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XtraBlatt Issue 02-2019

INFORMATION PRACTICAL

INFORMATION PRACTICAL TIPS SEASONAL CHEC SELF-LOADING F Especially important among the core attributes of the self-loading forage wagon is high-performance contamination-free uptake of forage feed and best possible chopping performance. This is why pick-up knives and rotor are central work tools, needing optimum adjustment and careful maintenance. Basically, the camless EasyFlow pick-up is low-maintenance. But the tines and drive line should nevertheless always be checked for wear and tear in the annual pre-season once-over. Directly behind the pick-up is the cutting rotor, feeding the crop through into the wagon interior. The blades and the position of the feeder rotor tines are so arranged that the crop is reliably fed through the blades for precise, scissor-action clean cuts without tearing or smearing the forage. Important: before season start the gap between scraper and rotor must be checked. In fixed position, this should be fixed precisely at 25 mm. A further “checkpoint” is the chain and slat conveyor of the forage wagon. For a breakdown-free season this should be in optimum condi- 20

K ORAGE WAGON Time is money – this applies especially in the forage harvest. Here, self-loading forage wagons have a central role, which is why they have to work without breakdowns and deliver A1 quality. To ensure this, a general check before season start is crucial – as is daily servicing. XtraBlatt gives the best tips in this respect. The knife sharpening system on the forage wagon offers the advantage that cutting action can be improved with an extra sharpening operation in the middle of field operations. tion. Look over the chains and supporting cogs for wear, and check tension and functionality. KNIFE BLADES ….should be sharp! Depending on estimated throughput, forage wagon knives should be sharpened at least once daily, or twice if need be. The optional SpeedSharp system gives automatic sharpening of all knives. The system is mounted on the wagon and therefore always in-place and ready for action. The knife bar is hydraulically swung out for sharpening and then reinserted into the crop feed channel. The grinding discs are arranged on a hydraulically-driven shaft which can be moved sideways. In each case every second blade in an entire knife group is ground simultaneously with the remaining blades then sharpened in the same way. The forage wagon sharpening system also offers the advantage that knives can be sharpened if required at any time with no need to wait until the day’s work is finished. 21