Troubleshooting
172
PTO shaft
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Problems with stripes are more likely to occur when mowing
short, strong, spring crops in less than ideal weather conditions.
Always begin by checking that the knives on the cutting discs are
sharp.
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May only be carried out by authorised service personnel.
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Extra equipment - Page 167.
Blockage of the flow
of crop through the
machine
The roller V-belts are not tightened
sufficiently
Check the V-belts
125
The roller V-belts are worn Replace the V-belts 159
The crop spills out
between the
machine and the Bx
equipment
3
The rotor's RPM is too low
Set the rotor to 1200
rpm
56
The cutterbar gets
abnormally warm
Too much oil in the cutterbar Inspect the oil level in the cutterbar 95
Wrong oil type Change to the correct oil type 177
The crop glides in
underneath the
rotor
The throwing wings are worn Replace the throwing wings
Fault Possible cause Remedy Page
Fault Possible cause Remedy Page
The friction clutch
on the PTO shaft
becomes
abnormally warm
The RPM on the PTO shaft is too low Check RPM 28
The friction discs in the clutch are worn
Check the friction discs in the clutch 127
Replace the friction discs in the clutch 162
Insufficient
transferral of power/
torque to the
machine
The friction discs in the clutch are worn
Check the friction discs in the clutch 127
Replace the friction discs in the clutch
162