Operator`s manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
Form 169000 / 169040 183 Revision C
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Sickle Plugging (cont’d).
Wet undergrowth. Cut when undergrowth is dry. ---
Reel position incorrect.
Move reel back and down
(close to guards).
6.17.5
Sickle drive belt too loose. Adjust belt tension.
7.8.9 to
7.8.11
Sickle hold-downs improperly
adjusted.
Adjust hold-downs so sickle
works freely.
7.8.8
Sickle sections or guards are
worn or broken.
Replace worn or broken
parts.
7.8.1 &
7.8.7
Uneven Formation And
Bunching Of Windrow.
Auger to stripper clearance too
wide.
Adjust auger to stripper bars
clearance.
6.17.4
Forming shields improperly
adjusted - fluffer too low.
Adjust forming shields, raise
fluffer.
6.17.13
Fluffer bypassing or dragging
crop.
Adjust fluffer for proper crop
control.
Reel not feeding properly in
heavy crops.
Decrease ground speed. ---
Roll gap too large. Adjust roll gap. 6.17.11
Conditioner running too slow.
Maintain rated knife/
conditioner speed.
5.1 & 5.2
Uneven crop flow across auger.
Remove front stripper bar or
stripper bar extension if
installed.
7.11.7
Excessive center feeding of
crop.
Remove front stripper bar
extensions if installed.
Build up of crop at ends of rolls,
especially in tall crops.
Add front stripper bar
extension
Uneven Windrow Formation
In Light Crop.
Rear of feed pan too low. Raise rock drop tine bar. 6.17.10
Reel Causes Seed Loss
(e.g. Grass Seed).
Reel speed too fast.
Adjust flow control on
tractor/windrower.
6.17.3
Header angle too steep, causing
tines to contact ground.
Flatten header angle, and
check header float.
6.17.8
Reel not correctly positioned.
Lower reel speed, move reel
rearward, as close as
possible to auger, and
downward as close as
possible to knife and pan.
6.17.3 &
6.17.5
Auger Plugging In Heavy
Grass Seed.
Poor crop flow across auger.
Remove lower stripper bar
and middle stripper bar if
necessary.
7.11.7
Plugging At Delivery Opening
In Heavy Grass Seed.
Opening too narrow.
Move pan extensions to
widest position.
6.17.16