KUHN GA 3501 Super, Assembly & Operators Manual

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2) SKID (Kit No. 113 6270)
This accessory improves ground following when
working on very irregular terrain.
Fit support (S) to undercarriage (T) with 2 hexagon
bolts (H)(M12x110), 2 self-locking nuts (M12) and 4
spring washers (M12) as shown in photo 40.
The skid (P) can be adjusted in 3 different height
positions using pins (V) (photo 40).
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
Symptom Reason Remedy
Poor raking across the whole Tines are too far off the ground Reduce rotor height with crank
rotor width (M) (fig. 24)
Machine is laterally unstable Untighten catch spring (R) (fig. 28)
Poor raking on one side Tines are too far off the ground Adjust height of one front caster
on this side wheel to obtain equal tine
clearance on both sides (fig. 29)
Poor raking on both sides The rotor is angled forward Adjust height of both front caster
wheels to obtain equal tine
clearance at the rear and at the
front of the machine
Poor raking in one direction Uneven load on the rear caster Fine tune rotor horizontality by
of travel only (either when wheel dependent on position of adjusting front caster wheels,
going forwards or backwards) undercarriage then adjust top link length until
indicator (O) is exactly centered in
its aperture (photo 25)
Rotor pulls crop out Swath formed too near the rotor Position swath screen further
of the swath away from the rotor (page 20)
Lumps of earth stick on the Increase rotor height with crank
tine ends (M) (fig. 24) and clean tine ends
Rotor speed is too high Check whether the reversible
two speed gearbox is not adjusted
for 540 rpm drive and the machine
driven at 1000 rpm