Claas liner problem

[James]

Have the manual taps for individual rotor lift. Most of the time now if say I lift the right side first the left will then lift slightly leaving a bit of grass. Is the tap worn internally?

 

[TripleSix]

Can it not be plumbed into individual spools?

 

[Sid]

Can it not be plumbed into individual spools?

That's what we did with old krone tedder to switch from headland spreading to folding.

It can't be legal to have hydraulic pipes in the cab?

 

[James]

Can it not be plumbed into individual spools?

Probably but I'd rather not

 

[Mur Huwcun]

IIRC you can unscrew the male male fittings off the tap and see/inspect the ball gate valve assembly to see if it’s scored etc

 

[James]

IIRC you can unscrew the male male fittings off the tap and see/inspect the ball gate valve assembly to see if it’s scored etc

I'll try that when I get back to the yard

 

[cvx175]

Have the manual taps for individual rotor lift. Most of the time now if say I lift the right side first the left will then lift slightly leaving a bit of grass. Is the tap worn internally? View attachment 975010

Is it lifting on the hydraulics or is the weight of the opposite rotor being lifted pulling the rake over causing it to be lifted slightly?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Tyres are to soft, when you lift one side it takes weight off wheels on other side, leaving grass behind

 

[James]

Tyres are to soft, when you lift one side it takes weight off wheels on other side, leaving grass behind

No definitely not

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

No definitely not

Are you sure

 

[v8willy]

Is it lifting on the hydraulics or is the weight of the opposite rotor being lifted pulling the rake over causing it to be lifted slightly?

Would say this is the reason, on individual spools here & when you lift 1 side with the other in float can lift the wheel a bit but misses nothing, with the setup you have the opposite side to what you are lifting isn't in float so can't drop to compensate for the weight.

 

[James]

Would say this is the reason, on individual spools here & when you lift 1 side with the other in float can lift the wheel a bit but misses nothing, with the setup you have the opposite side to what you are lifting isn't in float so can't drop to compensate for the weight.

It's only recently started doing it.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Still think it's tyre pressure causing it

 

[James]

Also if you lower one rotor doing short work the other one will creep down before I turn the tap to release it.

 

[Riggy]

Also if you lower one rotor doing short work the other one will creep down before I turn the tap to release it.

The taps worn ours did the same. we ended up getting another tap off a friends machine that was spare. Don’t think we could get the seals for ours at the time

 

[Jd Everytime]

I had that on our 2700. Totally junk idea. 2 pipes 2 spools on to each rotor is best way. I think the oil floats between the cylinders when yer trying to lift one rotor up a bit to do short work!

 

[James]

The taps worn ours did the same. we ended up getting another tap off a friends machine that was spare. Don’t think we could get the seals for ours at the time

Thanks

 

[James]

For anyone interested I reckon I have found the issue. The tap on the valve you pull with the rope to fold for transport wasn't returning fully. Likely needs a new spring but a quick tug and release of the rope will do for now.

 

[Moors Lad]

Still think it's tyre pressure causing it

Now don`t you be a spoil-sport!!
Well done for spotting the problem!!

 

[Lofty1984]

For anyone interested I reckon I have found the issue. The tap on the valve you pull with the rope to fold for transport wasn't returning fully. Likely needs a new spring but a quick tug and release of the rope will do for now. View attachment 975406

Just out of interest why won’t you convert it to seperate spools ?