BX52R, BX72R, BX102R
Tractor Wood Chipper
Troubleshooting
67
Problem
Cause
Solution
Poor Chip Quality
Dull blades.
Check rotor and ledger blades. Rotate, sharpen or replace. See
Poor quality material.
Material is small or rotting. Mix with higher quality material.
Space between the rotor blades and ledger knife is
too large.
Use the ledger guide tool to check the clearance. See
.
Machine requires excessive
power or stalls
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute.
Feeding in too much material.
P3 PULSE programing incorrect. Adjust programming. See
.
Feeding material too quickly.
P3 PULSE programing incorrect. Adjust programming. See
.
Rotor plugged.
Inspect and clear chipper hopper lower rotor housing and rotor.
Green material does not discharge.
Allow material to dry or alternate between dry and wet material.
Space between the rotor blades and ledger knife is
too large.
Use the ledger guide tool to check the clearance. See
.
Dull blades.
Check rotor and ledger blades. Rotate, sharpen or replace. See
PTO shear bolt breaking
Tractor cruise control function is on.
Turn off the tractor cruise control.
Rotor knives are dull.
Rotate, sharpen, or replace the rotor knives. See
.
Space between the rotor blades and ledger knife is
too large.
Use the ledger guide tool to check the clearance. See
.
Tractor PTO speed is set too low.
Increase the PTO speed to 540 or 1,000 rpm.
PTO shaft angle is incorrect.
Adjust the PTO shaft angle to 15° or less from horizontal. See
Shear bolt is incorrect.
Replace it with a shear bolt that is the correct size and hardness. See the
chipper Parts Manual.
Chipper is not on the ground.
Place the chipper on the ground.
Three-point hitch is raised or lowered, while the
chipper rotor is turning.
Wait for the chipper rotor to stop turning before raising or lowering the
chipper.
Tractor PTO spline and chipper PTO spline are not on
parallel planes.
Adjust the toplink to align the tractor and chipper PTO spline planes.
PTO shaft is too long.
Cut the PTO shaft to the correct length. See
PTO shaft yokes are out of phase.
(It is recommended that Binacchi® PTO shafts are
used to prevent this from occurring).
Set the yokes on each end of the PTO shaft to the same phase.