Bowell BX52 - Trouble Shooting

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TROUBLE SHOOTING
The Victory 3 Point Hitch Wood Chipper is designed with blades on a rotor to cut, shear and clip
wooden material. It’s a simple and reliable system that requires minimal maintenance.
In the following section, we have listed many of the problems, causes and solutions to the
problems that you may encounter.
If you encounter a problem that is difficult to solve, even after reading through this trouble shooting
section, please call your local distributor and dealer. Before you call, please have the Operator’s
Manual from your unit and serial number ready.
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Rotor does not turn.
Obstructed discharge.
Shut down and clear debris.
Rotor plugged.
Clear Rotor.
Broken shear pin.
Replace shear pin.
Slow feeding.
Knives are dull.
Sharpen knives.
Blade angle wrong. Improper
angle.
Re-sharpen knives to specified
angle.
Discharge hood clogged.
Clear discharge hood.
Chipper requires excessive
power or stalls.
Obstructed discharge.
Clear discharge hood.
Rotor plugged.
Clean Rotor.
Green material will not
discharge.
Allow material to dry or alternately
feed in dry material.
Dull knives.
Sharpen knives.
High power requires.
Plugged rotor.
Clean Rotor.
Dull knives.
Sharpen knives.
Vibration while running.
Driveline vibration.
Check driveline phasing. Yokes
must be aligned.
Check rotor to see if it wobbles.
Check to see if rotor is assembled
correctly.