Troubleshooting - HARRISTON INDUSTRIES 2015 Operator's Manual

6 TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM
CULTIVATOR DRIFTING TO
ONE SIDE
UNEVEN PENETRATION OF
GANGS
UNEVEN FRONT TO REAR
TINE PENETRATION
EXCESSIVE SIDE SWAY ON
GANGS
GANGS DO NOT MOVE UP
AND DOWN FREELY
POOR WEED COVERAGE
EXCESSIVE SLABBING
HILL IS TOO HIGH
(TOO MUCH DIRT)
HILL IS TOO SMALL
(NOT ENOUGH DIRT)
CAUSE
3 POINT HITCH NOT
CENTERED
DIFFERENT SIZE SHOVELS
ON DIFFERENT DEPTHS
UNEVEN GROUND
3 POINT ON TRACTOR NOT
SQUARE
TIRE AIR PRESSURE GANGS
RUNNING AT UNEVEN
DEPTHS
GAUGE WHEELS SET
UNEVENLY
DIFFERENT SIZE SHOVELS
ON DIFFERENT GANGS
TOOL BAR NOT LEVEL
WORN PARALLEL BAR
BUSHINGS
PARALLEL BAR BOLTS TOO
TIGHT
SHOVEL TOO NARROW
SPEED TOO SLOW
HILLER DISCS ARE SET
LOWER THAN SHOVELS
SHOVELS ARE TOO BIG
CULTIVATOR TOO DEEP
DISC NOT ADJUSTED RIGHT
CULTIVATOR TOO SHALLOW
DISC NOT ADJUSTED RIGHT
15
SOLUTION
CENTER HITCH
USE EQUAL QUANTITIES OF
SAME SIZE SHOVELS ON
EACH GANG
USE GUIDE COULTERS
ADJUST LOWER 3 POINT
LINKS ON TRACTOR UNTIL
CULTIVATOR IS SQUARE TO
TRACTOR
TIRE AIR PRESSURE 32
POUNDS
SET ALL GAUGE WHEELS AT
SAME DEPTH
USE EQUAL QUANTITIES OF
SAME SIZE SHOVELS ON
EACH GANG
ADJUST TOP LINK OF 3
POINT HITCH ON TRACTOR
REPLACE BUSHINGS
LOOSEN SLIGHTLY
USE WIDER SHOVELS
INCREASE SPEED (4 TO 7
MPH)
RAISE HILLER DISCS SO THE
DISCS ARE WORKING WITH
LOOSE DIRT
PUT ON NARROW SHOVELS
ADJUST GAUGE WHEEL
RUN DISC STRAIGHTER
ADJUST GAUGE WHEEL TO
RUN CULTIVATOR DEEPER
RUN DISC AT MORE OF AN
ANGLE