Claas DOMINATOR 150 User Manual

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12 Faults and remedies
12.3 Front attachment
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12.3 Front attachment
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12.3.1 Front attachment
– Observe the general warnings at the beginning of
the "Trouble and remedy" chapter.
Malfunction Cause, remedy
Front attachment
Poor cutting action • Adjust the knife clip.
• Replace the knives.
• Align knife fingers.
• Replace any damaged knife sections and/or fingers.
• Remove build-up of foreign material from cutterbar.
The knife suddenly stops • Remove foreign objects.
• Replace damaged double fingers.
• Tension the knives drive belt.
Lodged crops not properly picked up • Check spacing of crop lifters.
• Adjust the reel further forward.
• Set reel fingers to »grabbing« position.
• If necessary, set the cutterbar skids inwards.
Dirt and material build up on divider points • Set the crop divider upwards at the adjusting plate.
• Use special crop dividers.
Cutterbar cannot be raised • Check fuse.
• Have hydraulic oil pressure checked.
Feeder chains and cutterbar stop too easily • Tension the cutterbar drive belt as specified.
• Have the feeder chain slip clutch adjusted.
• Have the cutterbar clutch checked.
The front attachment is in an oblique position
(machine without Auto-Contour)
• Check pressure of tyres.
• Align the front attachment mountings on the trough
suspension.
Cutterbar clutch will not disengage • Have the cutterbar clutch checked.
Uneven material flow • Correct reel speed and reel tine position.
• Correct reel horizontal position.
• Adapt intake auger height to material to crop.
• Adjust feed rake chains to correct tension.
Intake auger tending to stop or gets blocked • Turn intake auger back and remove foreign object.
• Have slip clutch reset to correct torque.
Crop wrapping round the reel shaft ends • Adjust the inner deflector properly.
Crop wrapping round the reel tine tubes • Slightly raise the reel.
• Incline the reel tine a little more to the front.
• Adjust reel speed to match ground speed.
• Cover up reel tine tubes.

Claas DOMINATOR 150 Specifications

General

Brand	Claas
Model	DOMINATOR 150
Category	Farm Equipment
Language	English