Teagle Tomahawk 1010, Instruction Manual

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10.5 Clamp Silage
When loading clamp silage, lower the tailgate slightly to
give a larger body capacity. The hydraulic oil pressure
required to rotate the bed chain will be determined by
the quantity of silage loaded. The machine requires
operating pressures of 120 bar (1750 psi.) when the
body is filled with clamp silage.
11. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - DISCHARGE
11.1 Gearbox Speed Selection
The machine is fitted with a 2-speed gearbox. For
blockage free operation it is important that the
correct gearbox speed is selected for the material being
discharged as per table 2 below. The gearbox has a
neutral position, so make sure the required gear has
been properly selected so as not to block the rotor
housing.
Table 2. Recommended Rotor Speed
For shredding straw and other dry materials either rotor
speed may be used, for maximum throw distance the
handle should be moved towards the position marked by
the hare to give a 1:1 ratio between PTO and discharge
rotor speed.
For shredding silage and other wet materials it is
recommended that the slow rotor speed be used since
long throw distances are not usually required To set the
slow rotor speed, the gearbox handle should be moved
to the position marked by the tortoise to give a 1.85:1
ratio. The machine may be used at reduced PTO
speeds and still deliver material to the desired position.
Very low PTO speeds should be avoided as a blockage
in the rotor housing may result.
11.2 Right Hand Chute
Adjust the position of the chute to deliver the material
being spread in the desired location, typically this will be
down beside the machine for feeding and elevated for
bedding.
11.3 Sloping Swivel Chute
The swivel chute rotates through 300 degrees and can
be operated to either side of and behind the machine.
To deliver silage close to the machine position the
chute so that material is delivered onto the feed
passage slide, the position of the slide can be adjusted
to deliver the material accurately. Alternatively the
position of the material can be controlled by the chute,
it may be necessary to rotate the chute fully delivering
material alongside the drawbar.
The discharge of baled silage along the left hand
side of the machine is not recommended.
In transport, rotate the chute to the right hand side of
the machine aligning the indicators on the chute and
top housing. Fully lower the deflector to keep the width
and height of the machine to a minimum.
11.4 Engaging PTO
Engage the PTO with the tractor engine on low idle and
increase the speed rapidly to working speed when the
clutch has engaged fully.
11.5 Before Commencing Discharge
If the machine is loaded to capacity, i.e. material other
than clamp silage is supported by the tailgate, the
tailgate must remain horizontal until the material in the
body has been discharged. This is necessary to allow
the material within the body of the machine to rotate
freely once it comes into contact with the crossbeaters.
No attempt should ever be made to force material
towards the crossbeaters using the tailgate. With the
bed chain speed control on the control box on zero,
engage the tractor spool valve and switch the bed chain
on in the forward direction by pressing the bed chain
forward button once. General discharging instructions
follow after the specific round/square bale and clamp
silage instructions below.
11.6 Discharging Square Bales
Gradually increase bed chain speed by means of the
speed control until shredding commences. It is then
advisable to increase bed chain speed to a point at
which the slices of the bale being shredded are forced
up and over the material coming forward. This rotational
motion is represented in figure 4 below.
Figure 4. Rotation Of Square Bales
Where a bale lift is fitted, release the portion of the bale
retained only when the first portion has been discharged
which is usually indicated by a large fall in discharge
rate.
Once the material in the bale chamber has been
discharged the tailgate can be lifted to allow the second
bale (or a portion of) to be loaded into the chamber. It
will be found advantageous to only allow half of the
second bale to enter the chamber at a time thus allowing
room for each half to rotate.
Typically the rate of discharge may be controlled by bed
chain speed but only once rotation of the material within
the body of the machine has been achieved in the first
instance.
11.7 Discharging Round Bales
Gradually increase bed chain speed by means of the
speed control until discharge commences. Good
performance will only be achieved by getting the bale to
rotate within the chamber as shown in figure 5 overleaf.
Increasing the speed of the bed chain will increase the
rate of discharge until a maximum rate is achieved. If the
bed chain speed is too great, material will unroll from the
bale at a rate greater than can be discharged. This will
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Material Distance
Spread
Gearbox
Speed
PTO Speed
Straw Maximum High 540
Straw Close High 300
Baled Silage Close Low 540
Clamp Silage Close Low 300