Logosol B1651 - Troubleshooting Schedule

TROUBLESHOOTING SCHEDULE
PROBLEM/SYMPTOM PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION
The blade quickly loses its sharpness
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Dirty logs
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The saw blade is worn out
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Avoid dragging the logs over
the ground
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Debark the log where the blade
is going to cut
•
Square the logs before cutting
boards, to minimize the cuts
into bark
•
Replace the blade with a new
one
Wavy cuts
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Dull blade
•
The feed speed is too high
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The feed speed is too low
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Sawing through a partly frozen
log
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Resharpen the blade
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Lower the feed speed
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Increase the feed speed
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Let the log fully thaw or fully
freeze before sawing it
TIP: Do not use a slower
sawing speed when the blade
is entering the log, but cut
into the log end with the same
sawing speed you are planning
to have for the rest of the cut
The blade dives or rises when sawing
•
Insufcient blade tension
•
The feed speed is too high
•
The blade is damaged
•
The blade does not track
correctly on the band wheels
•
Increase the blade tension
•
Lower the feed speed
•
Replace the blade with a new
one
•
Install the blade correctly and
adjust the tracking
Blade breakage
•
The blade is worn out
•
Dull and/or incorrectly installed
blade
•
The blade tension is too tight
•
The blade guide rollers are not
aligned with the band wheels
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Worn band wheel belts. This
makes the blade running directly
on metal
•
Replace the blade with a new
one
•
Resharpen the blade
•
Reduce the blade tension
•
Adjust the blade guides
•
Replace the belts on the band
wheels with new ones
Uneven board thickness
•
The log bed exes due to
insufcient support
•
Support the rails/log bed as
outlined in the instructions in
this manual
The blade does not track correctly
and slips off the band wheels
•
The band wheels are incorrectly
adjusted
•
Worn band wheel belts
•
Adjust the band wheels as
outlined in the instructions in
this manual
•
Replace the belts with new ones
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