Art's-Way Manufacturing 6812B, Operator'S Manual

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Manual No. 590770 (August 2012) ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
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Harvester Overview
HARVESTER OVERVIEW
This manual has been prepared to familiarize the owner/
operator with the proper assembly, operation, adjustment,
service, and lubrication of the harvester. Take adequate
time to better understand the ef
fi cient operation and care
of your harvester.
Whenever the term(s) “left-hand” and “right-hand” are
used, it should be understood that this means you are
standing behind the harvester and facing the direction of
forward travel.
Figure 7. – 6812B Sugar Beet Harvester
BEET FLOW HARVESTING SEQUENCE
The lifter wheels of the header (A) penetrate the soil and
lift the beets upward out of the ground.
The revolving rubber paddles (B – Not Seen) located
above and slightly rear of the lifter push the beets towards
the header conveyor rollers. The paddles also serve to
clean the beets by removing excess dirt from the beets
surface.
The header conveyor rollers (C) also serve to remove
dirt from the beets, as well as transfer the beets to the
main harvester grabrollers. Depending upon the owner/
operators preference, the
fi rst header roller can be either
a star or smooth roller to match soil conditions. The
diverter roller is smooth and acts as a grabroll with the
rear header conveyor roll.
A short conveyor (D) located to the rear of the header
serves to transfer the beets from the header to the main
harvester grabrollers (E). This short conveyor is secured
to the header and is allowed to free
fl oat on the main
harvester frame to allow for orientation changes between
the header and main harvester frame.
The main harvester grabroller bed consists of four spiral
grab rollers paired with four smooth rollers that strip dirt,
soil, and trash from the beets as they are transferred to
the wheel elevator (F).
The wheel elevator, set slightly lower than the main
harvester grabroller bed, receives and then carries the
beets to the top of the harvester. A retainer (G) holds
the beets in the wheel elevator until they reach the top
where the beets fall onto the holding tank conveyor (H). A
stripper (I) clears the wheel elevator of any rocks or beets
that may become wedged between the wheel elevator
rods.