Spearhead Trident
4000/5000/6000
18
Rotor Care
Always
Operate at 540 PTO speed
Always
Inspect the condition of the flails and bolts on a very regular basis
Always
Replace bolts and nuts when replacing flails
Always
Use genuine flail bolts and nuts. The flails and bolts are made to a
very high standard from high tensile steel, being fully heat treated and
subjected to rigorous testing in very stringent conditions to comply
with our rigid quality control requirements
Never
Operate with bolts loose or flails missing.
Never
Change to a different spec or type of flail, this will immediately put the
rotor out of balance.
Never
Engage rotor at high PTO speeds.
Torque Settings
The torque figures given are recommended maximum settings only
Size:
Tensile strength:
Description:
Torque setting:
Nm.
12.9
Wing Pulley 3 vee
50
12.9
Centre Pulley 6 vee
115
M8
12.9
Flail pulley 2 vee
41
M10
8.8
General Fasteners
65
M12
8.8
General Fasteners
114
M16
8.8
General Fasteners
280
M12
10.9
Flail Bolts
100
M16
Wheel Nuts
130
Warning
Rotor is balanced to be run at 540 PTO speed, do not operate above or below
this speed.
Remember, the rotor is highly complex and expensive to manufacture, please
treat with care and enjoy the benefits of the Spearhead Rotor
Never carry out any servicing or maintenance work without first disengaging the
PTO, stopping the tractor
