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PROCESSOR OPERATION
SAFETY FIRST!! READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (pages 4-8
of this manual) BEFORE BEGINNING ANY PROCESSOR OPERATION.
.
DANGER
FAILURE TO OBEY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RESULT IN DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY.
-AVOID CONTACTING OVERHEAD WIRES
-USE CAUTION WHEN RAISING LOADED PROCESSOR. OBJECTS
COULD FALL FROM PROCESSOR TOWARD BYSTANDERS OR OPERATOR.
-REMOVE ALL FOREIGN OBJECTS FROM BALES.
NOTICE:
Refer to your power unit’s operator’s manual for safe
operating limit
and use of
counterweights.
SKIDSTEERS REQUIRE A 2,700 LB. LIFT CAPACITY MINIMUM.
1. Load one bale at a time. If possible, use other bales as a ‘backstop’ to assist in loading
the bale into the Roto-King.
2. Using the spears at the front of your RK-500, position the bale so that when it is loaded,
it will ‘roll’ into the bed of the processor.
3. Tilt the bucket forward until the spears are parallel to and slightly touching the ground.
Center the bale on the tines. Move toward the bale until the bale loading spears are fully
under the bale, then roll the bucket back to load the bale.
4. Once the bale is loaded, engage the hydraulics and the bale will start to rotate. Having
the bottom of the bucket at eye level is suggested. Reversing the rotation of the bale
may be necessary in order to break through the twine or net wrap. The bale should
then unroll/disassemble and discharge through the bottom of the bucket. If a hay ‘plug’
occurs, the reversing action may again be necessary to clear the plug & complete the
processing of the bale. Typically, the bale will unroll the easiest in the direction that it
was rolled.
TIP 1
: If the bale is rolling toward the operator, the bucket should be tilted
about 15
°
- 20
°
forward. Likewise, if the bale is rolling away from the
operator, then the bucket should be tilted about 15
°
- 20
°
back.
TIP 2
: If the bale has been reduced to about an 18” – 24” core, and it has
been reversed 4-5 times; it may be necessary to simply dump the bale out of
the bucket. This core may want to continually ‘plug’ the processor and
therefore stall out the machine causing unnecessary bypassing (heating) of
oil through the valves and also undue strain on your sprocket/chain system.
TIP 3
: On products such as cornstalks or straw, it may be necessary to roll
the opposite direction or slow down the operation if a ‘windrow’ is desired
because these items tend to discharge quickly.
5. It is the operator’s personal preference whether to remove the bale binding from the bale
before processing or to remove the bindings from the rotors after bale processing. You
can usually process up to 20 – 25 bales before you need to clean the rotors.
6. Always lower the processor to the ground; set the parking brake; stop the engine;
remove ignition key & wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the operator’s seat.
LOADING BALE BALE IN LOADED POSITION
SHREDDING BALE
WINDROW OF HAY
