Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooti ng
Electric and
hydraulic system
Cutterbar
Fault Possible cause Remedy Page
Hydraulic system
The machine's hydraulic functions do
not work
Check that the hydraulic hoses are
correctly connected to the tractor's
hydraulic outlet
37
Make sure that the tractor hydraulics
are engaged.
37
The machine's hydraulic functions
seem sluggish
Insufficient amount of oil from the
tractor.
Fault Possible cause Remedy Page
The machine leaves
wear tracks in the
field
There is too much downward pressure
from the cutterbar
Adjust the suspension
50
Uneven stubble
Driving too slowly Increase speed 23
The tractor RPM on the PTO is too low Check RPM 23
The knives are blunt or individual
knives are missing
Turn or replace the knives
110
The balancing springs are too taut Adjust the suspension 50
Stripes in the
stubble
1
The cutterbar does not have the correct
angle for the crop in question
Adjust the angle of the cutterbar
49
The cutterbar is fitted with high skids
2
Remove the high skids
2
Note! The field must be free of stones
125
Build up of crop on the cutting discs Increase speed
Driving too slowly Increase the operating speed 23
The cutterbar gets
abnormally warm
Too much oil in the cutterbar Inspect the oil level in the cutterbar 69
Wrong oil type Change to the correct oil type 134