Honey Bee Grain Belt Plus, Owner'S Manual

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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd.
Grain Belt Plus Header – Owner's Manual
Problem Possible Cause Solution
Excessive Noise. Loose or damaged sections
and/ or guards.
First guard bent or out of
alignment.
Knife drive bearing faulty.
Knife drive loose.
Knife drive running too fast.
Knife head positioned too high
or too low.
Guards don’t match.
Replace or tighten.
Straighten or replace.
Replace.
Tighten bolts and check for
damage to housing.
Slow down to 580 - 600 rpm.
Loosen clamp bolt on knife-
head bearing and adjust.
Check that all guards are the
same. (12 mm required).
Connector bar
breaks. Damaged sections or guards.
Knife gummed up.
Section bolts not tight.
Sections on knife back installed
on wrong side. Repair or replace.
Soak with diesel fuel.
Tighten and/ or replace.
Remove sections; turn knife
back over and replace
sections.
Knife head breaks. Section bolts not tight.
Knife gummed up.
Damaged sections or guards.
Sickle sections dull.
Tough crop.
Knife drive running too fast.
Guards don’t match. Tighten and/ or replace bolts.
Soak with diesel fuel.
Repair and/ or replace.
Replace sections.
Reduce ground speed.
Check speed w/ photo tach.
Check that all guards are the
same (12 mm req’d).
Knife leaves strip of
crop standing. Bent or broken guard.
Broken knife section.
Plugged guard. Straighten or replace.
Replace.
Clean.
Leveling
Header not level. Leveling adjustment bolts not
set properly. Adjust bolts.
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