Faults and remedies – Great Plains P16843 Serial No 18009001 User Manual
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Simba SL
Operating Instructions
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6. Faults and Remedies
Troubleshooting
Fault
Possible cause
Remedy
Rear disc angle too great
Reduce rear disc angle
Speed too fast
Reduce speed (<12kmh)
Machine pulls to one side
Discs set unevenly
Adjust each pair of disc gangs
Tines set unevenly
Adjust tine depth
Roll blocked
Unblock roll
Machine not running level
front to rear (if not
deliberate)
Machine set incorrectly
Adjust drawbar height to
compensate or if nose diving
decrease rear roll pressure.
Transport wheels fail to
lift machine
Tractor relief valve operating
tractor hydraulics worn
Decrease flow rate
Discs fail to penetrate
More depth needed
Adjust depth control
Gang angle too little
Check gang settings and
increase gang angle if
appropriate
Blades worn
Replace blades
Machine pulling up clods Chassis running nose down
Raise drawbar
Rear disc dragging up
wet soil
Chassis running tail low
Lower drawbar
Machine 'bouncing' in
work
6. Faults and Remedies