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PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTIONS
Knives wear quickly.
Too much soil, sand, and/
or stones have accumulated
(picked up by the attach-
ments).
The rake or windrow
mergerer is bringing rocks
into the hay.
Raise the attachments.
Adjust rake or windrow mergerer.
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTIONS
Transmission clutch slips.
Very dry or short hay or
straw.
Too much grease.
Loosen the feed roll spring tension. Check the
smooth roll cleaner adjustment.
Dismantle and clean.
Clutch on transmission slips
when hay is harvested.
Front half buttom plate on
corn cracker is in place.
Too much grease.
Remove the front plate of the pan on the corn
cracker. (item 7 of Figure 24 on page 36).
Dismantle and clean.
Metal noise when feed roll
goes up and down.
Worn plastic bumper.
Replace or reverse bumper.
Material moves with difficul-
ty towards the cutting head.
PTO is stopped before all
material has gone through.
Knives are not well sharp-
ened.
Clutch is slipping.
Excessive feed roll spring
tension.
The cleaner is not adjusted
on the plain roll.
Disengage the PTO only after all material has
gone through.
Sharpen knives.
Stop PTO and check if clutch is hot. If it is, lower
ground speed or adjust clutch.
When harvesting special material such as straw,
it may be necessary to decrease spring tension or
even to remove spring all together.
Clean and adjust the cleaner.
Corn silage comes back
over feed rolls.
The tractor engine stalled.
The PTO was stopped while
material was going in.
Clean front of top processor roll and reduce
ground speed.
Clean front of top processor roll and wait for empty
harvester before stopping PTO.
TROUBLESHOOTING
CUTTING
FEED
Manual
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