Brandt GRAIN VAC 5000, Operator And Parts Manual

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Problem
Cause
Solution
Auger not turning.
Material passing
through blower.
Frequent shear
bolt breakage.
Pulsating Grain
Flow in Hoses.
Excessive
Product
Damage.
Broken shear bolt.
Chain Failure.
Auger drive pins broken off.
Auger not turning. Grain is
building up in the body.
Material too light to be
conveyed by grain vac.
Air throttle malfunctioning.
Restriction in auger.
Auger drive chain jumping.
PTO Engagement too
quickly.
Overloading auger with
hard to handle or wet
material
Material too light to be
conveyed by grain vac
Too little air with material.
Too much hose or too many
bends or loops in hoses.
Auger Running too fast for
conveying capacity.
Replace shear bolt. See Section 5.6.
Check auger drive chain and shear bolt coupler chain.
Replace faulty chain. See Section 5.4.
Check auger for obstructions to cause drive pin
breakage. See your authorized Brandt dealer for
replacement parts.
See `Auger not turning’ section.
Slow PTO speed, reduce conveying capacity by
opening the vent on the top of the upper body. See
Section 3.7, E.
See Section 3.7, E and Section 5.13.
Find and remove obstruction.
Retension or replace auger drive chain.
Engage PTO slower.
Slow the feed of the material to the auger by restricting
vacuum capacity
Product is entering the auger too fast and compacts
within tube and breaks shear bolts. Open the vent in
the top of the upper body without reducing auger
speeds. See Section 3.7, E.
Allow more air in end of hose with product.
Reduce hose length and or loops or bends in hoses.
Slow tractor RPM.
Increase conveying capacity. See troubleshooting
section on ‘Poor Capacity’.