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Revision A
Chapter 6:
Troubleshooting
6.1
Troubleshooting Rotary Disc Pull-Type Performance
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Symptom: Cutterbar plugging
Dull, bent, or badly
worn blades
Replace blades.
4.4.7 Maintaining Disc blades, page 167
Build-up of dirt between
rock guards
Decrease rotary disc pull-type angle and
increase flotation. In some conditions, it
may be necessary to carry rotary disc pull-
type slightly with lower skid shoes.
3.15.2 Cutting Height, page 87
Conditioner drive belt
slipping
Adjust conditioner drive belt tension.
4.5.10 Conditioner Drive Belt, page 254
Symptom: Ragged or uneven cutting of crop
Float too light, causing
bouncing
Adjust to heavier float setting.
Ground speed too slow
Increase ground speed.
Downed crop
Adjust rotary disc pull-type angle or install
blade-lowering kit on rotary disc pull-type
to cut closer to ground.
3.15.3 Adjusting Cutterbar Angle, page 90
Symptom: Strips of uncut crop left on field
Bent or dull disc blades
Replace blades.
4.4.7 Maintaining Disc blades, page 167
Build-up of dirt between
rock guards
Decrease rotary disc pull-type angle and
increase flotation.
3.15.3 Adjusting Cutterbar Angle, page 90
Build-up of dirt between
rock guards
Decrease rotary disc pull-type angle and
increase flotation.
Ground speed too slow
Increase ground speed.
Foreign object on cutterbar
Disengage rotary disc pull-type and stop
engine. When all moving parts have
completely stopped, remove foreign
object.
3.20 Unplugging the Rotary Disc Pull-Type,
page 116
Symptom: Conditioner rolls plugging
Ground speed too fast
Reduce ground speed.
Roll gap too large for proper
feeding
Decrease roll gap.
Roll gap too small in thick-
stemmed cane-type crops
Increase roll gap.
Baffle set too low
Raise baffle.