Specifications

Hurricane Track TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
30
COMPLAINT
CAUSE
CORRECTION
Engine will not start. (See
Engine Manufacturer
Manual for further
information.)
Loose ground wire.
Loose hot wire.
Dead battery.
Clean and tighten.
Clean and tighten.
Recharge or replace.
Belt Squeal.
Belt tension too loose.
Belt out of line.
Tighten following the
adjustment procedures in
the Servicing Belts section.
Align Pulleys.
Cutter wheel vibration.
Tooth missing.
Pocket out of balance.
Improper tooth
arrangement.
Replace missing teeth.
Always replace pockets in
pairs across from each
other.
Install correctly with like
pairs of teeth directly
across from each other.
Cutter wheel throwing
teeth.
Bad pocket.
Dirt in pocket.
Worn cutter wheel.
Replace pocket.
Clean pocket and replace
missing teeth.
Replace cutter wheel.
Cutter wheel breaking
teeth.
Teeth set too far out of
pocket.
Use gauge to set teeth
correctly.
Cutter wheel stops turning.
Engine belt broke or
tension too loose.
Poly chain® belt broke or
tension too loose.
Sheared key in shaft.
Broken cutter wheel shaft.
Replace belt or adjust
tension. See Servicing Belt
section of this manual.
Replace belt or adjust
tension. See Servicing Belt
section of this manual.
Replace key.
Replace shaft.
Cutter head swings faster
one way than the other or
swings slow in both
directions.
Operator doesn’t have
good control of or
understanding of switch
operation.
The 50%/100% switch is
on 100%.
Receiving intermittent
signal.
The radio controls are
proportional, meaning the
more pressure you apply
the more power the
function gets for operation.
The swing function should
only be operated at 50%.
Change radio frequency.
Cutter wheel won’t engage
PT Tech Clutch will not
engage with engine at high
RPM, check clutch panel
for engine RPM too high
indicator.
Lower engine RPM and try
again. (Read PT Tech
HPTO clutch manual
provided at back of this
manual.)