Great Plains P17917B Operator Manual - Manual (Page 32)

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6. Faults and Remedies
6. Faults and Remedies
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Fault Possible Cause Remedy
Machine ‘bouncing’ in work. Disc angle too great. Reduce disc angle.
Speed too fast. Reduce speed (<12kmh).
Machine pulls to the left. Front angle or depth too
great.
Reduce front gang angle or
depth.
Rear gang angle or depth
too shallow.
Increase rear gang angle or
depth.
Machine pulls to the right. Front gang angle or depth
too shallow.
Increase front gang angle
or depth.
Rear gang angle or depth
too great.
Reduce rear gang angle or
depth.
DD Light Roll blocks
regularly.
Scrapers incorrectly
adjusted
Adjust scrapers to clear dirt
from between DD Rings.
Conditions may not be
ideal for using machine.
Wait for more favourable
conditions.
Inadequate consolidation. 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).