VIBRATORY PLATE COMPACTORS INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BARTELL MORRISON INC.
BARTELL MORRISON (USA) LLC
375 ANNAGEM BLVD, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA, L5T 3A7, 905-364-4200 FAX 905-364-4201
25 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, KEYPORT, NEW JERSEY, USA, 07735, 732-566-5400 FAX 732-566-5444
Created: 11/10
Revised: 06/13
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TROUBLESHOOTING
WON’T START
Throttle fully open
Hand lever wire broken
No
gas
Dirty
gas
Gas filter plugged
Gas line plugged
Hole in gas line
Gas supply valve turned off
Safety switch wire or connectors not making good
contact
Other engine problems (Refer to engine manual)
STARTS BUT NO HIGH SPEED
Engine
problems
Throttle cable broken or seized
Throttle lever and connectors loose or out of adjust-
ment
Clutch shoes worn
MACHINE JUMPS ON FLOOR
Surface too hard, unyielding
Warped or damaged compactor base
BELT WEARING RAPIDLY
Belt
adjusted
improperly
Pulley out of alignment
Wrong belt/defective belt
Clutch
sticking
OIL LEAKS
Exciter
End-cap seals worn or damaged
Mainshaft seal worn
Damaged
bearing
Too much oil in exciter housing
WON’T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE
Exciter spinning too slow or not at all
Debris on the undercarriage of the exciter base
EXCITER SHAFT WILL NOT TURN
Bearing(s)
seized
Shaft keys broken
Belt
damaged
Engine rpm’s too low