Farmi Forest Corporation 290, Operation, Maintenance And Spare Parts Manual

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FARMI 290
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
Hard to pull the cable out Drum brake is too tight. Loosen the drum brake. See
instructionsfrom item ”Adjusting
the drum brake”.
Cable gets tangled on the drum. Cable too loose on the drum. The
cable is pressed between loose
loops.
Loosen the pin and pull the cable
from the reel with the help of a
tractor. Reel the cable tightly back
in with the help of the load.
Cable develops kinks. Cable brake too loose Tighten the drum brake.Tighten
cable on the drum by pulling out
the cable and by winching with a
heavy load.
Roller chain comes off. Roller chain too loose, some part is
broken or the aligning is incorrect.
Check the aligment of the chain.
Check possible damages. Adjust
the roller chain, change if neces-
sary. See chapter
”Adjusting the roller chain”.
Rattling sound Roller chain too tight, some part is
broken or the aligning is incorrect.
Check the aligment of the chain.
Check possible damages. Adjust
the roller chain, change if neces-
sary. See chapter
”Adjusting the roller chain”.
Insufficient pull on the cable Normal wear of the clutch.
Minimum thickness of the clutch
plates is 7 mm.
See chapter ”Clutch
adjustment”
Oil or grease in the clutch Disassemble and clean the parts.
Clutch too loosely adjusted Adjustment of the clutch. See
chapter ”Clutch adjustment”
Tractor slides backwards when
winching
Parking brakes are not on.
Dozer blade does not anchor the
unit firmly to the ground.
Lock on the parking brakes.
Lower the winch all way to the
ground.