KEENAN
MechFiber400 Operator’s Manual
Revision G02 28
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Sept 2020
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10.
Machine is not chopping
Blades blunt.
Not enough material in body, or material is not
heavy enough. Try adding more material, or, in the
case of hay/straw, add water or a fork of silage to
weigh it down.
Machine overloaded.
11:
Machine breaks ASA200 Link
Check chain alignment of large sprocket,
Tol/- 2 mm.
Check chamfer on edge.
Check roll pins used in joiner link.
Check idler tension.
12:
Bale goes in too quickly
If the bale goes into the machine too quickly, it may
place an unnecessary load on the tractor and drive
line, slowing overall mixing time, since the body
blades
don’t chop long, fibrous material as
efficiently as the top knife. Check tine buffers and
tine-to-top-knife gap.
13:
Excessive hitch wear
If excess hitch wear is noted, check:
-Speed of use; hitch rated for a maximum of 25
km/h.
-Hitch is level on tractor.
-Fit of hitch and lubrication.
-Wear on tractor hitch.
-Brake operation
—
should match tractor brakes.
-For excessive movement (which means it is not
tight on pin/hitch).
14:
Leaking valve chest (where fitted)
Check oil is only flowing from pressure “P” side to
tank “T” side. Reverse-pressuring the valve check
will damage the seals. Adding a one-way valve on
the return pipe will prevent this.
15:
Blockage at top knife
On non-bale handler models, load smaller sections
of material into machine.
On bale handler models, check tine height settings.
Ensure all feed materials are free from foreign
objects before loading into machine.
In the unlikely event of a large blockage preventing
the machine from restarting using the tractor, it may
be necessary to enter the mixing chamber to
manually clear the blockage. Please refer to
Section 5, Point U, on safety.
16:
Blockage at auger
Use VFC-door to meter material intake into auger.
Refer to Section 7.9 on feeding out to learn the
correct operation of the VFC-door.
In the unlikely event of a large blockage preventing
the machine from restarting using the tractor, it may
be necessary to enter the mixing chamber to
manually clear the blockage. Please refer to
Section 5, Point U, on safety.
