Land Pride RCF2760 and RCF2772 Manuale Utente
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Section 8: Troubleshooting
12/15/15
RCF2760 and RCF2772 Rotary Cutters 326-460M
Section 8: Troubleshooting
RCF27 Series Troubleshooting Chart
Problem
Cause
Solution
Oil seal leaking
Gearbox overfilled
Drain to side plug hole
Seals damaged
Replace seals
Grass or wire wrapped on
shaft in seal area
shaft in seal area
Check seal areas daily
Driveline yoke or cross failing
Shock load
Avoid hitting solid objects
Needs lubrication
Lubricate every 8 hours
Driveline clutch is slipping
Scalping the ground
Raise cutting height
Cutting too fast
Reduce travel speed
PTO being engaged too
fast at high engine RPM
fast at high engine RPM
Slowly engage PTO at low engine RPM
Cutting over solid objects
Avoid solid objects
Bent Driveline
(NOTE: driveline should be
repaired or replaced if bent)
(NOTE: driveline should be
repaired or replaced if bent)
Contacting frame
Reduce lift height in transport position
Contacting drawbar
Reposition drawbar
Bottoming out
Shorten driveline
Binding up
Not lubricating enough
Driveline
telescoping tube failing
telescoping tube failing
Shock load
Avoid hitting solid objects
Driveline
telescoping tube wearing
telescoping tube wearing
Needs lubrication
Lubricate every 20 hours
Blades Lock-up
Tractor has instant on PTO
Engage PTO at low rpms and then slowly
increase engine speed to full PTO speed.
See Blade Engagement on page 20.
increase engine speed to full PTO speed.
See Blade Engagement on page 20.
Tractor has Instant off PTO
Blades wearing excessively
Cutting on
sandy ground
sandy ground
Raise cutting height
Contacting
ground frequently
ground frequently
Raise cutting height
Blades breaking
Hitting solid objects
Avoid hitting solid objects
Blades coming loose
Blades not
tightened properly
tightened properly
Tighten blade hardware (refer to “Cutter Blade
Maintenance” on page 22
Maintenance” on page 22
Improper deck attitude
Lower front of deck, see page 17
Blade carrier becomes loose
Running loose in the past
Replace gearbox output shaft and blade carrier
Blade carrier hardware not
tight enough
tight enough
Tighten to specified torque
Blade bolt holes worn
Blade hardware running loose
Replace blades and blade bolts if worn
Blade carrier bent
Hitting solid objects
Avoid hitting solid objects and replace blade
carrier
carrier
Excessive side skid wear
Cutting height not level
Adjust cutter height
Soil abrasive
Adjust cutter height
Cutting too low
Adjust cutter height
Tailwheel support failing
Lowering too fast
Adjust rate of drop
Hitting objects when turning
Reduce speed on turns
Excessive vibration
Driveline bent
Replace driveline
Blades loose
Tighten blade bolts
Blade carrier bent
Replace blade carrier
Blade broken
Replace blade
Blade will not swing
Remove and inspect blade
Blades have unequal weight
Replace both blades