Soil Pulverizer Failure Modes and Troubleshooting: Difference between revisions
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*Soil isn't being uniformly pulverized | |||
**One or more of the tines is loose- Insure all tine bolts are tight. | |||
**One or more of the tines is broken down or worn- Weld a new tine to the broken or worn ones. | |||
*Too difficult to pull through soil- adjust height of the tines, you are trying to till too much at once. | |||
*Shaft isn't spinning | |||
**One of the Quick-couplers isn't attached to the source- Double-check all hose connections | |||
**Coupler is broken or disconnected- Check to see coupler is attached to both motor and shaft | |||
**Motor is broken- Remove motor from coupler and see that it spins. If not the motor is the issue. | |||
See Also: | |||
'''Field testing report of Soil Pulverizer v3'''<br/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 28 December 2011
- Soil isn't being uniformly pulverized
- One or more of the tines is loose- Insure all tine bolts are tight.
- One or more of the tines is broken down or worn- Weld a new tine to the broken or worn ones.
- Too difficult to pull through soil- adjust height of the tines, you are trying to till too much at once.
- Shaft isn't spinning
- One of the Quick-couplers isn't attached to the source- Double-check all hose connections
- Coupler is broken or disconnected- Check to see coupler is attached to both motor and shaft
- Motor is broken- Remove motor from coupler and see that it spins. If not the motor is the issue.
See Also:
Field testing report of Soil Pulverizer v3