Arbortech AS170 - Page 16

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ITEM SYMPTOM CHECK/REMEDY
2 Noisy operation or unusual
vibration
•Bladesloose-tightenblademountbolts
•Bladefailure-replacebladeset
•Leafspringfailure-contactauthorisedservicecentre
•Bearingfailure-contactauthorisedservicecentre.
•Gearboxfailure-contactauthorisedservicecentre.
•Handlerubbermountsdamagedorworn-replace.
3 Handle rubber mounts
damaged or worn
•replace
4 One or both conrods/blades
loose, even when mounting
bolts tightened
•Leafspringfailure-contactARBORTECHauthorisedservicecentre.
5 Tool running and blades not
moving
•Loosebeltorbrokenbelt-re-tensionorreplaceasnecessary.
•Wornbelt-replacebelt.
7 Blades continually comming
loose
•Checkthebladeboltholes.Ifboltholesareelongatedreplaceblades
8 Worn pulleys •contactARBORTECHauthorisedservicecentre.
9 Slow cutting performance •Teethworn,chippedorlost.Sharpenorreplaceblade.
•Beltslipping-seeSymptom4.
10 Blades rubbing against each
other with excessive force
•Attemptingtocutmaterialwhichistoohard.
11 Blades continually coming loose •Checkthebladeboltholes.Ifboltholesareelongatedreplaceblades.
12 Blades rubbing together with
excessive force.
•Removeblade/sandbendslightlytocorrect.
13 Blade teeth chipped or lost.
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•Occursoccasionallyifhardmaterialisencountered,orifthe“backside”
of teeth are impacted.
•Carenottakeninsettingtooldownonteethonhardsurfacesorloosein
tool box.
•Wornbladeswillstarttobecomehotincertainareas,causingteethtode-
bond - replace blades.
•Materialtoohard.
14 Loose top handle. •Wornordamagedrubberbushes-replace.
15 Blades“blueing”. •Wornteeth-replaceblades.
•Excessiveforcebeingused.
•Insufcient“sawing”motionbytheoperator.
•Materialtoohard.
Blades rubbing together with excessive force (see section 8).
16 Blade mounting bolts not
tightening fully.
•Threadsonboltsstripped-replaceboltsnottightening.
17 Threads on tool stripped •ContactyourARBORTECHauthorizedservicecenter.
18 Tool will not run. •TheAS170isttedwithAutocutoffbrushes.
•Checkbrushesarenotdamagedorexcessivelyworn-replaceContact
your ARBORTECH authorised service centre.