Great Plains DTX300 P16315 - Manual (Page 33)

33 DTX 300
Operating Instructions
6. Faults and Remedies
6. Faults and Remedies
DTX 300 Troubleshooting
Fault Possible cause Remedy
Disc angle too great Reduce disc angle
Speed too fast Reduce speed (<12kmh)
DD Light roll blocks
regularly
Conditions may not be ideal
for using machine
Wait for more favourable
conditions
Scrapers incorrectly adjusted
Adjust scrapers to clear dirt from
between DD Light rings
Not enough weight on rear
roll
Increase chassis pitch slightly
via tractor toplink
Not enough cultivated soil
depth
Increase working depth
Speed too fast Reduce speed (<12kmh)
Surface finish is uneven
and cloddy
Not enough roll pressure Reduce draft control
Wings too aggressive
Fit different wings, either
narrower wings or wings with a
shallower rake (see page 20)
Running nose down Level frame
Working too shallow Increase tine depth
All ground not being
moved by tines
Working too shallow Increase tine depth
Wings not aggressive
enough
Fit wider wings
Machine 'bouncing' in
work
Inadequate consolidation