Turf Tick Products Turf Tick, Original Instructions Manual

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7.4. Settings and adjustments
7.4.1. Main conveyor belt speed
For an optimal performance of the Turf Tick sod harvester it is of great importance that the
speed of the main conveyor belts corresponding to the driving speed is adjusted correctly. The
speed of the main conveyor belts is associated with the driving speed of the tractor (through
the p.t.o. shaft). So when the tractor is driving faster (in the same gear), the speed of the main
conveyor belts start to speed up the same. The speed of the main conveyor belts stays right
according to the driving speed.
Influence factors on the speed of the main conveyor belts.
The speed of the main conveyor belts according to the driving speed of the tractor is specified
by:
The tractor:
- The gear that is driven in.
- Choice of p.t.o. shaft gear (1 or 2 possibilities dependent on the type of tractor)
The sod harvester:
- Gear wheel unit hydraulic pump (parts book 101-53-18)
- Pump produce hydraulic pump (parts book 101-52-17)
- Slag volume Hydraulic engine main conveyor belts.
- Gear wheel relations drive main conveyor belts.
- Fine-tuning main conveyor belts (parts book 101-53-10, chapter usage)
The sod harvester is standard delivered with specific settings (gear wheel unit, pump, etc.)
This means that the tractor needs to be adapted to gain the right speed of the main conveyor
belts in relation to the driving speed. Choose the right driving – and p.t.o. shaft gear.
If you want to use a different driving gear, because you want to cut faster or slower, the sod
harvester needs to be adjusted different. This is easily possible by changing the gear wheel
relation drive main conveyor belts.
The right speed of the main conveyor belts in relation to the driving speed.
The goal of a right adjustment of the
speed from the main conveyor belts is that it needs to be
a little bit faster than the driving speed of the tractor while cutting the sods. If the speed is
lower than the driving speed the sods are pushed up while if the speed is too fast, the sods are
torn apart.