Republic

Republicofofthethe
Philippines
Philippines
Central Luzon State University
Central Luzon State University
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

College of Engineering

ABEN 3423
AB MACHINERY AND
MECHANIZATION
(F, 10:00am-12:00pm)

HOMEWORK
TROUBLES, CAUSES
AND REMEDIES OF
RICE COMBINE
Submitted by:
SUBMITTED BY:
Lenard P. de Leon
BSABE 3-2

SUBMITTED TO:
Submitted
Dr. Emmanuel V. Sicat to:
Professor

Chapter 5: Review Questions

Date Submitted: 04/23/2021 (Fri)
Troubles, causes, and remedies of Rice Combine are grouped according to
 Engine Section
 Harvesting and Conveying Section
 Threshing and Screening Section
ENGINE SECTION
Condition Check
Brake pedal stepped?
Starter motor does not work
when the key switch is turned
to “Start” Threshing clutch lever in
“ON” position?
Dead battery?
Battery terminals loosened or
corroded?
Fuse blown?
Does the fuel pump work?
(Blown fuse or faulty fuel
pump)
Any fuel in the fuel tank?
Starter motor rotates, but the Fuel pipe damaged?
engine can not be started
Air mixed in fuel?
Range shift lever in the “N”
(neutral) position?
Water leaking into the fuel
tank?
Remedy
Put the key switch to “Start”
after stepping the brake pedal
to the floor
Put the lever to “OFF”
Recharge the battery
Clean the terminals and apply
antirust oil on them after
tightening
Replace the fuse
Replace the fuel pump
Refuel
Replace the fuel pipe
Exhaust air
Put the lever to “N”
Drain water accumulated in
the fuel filter or water
separator
 Is the pipe blocked after the
fuel tank is contaminated?
Engine stops unexpectedly Any fuel?
during operation
HARVESTING AND CONVEYING
SECTION
Condition Check
Cutter blades and conveying
chain stuck by grass, straw,
Crops not conveyed
mud, stone or other foreign
matters?
Header drive belt loosened?
Crop divider cuts in the root of
crop?
Rice root pulled out Too rapid harvesting?
Cutter blades?
Crops accumulated in the front
of cutter blades?
Heavy loss in the reaping
section
Header too high, or the
harvested crops too short?
Clean the fuel tank and pipe
Refuel
Remedy
Check the blades and chain,
and remove the foreign
matters if any.
Adjust the belt
Adjust the front end of reel
Harvest at a speed suitable to
the condition of crops and
field
Adjust the gap between cutter
blades
Lower the reel so that crops
can flow smoothly from the
cutter blades to the platform
auger
Lower the header as crops
should be appropriately long
to be evenly conveyed to the
platform auger
 Reel presses the crops when Adjust the reel to a proper
reverse harvesting? height

Angle of reel tines too small? Adjust the angle of reel tines
properly
Reel stuck
Reel too low? Adjust the reel to a proper
height

Entry of clay and stone Header too low? Raise the header to a proper
height

THRESHING AND SCREENING SECTION

Condition Check Remedy

Revolving speed of the Check the engine tachometer,

threshing rotor too low? and adjust the accelerator
Crops not threshed completely
lever to raise the engine speed
to the “Green zone”

Chaff discharge adjust lever in

the “Open” position?

Insufficient feed of crops? Raise the harvesting speed

slightly

Crops conveyed unevenly? Speed up harvesting, and

lower the reel backward if it is
too near the front

Chaff discharge adjust lever in Put the lever to “Close” side

the “Open” position?

Grain splashing Engine speed too high? Check the engine tachometer,
and adjust the accelerator
lever to raise the engine speed
to the “Green zone”
 Angle of the chaff sieve of
swing separator adjusted
improperly?
Air volume of fan selected
properly?
Crops wet out by dew?
Revolving speed of the
threshing rotor too low?
Abnormal sound in the
threshing section, or efficiency
decreased Operating speed too high?
Chaff discharge adjust lever in
the “Close” position?
Crops conveyed unevenly?
Angle of the chaff sieve of
swing separator adjusted
improperly?
Engine speed too low
Poor screening
Air volume of fan, or chaff
accumulated at the air inlet?
Air volume of fan selected
properly?
Grain fed properly?
Adjust to an appropriate angle
according to the crop
condition
Adjust correctly
Harvest after crops become
dry
Check the engine tachometer,
and adjust the accelerator
lever to raise the engine speed
to the “Green zone”
Reduce the existing speed of
operation
Put the lever to “Open” if the
moisture content of rice is
high
Find out the cause of uneven
conveying and remove it.
Adjust to an appropriate angle
according to the crop
condition
? Check the engine
tachometer, and adjust the
accelerator lever to raise the
engine speed to the “Green
zone”
Remove the chaff and other
obstacles
Adjust correctly
Reduce the harvesting speed
in case of abnormal sound in
 the threshing section when
harvesting speeds up.

Crops conveyed unevenly? Find out the cause of uneven

conveying and remove it.

Lots of damaged grains Angle of the chaff sieve of Adjust correctly

swing separator adjusted
improperly?

Lift conveyer pipe attached Clean out the mud.

with mud?

Threshing rotor speed too Check the engine tachometer,

high? and adjust the accelerator
lever to raise the engine speed
to the “Green zone”