Use and maintenance manual for fixed or folding corn harvesting header
EDITION 01/2016
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22. Troubleshooting Table
Problem
Cause
Solution
Blockage of some
harvesting units and
consequent activation of the
clutches located inside the
boxes
Presence of a foreign object (iron
rod, stone, pole, etc.)
Remove the foreign
object
Loosening of the levelling blades
or of the stalk rolls blades.
Adjust the position of the
blades and restore proper
tightening.
Some material is wrapped on the
stalk rolls
Remove the material from
the rolls
The clutch is no longer calibrated
Replace the pawls and/or
the springs
The safety bolt of the drive shaft
is broken
Replace it with a bolt with
the same resistance class
Machine blocked due to
main clutch activated (on
the drive shaft where
foreseen)
Foreign object inside the main
auger (iron rod, stone, pole, etc.),
or main auger filled up with
product and clogged;
Remove the foreign
object
Breaking of one of the harvesting
chains, with the consequent
blockage of the auger;
Repair or replace the
chain
Breaking of one of the shear bolts
of the clutch;
Replace the broken shear
bolt
Malfunction or blockage of the
stalk chopper (if installed)
Free the blades of the
stalk chopper
Transmission box broken
internally
Repair the damaged box
The plant is not properly
milked, with consequent
accumulation of scrap in the
auger
Cob snapping blades too narrow
Adjust the blades either
manually or electrically
The knives of the stalk rolls are
blunt
Sharpen the knives
Stalk rolls too open
Adjust the distance
between the rolls
The levelling blades do not clean
the stalk rolls properly
Adjust the position of the
levelling blades
The stalks are no longer
chopped since the stalk
choppers are not turning
Breakage of one of the tabs of the
gears
Replace the tab
Crooked blades in collision
Release or replace the
blades
