T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
Troubleshooting
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1. Rotordoesnotturn | a) | Obstructed | a) | Usebranchor | ServiceandMaintenance | |
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| discharge. |
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| cleardischarge. |
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| b) | Pluggedrotor. | b) | Clearrotor. |
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2. Hardtofeedchipper | a) | Obstructed | a) | Usebranchor | ServiceandMaintenance | |
| orexcessivepower |
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| neededtochip |
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| cleardischarge. |
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| b) | Dullchipperblades. | b) | Sharpenblades. |
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| c) | Improperblade | c) | Adjustclearance. |
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| clearance. |
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3. | Chipperrequires | a) | Obstructed | a) | Usebranchor | ServiceandMaintenance |
| excessivepoweror |
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| stalls |
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| cleardischarge. |
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| b) | Pluggedrotor. | b) | Clearrotor,feed |
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| materialinto |
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| shreddermore |
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| c) | Greenmaterialwill | c) | Alternately feed dry |
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| notdischarge. |
| material,orallow |
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| materialtodry. |
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4. | Drive belts | a) | Pluggedrotor. | a) | Clearrotor. | ServiceandMaintenance |
| squealingor | b) | Looseorwornbelts. | b) | Adjust belt tension |
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| smoking |
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5. PTO will not turn or | a) | PTO shaft not | a) | EngagePTO. |
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| b) | PTO shaft loose. | b) | Checkall |
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| connectionsand |
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| repairifneeded. |
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6. Vibrationwhile | a) | Drive shaft vibration. | a) | Checkdrivebelts |
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| andpulleysforbad |
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| orwornspots. |
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| Check PTO shaft for |
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| wear. |
| b) | Rotor out of | b) | Inspect rotor for |
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| balance. |
| brokenormissing |
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| chipperbladesand |
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| paddles. Repairif |
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c) Check rotor to see if itwobbles.
d) Check to see if rotor isassembled correctly.
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