Bartell B430 Instruction Manual & Parts Book

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WALK-BEHIND TROWEL INSTRUCTION MANUALBARTELL MORRISON INC.375 ANNAGEM BLVD, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA, L5T 3A7, 905-458-5455 FAX 905-458-5484Created: 07/04Revised: 08/09- 43 -TROUBLESHOOTINGWON’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• Safety switch wire or connectors not makinggood 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 ofadjustment• Clutch shoes wornSTARTS AT HIGH SPEED, WON’T SLOW DOWN• Same as aboveENGINE WON’T STOP• Safety switch, wire or connectors not makinggood contactENGINE STARTS BUT WON’T TURN TROWELS ATANY SPEED• Clutch seized• No weights or broken clutch• Wrong belt• Broken or missing key− Clutch− Pulley− Worm gear (countershaft)− Main gear− Spider plate• Gearbox seizedTROWELS TURN, ENGINE AT IDLE• Idle too fast• Belt too tight• Clutch seized• Pulley out of alignmentTROWELS BLADES WEARING UNEVENLY• Spider plate seized• Arms bent• Adjusting screws (carriage bolts) incorrectly setMACHINE 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 bentPITCH CONTROLS WILL NOT OPERATE BLADES• Cable broken or out of adjustment• Slot screw missing (under-side of handle)• Spider plate seized• Pressure plate and/or yoke arm broken or badlyworn• Hand crank adjuster malfunctioningBELT WEARING RAPIDLY• Belt adjusted improperly• Pulley out of alignment• Wrong belt/defective belt• Clutch sticking• Gearbox seizingOIL LEAKSa) Top of gearbox• Engine leaks• Relief valve broken• Too much oil in gearbox• Set screw missing in coverb) Between end cap and gearbox (recoil side)• “O” ring damaged• End cap not tightc) At mainshaft or countershaft• Relief valve seized• Shaft and/or seal wornTROWEL BLADES WILL NOT TURN• Yoke arm broken• Key shearedSPIDER PLATE HARD TO GREASE• Fittings plugged• Cement in grease grooves of arms• Grease fittings too tight