I have a pimped out printrbot simple metal. It has the Z, X, upgrades, the Ubis 13s hotend, and a G2 printboard. I currently call it my 1K paperweight- either that or the 3D printing money pit. I have had it a little over a year. I hope you guys can help me out.
Current problem:
I have an issue with my hot end dragging along the print after the first few layers. I attached several photos to this thread to explain further. Basically after the raft and a few layers in (usually when the infill starts) the hotend seems to not be rising as much as it should, or it is extruding too much. As a result, the hotend is smudging or remelting other layers of PLA, and spreading them outward. After a few layers into the infill, you begin to see the hot end bouncing over my contoured 3D print as it spreads the next layer on a now uneven or cratering surface.
I have tried recalibrating the Z axis to the bed, but the problem is not the first layer. Is it extruding too much? Is the layer height an issue?
Here is a link to the pictures ( this includes prints to show smudging, settings on cura) - https://goo.gl/b1qTgV
I have spent many hours of my life I will never get back working on this issue. If you can steer me in the right direction I would be a happy camper

Here are my current settings:
G-Code settings:
G21 ;metric values
G90 ;absolute positioning
M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode
M107 ;start with the fan off
G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops
G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops
G29 ;Run the auto bed leveling
G1 Z15.0 F{travel_speed} ;move the platform down 15mm
G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length
G1 F200 E3 ;extrude 3mm of feed stock
G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again
G1 F{travel_speed}
;Put printing message on LCD screen
M117 Printing...
;G21; Set units to milimeters
;G90; Set absolute coordinates
;G92 E0; Reset extruder
> M501 settings in Pronterface UI
< echo:Stored settings retrieved
< echo:Steps per unit:
< echo: M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z400.00 E96.00
< echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s):
< echo: M203 X125.00 Y125.00 Z5.00 E14.00
< echo:Maximum Acceleration (mm/s2):
< echo: M201 X2000 Y2000 Z30 E10000
< echo:Acceleration: S=acceleration, T=retract acceleration
< echo: M204 S3000.00 T3000.00
< echo:Advanced variables: S=Min feedrate (mm/s), T=Min travel feedrate (mm/s), B=minimum segment time (ms), X=maximum XY jerk (mm/s), Z=maximum Z jerk (mm/s), E=maximum E jerk (mm/s)
< echo: M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X20.00 Z0.40 E5.00
< echo:Home offset (mm):
< echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
< echo:PID settings:
< echo: M301 P22.20 I1.08 D114.00
< echo:Min position (mm):
< echo: M210 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
< echo:Max position (mm):
< echo: M211 X250.00 Y152.00 Z250.00
< echo:Bed probe offset (mm):
< echo: M212 X30.00 Y0.00 Z-0.40