Worksaver SG-26A, Owner'S Operation Manual

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TROUBLE-SHOOTING
(continued)
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY
Teeth wear too fast 1. Cutting in sandy conditions.
2. Cutting in rocky conditions.
3. Operator not raising wheel when
returning to “start” position.
4. Cutting teeth hitting foreign object
in stump.
5. Operator not rotating teeth.
Don’t grind below ground more than
necessary.
Remove rocks from around stump.
Raise wheel slightly before returning
to “start” position (see page 24).
Check stump for wire, iron, spike,
horseshoe, etc. Remove.
Rotate teeth.
Stump grinder seems to
require excessive power 1. Advancing into stump too rapidly or
too great a cut.
2. Worn or dull teeth.
3. Tractor not large enough.
Take less cut or reduce hydraulic feed
pressure (see page 27).
Rotate or replace teeth.
Use larger tractor.
Stump grinder moves
from side to side when
cutting 1. Loose tractor sway chains or bars,
or sway block improperly installed.
2. Stump grinder not properly latched
on skid steer.
Adjust sway chains, bars, or sway
blocks.
Check latches.
Stump grinder will not
cut all the time (slip
clutch drive) 1. Slip clutch slipping.
2. Tractor PTO clutch slipping.
3. Low hydraulic oil.
4. Teeth dull and stump is hardwood.
5. See – “Stump grinder will not feed
into stump”.
Adjust slip clutch according to instruc-
tions.
Check tractor PTO – replace clutch if
necessary.
Check oil level.
Replace teeth.