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                6     TROUBLE SHOOTING
              
            
            
              The Tridekon Pro Grain Extractor uses a series of augers to gather, raise and discharge grain from a stor-
            
            
              age bag into a truck.  It is a simple and reliable system that requires minimal maintenance.
            
            
              In the following section, we have listed many of the problems, causes and solutions to the problems that
            
            
              you may encounter.
            
            
              If you encounter a problem that is diffcult to solve, even after having read through this trouble shooting
            
            
              section, please call your local Tridekon dealer or distributor.  Before you call, please have this Operator's
            
            
              Manual and the serial number from your machine ready.
            
            
              
                PROBLEM 
              
            
            
              
                CAUSE 
              
            
            
              
                SOLUTION
              
            
            
              Augers will not run. 
            
            
              Not turned on. 
            
            
              Engage PTO clutch.
            
            
              Failed PTO clutch. 
            
            
              Replace PTO clutch on tractor.
            
            
              Shear bolt failed. 
            
            
              Replace shear bolt.
            
            
              Reduce load on machine to
            
            
              prevent shear bolt failures.
            
            
              Machine doesn't move. 
            
            
              Tractor hydraulics off. 
            
            
              Place tractor hydraulics in
            
            
              detent.
            
            
              Machine hydraulics off. 
            
            
              Place machine hydraulics in
            
            
              detent.
            
            
              Bag tearing. 
            
            
              Slow bag entry speed.
            
            
              Increase wheel drive pressure.
            
            
              Grain caked or frozen. 
            
            
              Break up grain lumps.
            
            
              Low unloading capacity. 
            
            
              Slow operating speed. 
            
            
              Increase PTO speed by
            
            
              increasing tractor engine RPM.
            
            
              Grain caked or frozen. 
            
            
              Break up grain lumps.
            
            
              Machine shakes. 
            
            
              Feeding too fast. 
            
            
              Slow oil fow rate to rollers and
            
            
              drive wheels.
            
            
              Material comes out of access door. Feeding too fast 
            
            
              Slow oil fow rate to rollers and
            
            
              drive wheels.