Amity Technology 2720, Operating Manual

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PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Make sure defoliator is adjusted
properly
Digging too deep Raise machine to dig shallower
Unnessary use of wheel fillers Remove Wheel fillers
Pinch point is too wide Adjust pinch point width (see section
7.5)
Paddle shaft too slow Increase PTO speed or hydraulic speed
Grabrolls backing up with
beets Bed angle too steep Adjust grabroll bed angle (see section
7.18)
Traveling too fast while harvesting Slow down
Paddle shaft not adjusted properly
Digging too deep
Raise machine to prevent excessive
amounts of material from being loaded
Move into up position (see section 7.13)
Increase ground speed (see section 6.2)
Beets not coming out of
lifter wheels
Run defoliator over field again to
eliminate excess debris
Replace rubber paddles
Excessive debris/mud
being loaded into machine Poor defoliation job
Lower paddle shaft (see section 7.8)
Grabrolls moving too slow
Smooth rolls too low
Speed up grabrolls by insalling a larger
drive sheave (see section 7.14)
Raise smooth grabrolls (see section
7.16)
Front grabroll flap in down position
Rubber paddles worn severely
Beets aren't being lifted to paddles