Troubleshooting - Foley United 388 Assembly And Service Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM
No electrical power to
grinding motor.
Reel ground in a
concave, convex, or
irregular shape.
This is determined by
irregularities in the relief
grind, i.e.: larger on
ends than center, vice
versa, irregular relief,
not uniform
P R O B L E M
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Main power source
is off.
Not traversed manually
with uniform travel
speed.
Not a uniform travel
speed coming off the
end of reel blade.
Overhead clamps and
fixture clamps not
holding mower unit
tight.
Square tube tooling bar
for fixture holding is not
rigid.
REMEDY
Turn on main circuit
breaker. Plug power in.
Verify motor switch is
on.
Travel at a very steady
speed on the reel
blade.
Travel at a very steady
speed across the full
blade. Do not slow
down near the end of
the blade.
Tighten down all locking
hand knobs. Four hand
knobs for the square
tube side and bottom
clamps; two knobs for
the mower holding
clamps; and two knobs
for the mower clamp
swivel. Check alignment
of overhead clamp so
there is no binding before
locking down of hand
knobs. Use allen wrench
for increased tightness
of appropriate knobs.
The pivot end is bolted
on rubber mounts. On
adjustable end, tighten
slide end locking
handles one for vertical
and one for horizontal
locking.
10
REASON
Irregular speed on the
blade will cause
irregular grind pattern.
To eliminate reel
movement during
grinding.
To eliminate reel
movement during
grinding.