
Operating manual for
BAUER RAINSTAR series
TX Plus
79
24 TROUBLESHOOTING
FAULT
CAUSE
REMEDY
PE-pipe cannot be pulled off.
Gear shift lever in wrong position
Move to pull-off position.
Brake bank sticking on the brake
drum.
Loosen brake band.
PE-pipe retraction stops before
final shut-off activated.
Turbine blocked by foreign object. Remove foreign object.
Pressure drop in supply line.
Check pumping station and water
connection at the hydrant.
Overwinding
PE-pipe
actuates
the safety shut-off.
Adjust the winding mechanism.
Repair broken winding chain.
Final shut-off activated but the
shut-off valve does not close.
Values set for shut-off valve
actuation are not correct.
Adjust setting according to
instructions.
Thin plastic hose of shut-off valve
is blocked up or broken.
Replace the plastic hose.
The reel overwinds during pull-
off or the PE-pipe windings
become loose.
Tractor stopped abruptly.
Slow down gradually.
No oil in the change-speed
gearbox.
Refill oil.
Retraction speed varies from
one PE-pipe layer to the next.
Varying ground conditions.
Adjust speed control system to
the ground conditions (Change
rod position on the lever of the
layering mechanism. )
The desired retraction speed is
not reached.
Incorrect
transmission.
Select correct V-belt and
transmission.
Sprinkler nozzle blocked.
Remove foreign object.
General: compare connecting pressure and water flow with
performance chart values.
Cart is not lifted
Wrong gearbox transmission
Select correct V-belt and drive
transmission.