Almaco SPC 20 - Page 48

SPC 20 OPERATOR’S MANUAL
D-4 TROUBLESHOOTING
Material caught in sieve, which
holds plant material
Clean off sieves Plant material hangs up on
sieves
Plant material catching on
curtains
Shorten or remove curtains
Increase shutter setting (more
air)
Plant material plugs cleaning
chambers
Incorrect winnowing blower
setting
Increase winnowing blower
speed
Incorrect cyclone blower speed Increase cyclone blower speed
Clean cyclone lid screen
Venturi tubes plugged
Cyclone lid is plugged
Remove top panels
Increase shutter setting (more
air)
Incorrect winnowing blower
setting
Increase winnowing blower
speed
Decrease threshing cylinder
speed
Foreign material in samples
Threshing cylinder grinding up
discharge
Increase concave clearance
Incorrect threshing cylinder
speed
Increase threshing cylinder
speed
Unthreshed grain in the
discharge (out rear of
machine)
Incorrect concave clearance Decrease concave clearance
Threshing cylinder throws grain
out rear of machine
Install or lengthen curtains
Decrease shutter setting (less
air)
Threshed grain in the
discharge (out rear of
machine)
Incorrect winnowing blower
setting
Decrease winnowing blower
speed
ROW CROP HEAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS
Threshing cylinder control not
on
Turn on threshing cylinder
Header speed control turned
off
Turn on Header speed control
Gathering belts / rotating
knives will not turn
Jammed by rock, stalks, etc. Turn off machine remove plug
manually
Belts too tight Loosen belts
Hoses unattached to quick
coupler
Reattach hoses
Gathering belts / rotating
knives will not turn
Header safety switch (optional) Sit down in seat and push
header reset button
Clutch not engaged Turn clutch switch on
Belts plugged at concave lip
with material
Turn off machine. Remove plug
manually
Conveyor belt is loose Tighten belt (see conveyor
adjustment)
Header feeder / pinch belts
will not turn
Lacing or pin broken Fix or replace lacing, pin, or belt