SAelen TS GS/COUGAR18P, Technical Manual

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. The shredding unit.
The unit is composed of a feed hopper ( 3 ) , a serrated feed roller ( 4 ) and a shredding rotor.
Roller cylinder.
This carries the material at constant speed toward the shredding rotor. An anti-
jamming system stops it when the speed of the rotor becomes too slow (jam in the
shredding unit). It automatically starts up again when the rotor regains sufficient speed
to shred correctly.
It can be run in both directions (forward and reverse run) using the bar located
underneath the rear of the feed hopper.
Shredding rotor.
The key element of the machine, it shreds the material carried by the feed roller.
It has a fixed speed.
The hydraulic motor of the feed drum is activated using the bar ( 1 ) located underneath the
rear of the feed hopper after first unlocked the finger indexing ( 2 ) .
D
. The discharge shaft
This discharges the shredded material. The upper part can be swivelled 360° in a horizontal
position. Its cap is adjustable in a vertical position.
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