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
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
•Faulty
•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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