FAULTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
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PICKING UNIT
Fault
Cause
Remedy
Page
The picker remains
stationary during har-
vesting
Drive belts not tightened
Perform a service
CH
hand-
book
Working speed too high
Adapt
Straw content too high
Snapping plates
Open the snapping plate as far apart
as possible
23
Working speed
Adapt the working speed to the condi-
tions
Blockage within the
picking row
Snapping plates not parallel Set the snapping plates
23
Foreign bodies in or under-
neath the picking row
Remove and dispose of sluggish corn
stover
30
Picking gap closure
Missing or set incorrectly
23
Loss of corn cobs
Working speed
Adjust speed
Row clearance
Adapt the machine to the conditions
Grain loss
Snapping plates
Adjust closer together
Recirculation of feeder
channel chain
Set the covering above the cross au-
ger lower
28
Working speed
Increase until the picker is better filled
with material
Corn stubble too long
Horizontal cutting blade
worn
Replace blade if necessary
33
Divider tips
Set flatter, bring the picker closer to
the ground
22
Row clearance
Improper
Working speed
Reduce speed
Snapping plate block
Soiling
Clean the mechanism, open and
close the plates multiple times per
day
23
Hydraulic feed line
Check
23
Basic setting
Check
23
Machine is agitated or
vibrates
Horizontal cutting blade
Locate the cause immediately and re-
place the blade if necessary
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