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Template Name: OML_1_col
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Template Date: 1997_02_12
11 - TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEMS AND THEIR PROBABLE CAUSES
SYMPTOM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Bottoms do not penetrate ground
Ground too hard
Slow ground speed
Check hitch leveling
Adjust bottoms to maximum pitch
Excessive trip beam tripping
Trip load not properly set
Adjust trip load higher
Plow overcuts, tails to left/right
Plow not level
Plow bottom running too deep
Front plow bottom over cutting
Incorrect landsides
Landside pads worn
Landside not properly set
Rear furrow wheel not properly
adjusted vertically
Rear furrow wheel not adjusted to
furrow wall
Hitch not set correctly
Level plow
Check depth of plow bottom
Reduce tractor to furrow wall
dimension
Check for correct landsides
Replace landside pads
Adjust landside by adding spacer
Adjust rear furrow downward
Adjust rear furrow wheel closer to
furrow wall
Set hitch to correct setting
Check to see tractor hitch has
lateral freedom
Front plow bottom overcutting
Tractor operation
Keep tractor close to furrow wall
Front plow bottom undercutting
Tractor operation
Keep tractor further away from
furrow wall
Plow Overcuts
Rear landside or wheel worn or not
properly adjusted
Adjust landside or replace if worn,
adjust rear wheel
Plow Undercuts
R e a r l a n d s i d e o r w h e e l n o t
properly adjusted
Adjust land side by remo ving
spacer or adjust wheel
Front of plow runs shallow
Upper link of tractor hitch to long
Shorten upper link
Rear of plow runs shallow
Upper link of tractor hitch to short
Lengthen upper link
Tractor front wheels pull toward
furrow
Tractor hitch not set to move
laterally
Rear landside or wheel incorrectly
set
Adjust hitch for lateral movement
Correct adjustment toward furrow
wall on landside or wheel
Most plow problems are caused by improper
adjustment. When you encounter problems in the
f i e l d , m a k e a s y s t e m a t i c c h e c k o f a l l p l o w
adjustments. Checking and correcting adjustments
will usually correct the problem. If it does not, follow
the troubleshooting guidelines listed below.
If the problem can not be corrected, contact you
dealer for further assistance.