Worksaver 300 TROUBLE-SHOOTING Guide, This is a Dangerous Safety Hazard Correct Immediately

TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE

PROBLEM: AUGER WILL NOT DIG

Possible Solutions:

•Shear bolt sheared – install new shearbolt.

•Teeth dull – sharpen or replace.

•Ground too dry and hard – order optional fishtail point (#170802) or optional down force kit, or wait until it rains.

•Auger turning too fast and bouncing – reduce speed.

•Tall grass has wrapped around auger teeth – remove.

•Auger encountering rocks, roots, or other obstruction – lift auger from hole and inspect.

•Auger teeth improperly positioned – see operator’s manual for proper tooth pattern.

PROBLEM: BENT AUGER FLIGHTING OR BENT AUGER

Possible Solutions:

•Tractor moved while auger was turning in hole – always set brakes on tractor and make sure it is out of gear.

•Operator moved tractor with auger in hole to try and straighten a hole being dug at an angle.

•Auger is encountering rocks or roots or other foreign objects – remove object from hole or change location.

•Outer edge of auger flighting is bending due to contact with rocks or roots – use heavy duty auger with thicker flighting.

•Shear bolt has been replaced with harder bolt – replace with Grade 2 bolt per instructions.

PROBLEM: AUGER DIGS SO FAR, BUT WILL NOT DIG DEEPER

Possible Solutions:

•See solutions for above.

•PTO assembly “bottoms out,” not allowing digger to lower – remove auger from digger and lower digger. Gearbox should lower to the ground; if not, PTO driveline assembly may need to be shortened.

•PTO driveline interferes with swinging drawbar – swing drawbar out of the way or remove.

•Tractor hydraulic system may be faulty – consult tractor dealer.

•Soil could have hardpan layer 6”-10” below surface – use optional fishtail point (#170802) or optional down force kit (see list of optional equipment).

PROBLEM: POST HOLE DIGGER SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE

Possible Solutions:

•No sway bars or sway blocks on tractor – add same.

•Lift arms not adjusted evenly – adjust lift arms.

•Post hole digger is mounted with excessive looseness in the hitch connecting points – use proper size pins or bushings.

PROBLEM: AUGER SCREWS ITSELF INTO THE GROUND

Possible Solutions:

•Operator did NOT ease 3-pt. hitch to ground slowly.

•Faulty 3-pt. hitch hydraulic system on tractor.

•Draft control is not in OFF position.

•Tractor is too small to handle digger.

PROBLEM: EXCESSIVE VIBRATION

Possible Solutions:

• PTO driveline bearing cross is worn – replace.

PROBLEM: PTO DRIVELINE ASSEMBLY COMES OFF INPUT SHAFT OF GEARBOX WHEN SHEAR BOLT IS SHEARED.

Possible Solution:

•Roll pin missing in yoke at gearbox input shaft. Install roll pin as per instructions.

WARNING!

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD,

CORRECT IMMEDIATELY!

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