KUHN FC 202, Assembly & Operators Manual

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The majority of operating problems that occur with the mower conditioner can be traced
to improper adjustment or delayed service. The following chart has been designed to
help you when a problem develops by suggesting a probable cause and the recommended
solution.
These suggested remedies should be applied with caution. Make certain the source of
the problem is not located in an area different from the one where it showed. A thorough
understanding of the machine is indispensable for the correction of operating
problems.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
Excessive vibration - Conditioning rotor out of - Control number of mo-
balance. vable fingers.
- Parallelism of conditioning - Adjust roller paralle-
rollers badly adjusted. lism with lateral bolt
stops (H) (fig.33 pg 22)
- Conditioning roller(s) - Replace conditioning
deformed. roller(s).
Damaged leaves and - Incorrect comb position - Raise the comb position
broken stems or invert the comb.
Obstruction of - Engine speed (rotational - Correct PTO speed
rotor or of frequency) too low (rotational frequency) to
conditioning 540 rpm (min
-1
)
rollers - Drive belt slipping or - Tighten or replace the
broken belt. Check if idler is
correctly centered
between pullies.
Obstruction of - Bent or broken knives - Replace knives
cutterbar - Wet crop conditions on - Increase cutting height
clayey ground (earth by reducing platform
plugging). pitch.
- Fit set of high skid shoes.
Ragged cut - Knives incorrectly fitted - Check if knives are
correctly fitted (see
arrow).
- Dull knives - Reverse or replace knives.
- Excessive ground speed - Reduce ground speed
- Incorrect platform floa- - Adjust platform weight
ting (page 18).
- Incorrect cutting height - Change cutterbar pitch
or the wear plates
- Incorrect cutterbar pitch - Change cutterbar pitch
- Down crop - Increase platform weight
Badly shaped - Incorrect setting of - Adjust windrow deflectors
windrow windrow deflectors or of or rear deflector.
rear deflector.
TROUBLE SHOOTING