ZMT Owner’s Manual
8. TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
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Irregular cut | • | Worn, bent or broken fails | • | Replace |
| • Machine is not level with | • Level it by adjusting the | ||
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| flail head hydraulic ram |
| • | Clogged material due to | • | Reduce working speed |
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| excessive working speed |
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Machine noise | • | Loose bolts | • | Tighten bolts |
| • Cracks or initiation of flail | • Have it repaired in | ||
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Gearbox noise | • | Lack of oil | • | Fill to level |
| • | Worn gears | • | Replace |
| • | Worn bearings | • | Replace |
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Vibration | • | Broken or worn flails | • | Replace |
| • | Unbalanced rotor | • | Have it replaced in |
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| • | Worn rotor bearings | • | Have them replaced in |
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Premature flail wear | • | Flails touching the ground | • Adjust height of cut | |
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Excessive backlash in the | • | Worn pins | • | Replace |
arms & joints | • | Worn arm sliding blocks | • | Adjust |
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Flail head lowers | • | Worn glands in the rams | • | Replace glands in |
involuntarily |
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Breakage of roller bearings | • | Violent impact on the | • | Lower it gently |
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| lowered |
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| • Dirty or little greased | • | Clean and grease | |
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| bearings |
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Belts overheating | • | Flails touching the ground | • | Adjust cut height |
| • | Working speed unsuitable | • | Reduce speed |
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| to cut |
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| • | Belts slip on the pulleys | • | Adjust belt tension |
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