6 - TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: Be sure tractor engine is off, parking brake is locked, and key is
removed before making any adjustments.
Replace oil seal.
Remove excess oil.
Oil seal damaged.
Gearbox overfilled.
Oil leak from
gearbox.
Can be caused by friction from trash
heavily wrapped around bearing
protection covers. Remove trash
immediately, as damage to bearing could
result.
Check oil level in gearbox and lubricant
on chain.
Check slip clutch if fitted. Adjust if
needed.
Wrappings around
rotor.
Gearbox oil low.
Slip clutch slipping.
Machine smells hot
or begins to smoke.
Check for badly worn blades. If worn
down to tip, overlap will be lost and
cutting will deteriorate. Replace worn
blades.
If slip clutch is used, check performance.
Reduce ground speed.
Worn blades.
Slip clutch slipping.
Ground speed too fast.
Machine skips and
leaves crop
residue.
Adjust slip clutch or replace discs.Slip clutch slipping.PTO turning but not
blades.
Remove chain case and check for
broken connector link.
Broken drive chain.Blades stop turning
but PTO, gearbox
and hexshaft are.
This can be normal on a new machine
until it has been run in. Check oil level.
Replace worn gears.
Oil level low.
Worn Gears.
Gearbox noise is
noticeable and
constant.
Replace worn cross & bearings.
Machine working too high and the
driveline at too much of an angle.
Check for wrappings on rotor shaft.
Worn cross & bearings.
Driveline at too great of
an angle.
Wrappings around rotor
shaft.
PTO vibrates.
Tighten blade bolts.
Replace damaged gears or chain.
Loose blade bolts.
Gearbox gears or chain
damaged.
Machine makes
intermitting clicking
noise.
SOLUTIONPOSSIBLE CAUSEPROBLEM
TROUBLESHOOTING 38 FRONTIER
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