12 Faults and remedies 12.3 Front attachment 67088 12.3 Front attachment 87895 12.3.1 Front attachment Observe the general warnings at the beginning of the "Trouble and remedy" chapter. 00 0293 210 2 - BA DOMINATOR 150/140/130 - 12/09 247 Malfunction Cause, remedy Front attachment Poor cutting action • Adjust the knife clip. • Replace the knives. • Align knife fingers. • Replace any damaged knife sections and/or fingers. • Remove build-up of foreign material from cutterbar. The knife suddenly stops • Remove foreign objects. • Replace damaged double fingers. • Tension the knives drive belt. Lodged crops not properly picked up • Check spacing of crop lifters. • Adjust the reel further forward.
• Set reel fingers to »grabbing« position. • If necessary, set the cutterbar skids inwards. Dirt and material build up on divider points • Set the crop divider upwards at the adjusting plate. • Use special crop dividers. Cutterbar cannot be raised • Check fuse. • Have hydraulic oil pressure checked. Feeder chains and cutterbar stop too easily • Tension the cutterbar drive belt as specified. • Have the feeder chain slip clutch adjusted. • Have the cutterbar clutch checked. The front attachment is in an oblique position (machine without Auto-Contour) • Check pressure of tyres. • Align the front attachment mountings on the trough suspension.
Cutterbar clutch will not disengage • Have the cutterbar clutch checked. Uneven material flow • Correct reel speed and reel tine position. • Correct reel horizontal position. • Adapt intake auger height to material to crop. • Adjust feed rake chains to correct tension. Intake auger tending to stop or gets blocked • Turn intake auger back and remove foreign object. • Have slip clutch reset to correct torque. Crop wrapping round the reel shaft ends • Adjust the inner deflector properly. Crop wrapping round the reel tine tubes • Slightly raise the reel. • Incline the reel tine a little more to the front. • Adjust reel speed to match ground speed. • Cover up reel tine tubes.