ABI Attachments ARTRTL66, Operator'S Manual

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6 - TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: Be sure tractor engine is off, parking brake is locked, and key is
removed before making any adjustments.
Replace oil seal or grease fitting.
Remove excess oil.
Oil seal or grease fitting
damaged.
Gearbox overfilled. Oil leak from gearbox.
Can be caused by friction from trash
heavily wrapped around bearing
protection covers. Remove trash
immediately, damage to bearing could
result.
Check slip clutch.
Check oil level in gearbox and
lubricant on chain. Wrappings around
rotor.
Slip clutch slipping.
Gearbox oil low.
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.
Check slip clutch.
Reduce ground speed. Worn blades.
Slip clutch slipping.
Ground speed too fast.
Machine skips and
leaves crop residue.
Remove chain case and check for
broken connector link. Broken drive chain. Blades stop turning
but PTO, gearbox and
hexshaft are turning.
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 and bearings.
Reduce the working angle of the
driveline.
Check for wrappings on rotor shaft.
Worn cross and
bearings.
Driveline working 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.
SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM
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