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SYMPTOM
DRIVES
Sickle drive pounds
(continued).
Ragged cut stubble.
Excessive braking of
guards.
Main drive belt whips
excessively and/or turns
over.
Form # 147021
TROUBLE SHOOTING
PROBLEM
Loose guards or
sections.
Sickle driving hard
(plugging).
Sickle running too fast.
Ground speed too fast.
Sickle operating too
slow.
Sections or guards worn
or damaged.
Sections above guard
cutting edge.
Float set too heavy.
Loose belt.
Main drive idlers not
aligned with drive
pulley.
Pulleys bent.
Shafts bent.
Sickle loads excessive.
PTO speed too high.
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SOLUTION
Tighten.
Clean sickle.
Adjust sickle hold-
downs.
Replace worn parts.
Install pulleys for correct
PTO speed.
Reduce ground speed.
Maintain proper RPM on
PTO.
Install pulleys for correct
PTO speed.
Replace and adjust.
Adjust sickle hold-
downs.
Tighten float springs.
Tighten belt.
Adjust idler alignment.
Replace belt if it has
turned over.
Replace pulleys.
Replace shafts.
Clean and adjust sickle.
Reduce ground speed.
Maintain proper RPM on
PTO.
Install correct pulleys for
PTO speed.
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