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MrRikleman
Remove the high spot
KactusVAXT
Rake TF out of it
law-oh
Level the low spots to raise them so they don’t scrape the high spots
God_Country_ND
Raise the deck before you pass over the crest
Suitable_Habit3846
I have a few spots when cresting a hill I will scalp. I lift the deck when my front tires hit the high spot and drop the deck when my rear tires get to it. Works well when I remember to do it 😂
skiverwillie
Do you have anti scalp rollers
NovasHOVA
Looks like you have a little fungus popping up too
ControlfreqOG
What do you think the wheels on the deck are for? (Anti scalping wheels)
1 set wheel height (read the manual)
2. Level out you lawn, add or subtract accordingly.
3 run tractor wheels over high spot, DONT straddle it.
Ok-Entertainment5045
Raise that deck. You should be mowing at 3.5”
Azmasaur
Some mower decks and be pulled up by hand as you go over it, but it’s a tricky maneuver to pull off. Most mowers can’t do that, so you are just out of luck, unless you can just mow tall enough that it doesn’t damage the lawn.
yungingr
Raise your deck up higher, and if that doesn’t fix the problem, you might be out of luck and have to change your pattern through the ditch.
Leveling/regrading would be the ultimate solution, but I’m guessing that ditch area is all public road right of way, and you’re going to be limited on what you can do, unless you want to grade back into your yard to lessen the transition. (I wouldn’t)
ojpillows
I don’t see this suggested yet but how about you mow the other direction?
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Remove the high spot
Rake TF out of it
Level the low spots to raise them so they don’t scrape the high spots
Raise the deck before you pass over the crest
I have a few spots when cresting a hill I will scalp. I lift the deck when my front tires hit the high spot and drop the deck when my rear tires get to it. Works well when I remember to do it 😂
Do you have anti scalp rollers
Looks like you have a little fungus popping up too
What do you think the wheels on the deck are for? (Anti scalping wheels)
1 set wheel height (read the manual)
2. Level out you lawn, add or subtract accordingly.
3 run tractor wheels over high spot, DONT straddle it.
Raise that deck. You should be mowing at 3.5”
Some mower decks and be pulled up by hand as you go over it, but it’s a tricky maneuver to pull off. Most mowers can’t do that, so you are just out of luck, unless you can just mow tall enough that it doesn’t damage the lawn.
Raise your deck up higher, and if that doesn’t fix the problem, you might be out of luck and have to change your pattern through the ditch.
Leveling/regrading would be the ultimate solution, but I’m guessing that ditch area is all public road right of way, and you’re going to be limited on what you can do, unless you want to grade back into your yard to lessen the transition. (I wouldn’t)
I don’t see this suggested yet but how about you mow the other direction?
Change your pattern
Raise the blades man.
Scalp it until it levels out