Titan 198268, Operator'S Manual

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TWIG BREAKER BAR
The twig breaker bar does not require any special maintenance and should last a long time.
Replace twig breaker bar if it becomes damaged or worn thin.
1. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer to “Tractor Shutdown Procedure”
on page 14.
2. Disconnect driveline form the tractor.
3. Remove bolts, plain washers, locknuts as well as twig breaker bar.
4. Examine condition of twig breaker bar and replace if breaker bar is bent, broken, worn
thin, or has structural cracks.
5. Attach existing or new twig breaker bar with existing bolts, plain washers, and locknuts.
Do not tighten locknuts at this time.
Refer to Figure 3-3 on page 20:
6. Remove bolt (#12), spring washer (#13), plain washer (#14) and rotate upper rotor
housing (#15) up until upper housing is opened completely. Do not drop upper rotor
housing and discharge chute.
Refer to Figure 4-1:
7. Adjust twig breaker bar (#1) until it is centered in rotor fin slot (#2).
8. Manually rotate rotor (#3) one full turn to make sure twig breaker bar is centered as
much as possible on all four rotor fin slots (#2).
9. Tighten bolt twig breaker bar fixed to the correct torque.
Refer to Figure 3-3 on page 20:
10. Rotate upper rotor housing (#15) down and secure bolt (#12), spring washer (#13), plain
washer (#14). Tighten bolt to the correct torque.
11. Reattach driveline to tractor power take-off shaft.
Figure 4-1: Adjusting Twig Breaker Bar (Top View)
BLOWBACK GUARD
Refer to Part List of the Self-Feed Hooper assembly on page 35.
The blowback guard should be replaced if torn, damaged, or missing. They warn the operator
not to extend body parts beyond the flap and help protect against objects flying out of the
hopper towards the operator.
1. Unscrew cap head square neck bolts and remove Hooper flap, plain washers, locknuts as
well as blowback guard.
2. Install new blowback guard with existing cap head square neck bolts, Hooper flap, plain
washers, and locknuts. Tighten locknuts to the correct torque.
SHEAR BOLT PROTECTION
The driveline is equipped with a shear bolt to help protect the machine from an overload such
as product being fed too fast, rotor knives jamming against a very hard object, plugged rotor
housing, and high-speed start- ups.