Reekie picker cleanflow hydraulics

Green grower

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Horticulture
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Gosberton
Don't know if this should be here or in the potato threads
Looking for advice on reekie cleanflow hydraulics
Just replaced all bearings in the gear trough and new dhalaman roller's so all runs free
When oil is cold it struggles to turn rollers at proper speed (run's at proper speed then slows )as it gets oil warmer it runs better
Have had pressure relief unit out and spring was broken replaced it.
on altering pressure on low settings pressure on guage is steady on increasing pressure pressure is uneven there are 2 more settings on control unit one controls pressure before reversing the other controls time in reverse according to book
I know it's an old machine but everything else works fine .
We have changed oil and filter which didn't seem too bad
just wondering had anyone else had this problem in the past over the years and was there a fix.
pump seems to have pressure as it's ok when warm also have correct oil hope there's a chap out there who fixed it doing this!
 

Lincs Lass

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north lincs
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Is it the white filter you've changed
 
They're a bit like that yes.

My tip is if you're in stony going and it's dry is to lower the pressure reverse kicks in at and reduced reverse time.
You want them constantly kicking forwards and backwards if loaded with stone.
Stops you tearing rubber off the rollers.
 

Green grower

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Horticulture
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Gosberton
Finally got round to checking oil tank strainer today clogged with white gunge on bottom a little low on oil so pump was sucking air
Cleaned filter drained oil washed through with kerro
Refill
Runs like a new didn't know about the strainer in tank. solved the problem thanks for the help.
 

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