Bartell TS74, Instruction Manual

TS74 RIDE-ON TROWEL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 

BARTELL MORRISON INC.   

 BARTELL MORRISON (USA) LLC 

375 ANNAGEM BLVD, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA, L5T 3A7, 905-364-4200 FAX 905-364-4201 

200 COMMERCE DRIVE, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY, USA, 07728, 732-566-5400 FAX 732-566-5444 

Created: 04/08 

Revised: 06/14

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TROUBLESHOOTING 

WON’T START 



Throttle fully open 



Hand lever wire broken 



 No 

gas 



 Dirty 

gas 



Gas filter plugged 



Gas line plugged 



Hole in gas line 



Gas supply valve turned off 



Dead-man safety switch inoperable (foot lever must 
be depressed) 



Safety switch wire or connectors not making good 
contact 



Other engine problems (Refer to engine manual) 

STARTS BUT NO HIGH SPEED 



 Engine 

problems 



Throttle cable broken or seized 



Throttle lever and connectors loose or out of adjust-
ment 



Clutch shoes worn 

TROWELS TURN, ENGINE AT IDLE 



Idle too fast 



Belt too tight 



 Clutch 

seized 

MACHINE JUMPS ON FLOOR 



Concrete hardened on bottom of spider plate 



Trowels unevenly worn 



Spider plate seized 



Spider plate loose 



 Trowel 

arms 

bent 



  Adjusting screws (carriage bolts) incorrectly set -  

use spider plate adjustment jig (pg,13) 



 Mainshaft 

bent 



Steering handle too far right or left 

SPIDER PLATE HARD TO GREASE 



 Fittings 

plugged



Cement in grease grooves of arms



Grease fittings too tight 

 
PITCH CONTROLS WILL NOT OPERATE BLADES 



Cable broken or out of adjustment 



Slot screw missing (under-side of handle) 



  Pressure plate and/or yoke arm broken or badly 

worn 



Hand crank adjuster not working 

BELT WEARING RAPIDLY 



 Belt 

adjusted 

improperly



Pulley out of alignment



Wrong belt/defective belt



 Clutch 

sticking



 Gearbox 

seizing

OIL LEAKS 

a) 

Top of gearbox 



 Engine 

leaks



  Relief valve broken



  Too much oil in gearbox



  Set screw missing in cover

b) 

Between end cap and gearbox (recoil side) 



 “O” 

ring 

damaged



  End cap not tight

 
c) 

At mainshaft or countershaft 



  Relief valve seized 



  Shaft and/or seal worn 

BLADES HITTING EACH OTHER 
(MODIFIED MODELS ONLY) 



Blades out of synch



Sheared key in spider plate or gearbox



Drive shaft misaligned

WON’T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE 



Pins or forward/reverse lever broken



Rod end seizing on F/R lever



Connecting rod broken

WON’T STEER LEFT OR RIGHT 



Steering arms broken



 Linkage 

worn 

out



Gearbox stud sheared



Rod end connecting shaft loose 

DRIVE SHAFT WILL NOT TURN 



 Universal 

joint(s) 

seized 



Yoke arm broken 



 Spline 

stripped 



 Key 

sheared