSTING CUT HEIGHT in Operating the Mower section.)
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Insufficient cutterbar down pressure.
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Adjust compensating spring tension. (See procedure in Operating the Mower section.)
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Soil built up in front of cutterbar.
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Very wet conditions.
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Adjust main frame height. (See procedure in Operating the Mower section.)
Install high skid shoe kit. (See Attachments section.)
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Too much cutterbar down pressure.
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Adjust compensating spring tension. (See procedure in Operating the Mower section.)
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