Teagle TITAN 10, Instruction Book / Parts List

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SAFETY
In addition to the standard safety guidelines listed at
the beginning of this handbook, the following special
safety items apply to the Rear Discharge Spreader.
1 NEVER leave the tractor seat whilst PTO
drive is still engaged.
2 NEVER allow anyone to stand in the line of
the throw (15 - 20 metres) of the rotors while
the machine is running and always check
that the area is clear before engaging the
PTO.
3 NEVER allow anyone to ride on the
machine.
4 NEVER place your hand over any hydraulic
leak as oil under pressure may be forced into
the bloodstream.
5 Do not make sharp turns with the PTO
engaged.
6 Disengage the PTO when turning corners
except when a wide angle joint is fitted. See
‘OPERATION’.
7 Regularly check the tyre pressures and the
wheel nut torques.
8 Check the condition of the brake linkage
regularly and always ensure that the brakes are
correctly adjusted.
LEFT AND RIGHT HAND
In this Handbook and Parts List, the terms Right and
Left Hand apply to the machine when viewed looking
forward towards the rear of the tractor.
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
When ordering spare parts, always quote the model
number and serial number when available.
PREPARATION OF THE TRACTOR
Ensure that both the tractor and it’s towing hitch have
a specified weight capacity in excess of the drawbar
weight of the laden spreader as identified on the serial
number plate. These loads are given in the operator’s
manual for the tractor and/or by the hitch
manufacturer.
The following hydraulic services are required:
1. Synchronised trailer brake valve.
2. Double acting spool valve to operate the floor
conveyor.
3. Double acting spool valve to operate slurry door
option if fitted.
The minimum hydraulic flow required is 15 litres/min
at a pressure of 180 bars (2,600psi.). Virtually all
tractors large enough to handle a spreader will have
adequate hydraulic flow. A flow of 1 litre per minute
will give a conveyor speed of 90mm per minute. 50
litres per minute will give the maximum recommended
conveyor speed.
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Ensure that the tractor is equipped with a 1000rpm
PTO speed and a 1, 3/8” 6 spline stub shaft.
FITTING THE MACHINE ONTO THE TRACTOR
Couple the machine ring hitch onto the tractor in the
usual way. Connect the hydraulic services, brakes and
lights.
Release the handbrake by pulling the lever forward
out of the ratchet tooth then pushing it backwards.
Before loading the machine, check that the brakes
operate correctly without binding and that the road
lighting functions properly. If fitted with the optional
slurry door raise it sufficiently to clear the bed slats,
operate the bed drive in order to check functionality
and ensure there are no hydraulic leaks.
For best results, the front of the machine should be
approximately 150mm higher than the rear when it is
coupled onto the tractor, as identified in Figure 1
Figure 1. Slope machine from front to back by
approximately 150mm
The machine leaves the factory with the slope
adjusted to a typical position. However, to adjust the
height move the machine to an area of level hard
ground. Apply the handbrake by pulling the lever
forwards and allow it to lock in position. Place a solid
support underneath the body near the front drawbar
pivot. Lower the tractor hitch so that the weight of the
body rests of the solid object. Position a jack beneath
the drawbar leaf spring and take its weight. Remove
the leaf spring eye pin thus allowing the drawbar to
pivot freely. Raise or lower the jack to give the correct
body height and refit the leaf spring eye pin. Lower
and remove the jack and lift the machine back up
using the tractor hitch.
Fit the PTO shaft onto the machine with the overload
clutch at the machine end. Connect the tractor end
onto the tractor PTO stub shaft. Check the PTO shaft
length, ensuring that it does not retract to within
100mm of it’s minimum length. Carefully check that
when the tractor is steered at an angle to the machine,
the PTO shaft length is still satisfactory.
If the shaft retracts to leave less than 100mm spare
travel when at its minimum operating length it will be
necessary to shorten the PTO shaft. The PTO inner
and outer tubes and inner and outer guards must all
have the same amount of material removed in order to
obtain the desired 100mm spare travel.
PTO shaft maximum length should not be a problem,