Design and function
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Verti-Mix 951-1651, Verti-Mix 951 L-1251 L, Verti-Mix 1501 D-2401 D 10.13
5.1
Mixing container and mixing auger
Fig. 20
The fodder mixing wagon is hitched to the tractor by means of the drawbar (1). The p.t.o. shaft of the
tractor mechanically drives the mixing auger(s) (2) via the propeller shaft (3), the switchgear (4)
(optional extra), the propeller shaft (5), the angular gear (6), the propeller shaft (7) and the angular
gear (8).
The propeller shafts (5) and (7) are equipped with a shear bolt coupling each (9). In case of overload,
the respective shear bolt of the shear bolt coupling shears off thus interrupting the power flux between
tractor and mixing auger(s). This protects the power train of the mixing augers from being damaged.
The p.t.o. shaft speed of the tractor and the individual switchgear design (optional extra) determine
the drive speed(s) of the mixing auger(s).
During the mixing process, the mixing augers first transport the fodder components filled in upwards in
the centre of the mixing augers. The fodder then falls down the container wall so that a mixing cycle is
generated.
The diameter and the height of the mixing auger depend on the size of the mixing container.
