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AERATION ARTIFICIAL
Bowls and Cricket mowers
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS!
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Edwin Roberts look at general maintenance and adjustment of the cutting cylinder, front roller and the engine drive of bowling green and cricket pitch mowers
ooking after bowling green and cricket pitch mowers is basic, but is the key to smooth running and trouble free mowing.
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Kubota, Honda or Briggs and Stratton engines. It is important, for the life of the engine, to ensure that oil changes are carried out regularly. In addition, the oil level should be checked each time the mower is used. Dirty air filters will reduce the life of an engine and will make it run rich. Therefore, appropriate air filter cleaning or filter replacement is important. Oil changes should be carried
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Draining and Gravel Banding
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out every fifty hours. On older Kubota and Briggs and Stratton engines use 30 grade oil. On later overhead valve engines use 10-40 grade oils. Air filters should be cleaned after 25 hours use and more often in dusty conditions. If the engine is troublesome to
Most recent machines will have
If you have done all this and there is still no spark, remove the high tension stop wire from the switch and check again. If there is still no spark then the fault could be in the magneto. On older engines there will be a high tension coil, points and condenser which will require removal of the flywheel. On modern engines, with pointless ignition systems, there will be an HT coil on the outside of the flywheel, which is a lot easier to check. If the coil is faulty it will require replacement. For loss of compression, look for incorrect valve clearances or burnt out valves, blown head gasket or broken connecting rod in the engine. This is a bit extreme and is the result of running with little or no engine oil in the sump. Keep drive chains clean of dirt, adjusted and oiled.
start, or will not start at all, it is usually one of three things - fuel, spark or compression. The first thing to check is that there is petrol in the fuel tank and that it is being fed to the carburettor. Also, check that the choke is going to the full ‘on’ position and the primer, if fitted, is in working order. Also remember that if the main jet in the carburettor is blocked the engine will not start. Remove the jet and blow clean. Next, check for a spark at the
plug. To do this remove the plug from the engine, fit the plug to the lead and place on to the engine cowl, with a small gap between the lead and cowl. Pull the engine over with the recoil starter and look for a spark. If there is no spark fit a new spark plug and try again.
When adjusting the cutting cylinder it is a good idea to check the drive chain for adjustment. Putting the cutting cylinder on to cut will increase chain tension on certain mowers. Make sure that the drive chain is free of dirt. Check front and rear rollers for
CYLINDER GRINDERS
wear in bearings and worn shaft. If you are trying to cut grass at 4.5mm, and have badly worn roller bearings, this will affect the quality of the cut. Also remember to grease rollers that have grease nipples. It is probably best to use engine oil in the grease gun as this will penetrate better than grease. If the rear roller halves will not spin on the roller shaft this will cause difficulty in keeping the mower in a straight line and also make it difficult to turn. In severe cases it will be necessary to remove the roller so it can be stripped for cleaning and repair.
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