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Trouble Shooting
Problem
Cause
Solution
Blade is Diving/Rising
Dull Blade
RPM’s Not High Enough
Blade Not Tensioned Properly
Sawing Soft Pitch Wood
(Pitch Build-Up in Blade Gullets)
Guides Not Adjusted Properly
Sharpen or Replace Blade
Saw at Full Throttle
Check Torque on Tensioning Bolt
(Perform “Flutter” Test)
Use Lubricant on Blade
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR
BLADE LUBE
Adjust Guides
Saw Tree from the Top to the Bottom
(small end to wide end)
Slow Down Reset Teeth to Proper Set
Mill Sawing Hard
RPM’s Not High Enough on Engine
Belt is Slipping
Sawing Hardwood
Dull Blade
Bark or Sawdust Build-up on
Wheels or Track
Blade on Backwards
Always Saw at Full Throttle
Adjust Belt Tension
Slow Down your Sawing Speed
Sharpen or Replace Blade
Clean Wheels and Track
Turn Blade Around / Flip inside-out
Clutch Slipping
Debris and/or Oil can cause slippage
Pushing Too Hard
Clean out clutch bell
Inspect/repair springs and shoes
Push Lighter
Engine Powers Down
(Loosing RPM’s)
Pushing the Mill too Fast
Dirty Air Filter
Dull Blade
Slow Down your Sawing Speed
Clean/Change
Sharpen/Replace Blade
Mill not Sawing Square
Over Dogged
Track Not Level & Square
Cables are Out of height
ADJUSTMENT.
Guides are Out of Adjustment
Not Putting Flat side of Cant Flush
with Squaring Post on the First Turn
Bad Trolley Bearing
Loosen Dog Pressure
Level Track
Re-adjust Lift Cables OFF DECK
ADJUSTMENT
Re-Adjust Blade Guides
Put Cant on Flat side, Flush with
Squaring Post
Replace Trolley Wheel
Log Moves When Dogged
Over Dogged, too Much Pressure on
Dogs
Under Dogged
Loosen Dog Pressure
Tighten Dog Pressure
New Blade Will Not Cut
Blade Could Be Turned Inside Out
Turn the Blade So That the Teeth are
Pointing to the Discharge Direction
Boards have Fine or Large
Lines in them Every Several
Inches in a Repeating Pattern
A Tooth in the Blade is Out of Set
Reset Tooth in Blade
