MTD 24BF572B729 Operator's Manual page 17

Problem Cause Remedy
Slow cy indershaft I
1, Gear sectionsdamaged• I 1.Seeauthorizedservicedealer•
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speed while extending
2. Excessivepumpinletvacuum. 2. Makecertain pumpinlethosesare
and retractng c ear
and unblocked-use
short,
large diameterinlethoses,
3 See authorzedserv ce dea er
3. Slowenginespeed
4 Seeauthorzedserv ce dea er
4. Damagedreliefvalve•
5 ChecKo eve
5 Incorrectoil level•
6 Dran o c ean reservor and ref
6. Contaminated oil.
7 See authorzed servce dea er
7. Directional v alveleakinginternally•
8.Seeauthorzedserv ce dea er.
I 8. Internallydamagedcylinder.
Leaking Cylinder
1. Brokenseals. 1. See authorizedservicedealer.
2. Scoredcylinder. 2. See authorizedservicedealer.
Engineruns but wood
1. Smallgear sectiondamaged. 1. See authorizedservicedealer.
will not split or wood
2. Pumpcheckvalve leaking. 2. See authorizedservicedealer.
splits too slowly
3. Excessivepumpinletvacuum. 3. Makecertain pumpinlethosesare
clearand unblocked
4 Incorrectoil level. 4. Checkoil level.
5. Contaminated oil. 5. Dran o c ean reservor,and ref .
6. Directional v alveleak ng internally. • i i .
6 See authorzed servce dea er
I 7 Overloadedc linder I 7 Do notattemptto sp t wood
• y . •
I aga nstthe gra n
8. nternallydamagedcylinder.
8. See authorzed servce dea er.
Engine stalls during
1. Lowhorsepower/weak engine. 1.
splitting
2. Overloaded cylinder. 2.
See authorizedservicedealer.
Do notattemptto splitwood
againstthe grainor seeauthorized
servicedealer.
Engine wil! not turn Or Engine!PumP misallgnme nL 1! Collect alignmentas necessa[y!
stalls under low load
2: Frozenor seized pump. 2 See authorizedservicedealer.
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LowhorsepOwer/weak engine, see authorizedservicedealerl
Hydrau!ic !ines bloCk_ d Flushand clean hydrau!ic syste_
5, Blocked directionalvalve: 5: Flush and clean hydraulic system.
Leaking pump shaft
seal
1. Brokendriveshaft.
2. Engine/pump misalignment.
3. Gearsectionsdamaged.
4. Poorlypositionedshaft seal.
5. Pluggedoil breather.
1. See authorizedservicedealer.
2. Correctalignmentas necessary.
3. See authorizedservicedealer.
4. See authorizedservicedealer.
5. Makecertain reservoiris properly
vented.
ydraulic
Trouble
Shootin
ments listed here,
contact an authorized
service dealer.
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