KUHN BKE 280 SUPER, Operator'S Manual

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Trouble shooting guide
Shredders
BKE 280-305 SUPER
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$ TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
Problem Cause Remedy
Excessive vibrations.
A) Breakage or excessive wear
of knives or hammer knives.
B) Knife or hammer knife
jamming on the pivot point.
C) Incorrect rotor balance.
Replace worn or damaged parts.
Clean and grease pivot points.
Check weight of knives and
hammer knives.
Poor cutting quality due to a drop
in the rotor speed.
A) Insufficient belt tension.
B) Excessive belt wear.
Adjust tension.
Replace belts.
Belt overheating.
A) incorrect belt tension.
B) The angle gearbox axle is no
longer in line with the rotor axle.
Check tension.
Check alignment.
Angle gearbox overheating.
A) Lack of oil.
B) No oil.
Top up until proper oil level is
reached.
Replace gearbox.
Fast knife or hammer knife wear.
A) Working position too low,
interference with the ground.
Adjust working height.
Drive shaft oil loss on the belt
side.
A) Seal wear or breakage. Replace seal.
Distortion of roller or wheel
supports.
A) The roller or wheel supports
have been subject to lateral
forces. Raise machine off the ground
when inverting the direction of
travel or steering the wheels.
Distortion of the front pivoting
safety flaps.
A) The machine has been
lowered onto the residues to
shred from the raised position
(transport position). The machine must be in working
position before coming into
contact with the residues to
shred.
Rotor jamming during work.
A) Clogging due to foreign bodies
(example: wire, plastic material).
Put on gloves and remove
foreign bodies with adequate
tools.