Ferris Industries 160 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
ZMT Owner’s Manual
8. TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE FIX
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Irregular cut
Machine noise
Gearbox noise
Vibration
Premature flail wear
Excessive backlash in the
arms & joints
Flail head lowers
involuntarily
Breakage of roller bearings
Belts overheating
Worn, bent or broken fails
Machine is not level with
the ground
Clogged material due to
excessive working speed
Loose bolts
Cracks or initiation of flail
head
Lack of oil
Worn gears
Worn bearings
Broken or worn flails
Unbalanced rotor
Worn rotor bearings
Flails touching the ground
Worn pins
Worn arm sliding blocks
Worn glands in the rams
Violent impact on the
ground when the arm is
lowered
Dirty or little greased
bearings
Flails touching the ground
Working speed unsuitable
for amount of the material
to cut
Belts slip on the pulleys
Replace
Level it by adjusting the
flail head hydraulic ram
Reduce working speed
Tighten bolts
Have it repaired in
specialized workshop
Fill to level
Replace
Replace
Replace
Have it replaced in
authorized workshop
Have them replaced in
authorized workshop
Adjust height of cut
Replace
Adjust
Replace glands in
authorized shop
Lower it gently
Clean and grease
Adjust cut height
Reduce speed
Adjust belt tension
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