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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Cutterbar
Fault Possible cause Remedy Page
The cutterbar
swings behind or
cannot follow the
ground
Springs incorrectly fitted Check the diameter of the spring wire 23
Very sloping ground Check the spring catch 32
The machine's set-
ting has changed
The tractor's lift arms cannot hold
themselves steady in a fixed position
Fit a chain to maintain the machine's
suspension in position
29
The machine is
hanging too low
when lifting with the
tractor's lift arms
The working height of the suspension
is not correct
Check the working height of the sus-
pension
29
The swath of mown
crop is not posi-
tioned correctly
Swath roller
2
or swathboard
2
Change from the swath roller
2
to the
swathboard
2
or vice versa
85
Uneven stubble Driving too slowly Increase speed 21
The tractor RPM on the PTO is too low Check the rotational speed - not over
575 rpm.
21
The knives are blunt or individual
knives are missing
Turn or replace the knives 60
The machine is not correctly balanced Adjust the floating position 39
The V-belts are not correctly tightened Check the V-belts 69
The V-belts are worn Replace the V-belts 83
Stripes in the
stubble
1
The cutterbar does not have the correct
angle for the crop in question
Adjust the angle of the cutterbar 39
The cutterbar is fitted with high skids
2
Remove the high skids
2
Note! The field must be free of stones
85
Build up of crop on the cutting discs Increase speed
Waste when mow-
ing seed grass crop
The cones are too heavily loaded Remove the cones, fit the straw
divider
2
and left-hand swathboard
2
85
Build up of crop on
the right-hand side
Long matted grass, which is lying flat
Fit the straw divider
2
85
Stubble too high Cutterbar angle is too small Adjust stubble height 39
The cutterbar gets
abnormally warm
Too much oil in the cutterbar Inspect the oil level in the cutterbar 57
Wrong oil type Change to the correct oil type 94
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