6. MISCELLANEOUS
6. MISCELLANEOUS
DRIVING TIPS AND FAULT-FINDING
Problem
Possible cause
Remedy
Uneven stubble or bad cut
The cutter bar is relieved too much.
The number of rpm of the tractor is too
low.
The blades are worn
Discs, stone protectors or flow caps are
deformed.
Check the basic adjustment of the
machine and, if necessary, reduce the
relief by lowering the link arms.
Check that the number of rotations of the
tractor PTO is correct. Keep a constant
number of RPM
Turn/move the blades to another disc or
replace the blades
Replace deformed parts.
Stripes in stubble
The cutting angle is too large, the grass
is not transported across the cutter bar
Accumulation of material in front of the
cutter bar
Earth and grass around the cutter bar
between the discs
You are working early in the morning
when the grass is still very wet
Adjust the cutter bar more horizontal by
lengthening the top link
Increase the driving speed, if possible
Mount flow caps on the discs
Mount special, sharp shearbars or replace
worn shearbars
Increase the driving speed, if possible
Mount flow caps
Irregular flow through the machine
Conditioner fingers may be worn or
missing
The distance between the conditioner
plate and the conditioner rotor is too
long
Replace worn fingers and mount new ones
where these are missing
Adjust the conditioner plate to shorter
distance to the rotor
Increase the driving speed
The machine vibrates/ uneven
operation
Blades may be deformed, damaged or
missing
Defective PTO drive shafts
Defective bearings in cutter bar or
conditioner rotor
Defective flow caps and intensifiers
Earth and grass in flow caps, perhaps
missing foam blocks in flow intensifiers.
Replace or move damaged blades and/or
mount new blades
Check if the shafts are intact. Repair, if
necessary
Check if bearings are loose or damaged.
Replace if necessary
Replace flow caps and intensifiers
Clean flow caps and mount new foam
blocks, if necessary
Gear or cutter bar overheated
Oil level not correct
Check the oil level and refill/drain out oil, if
necessary
NB: Maximum temperature in gearbox 80
degrees, Cutter bar temperature maximum
90-100 degrees
Power consumption unusually high
Crop and dust under the discs
String or wire is wrapped around a
disc.
Stop the tractor engine. Dismount the
discs and clean cutter bar and discs.
Check if the friction clutch is intact.
Remove the foreign matter.
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