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Section 8: Troubleshooting
12/09/15
AR2596 & AR2510 Pasture Aerators 325-127M
Table of Contents
AR25 Series Troubleshooting Chart
Problem Cause Solution
Tillage depth
is insufficient
Not enough weight in the weight tray.
Ground is too hard.
Ground speed is too fast.
Aerator is set too high.
Tines are worn or bent.
Tines are incorrectly installed.
Obstacles are entangled in tines and/or rotor.
Tractor has insufficient power.
Add weight to the weight tray.
Irrigate field or wait for a rain.
Decrease ground speed.
Remove one or more cylinder stops.
Replace tines.
Check placement of tine cutting edge.
Clear rotor and/or tines of obstacles.
Shift to a lower gear and Increase tractor rpm.
Tines balling up with soil
Soil is too wet.
Rotor is plugged with trash.
Tines are worn or bent.
Tines are incorrectly installed.
Tractor speed is too fast.
Wait until soil dries.
Remove trash from rotor.
Replace tines.
Install tines correctly.
Decrease tractor speed.
Rotor will not turn
Obstacles are entangled in tines and/or rotor.
Rotor is plugged with trash.
Clear rotor and/or tines of obstacles.
Remove trash from rotor.
Aerator is bouncing
on the ground
Obstacles are entangled in tines and/or rotor.
Tines are not installed correctly.
Clear rotor and/or tines.
Install tines correctly.
Tines breaking
or bent sideways
Making too sharp a turn with tines in the
ground.
Hit a solid object.
Raise Aerator out of the ground to make sharp
turns.
Avoid hitting solid objects.
Bending frame
and/or tines
Operating Aerator over concrete, asphalt, tree
stumps, rocks, curbs & other solid objects.
Too much weight in the weight tray.
Do not operate Aerator over solid objects.
AR2596: Added weight not to exceed 2,220 lbs.
AR2510: Added weight not to exceed 2,960 lbs.
Aerator makes intermittent
clicking noise
Tines are loose. Tighten tines.
Section 8: Troubleshooting