DIAGNOSTICS & TROUBLESHOOTING
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DRIVE
Excessive power
requirement.
Excessive spacing between knives and shear bar.
Length of cut unnecessarily too short
Increase/modify the length of cut
The crop channel is gummed
Use liquid incorporation system to
Smooth roll cleaner is not adjusted
Clean and readjust smooth roll cleaner
Accelerator not correctly adjusted
Adjust the accelerator clearance
Insufficiently ground knives
Worn out shear bar.
Remove and flip over shear bar or replace it.
always faces upwards.
Noisy universal joint.
Implement and tractor PTO shafts are not aligned
Adjust the height of the front bracket
The universal joint yokes at both ends of the
harvester PTO shaft are not aligned.
Align joints at both heads to be parallel. The mating spline ends contain a
special groove that forces the correct alignment, make sure it has not
been tampered with.
The draw bar is too short.
Lengthen the draw bar in order to respect the correct dimension (see
DRAW BAR EXTENSION).
Cutter head friction clutch
slips (optional equipment)
– The clutch and
surrounding parts are hot.
Worn friction disks.
Replace the disks, maintain the knives sharpened and shear bar adjusted,
limit forward speed if the tractor exceeds the harvester power rating.
Check the torque limit (Set to max rating from the factory).
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