Farmgard NZ has been buying, rebuilding, selling,
and maintaining mixer wagons for a number of years. Here is a quick guide on
how to maintain your farm equipment based on what we have seen in the field.
The following notes are organized by vertical mixer wagons, reel feed wagons,
and auger discharges.
Vertical Mixer Owner Notes
- It takes at least a 450
cubic foot mixer to grind up a 5 x 6 bale of hay
- It takes around 8 minutes to process a bale of
alfalfa – longer for grass hay, cornstalks are similar to alfalfa
- A single screw vertical
mixer will unload faster than a twin screw because you have to wait for
the feed to get from the back of the mixer to the front
VERTICAL MIXER MAINTENANCE:
Plow blade
- The plow blade is the piece
of metal on the back of the screw. On the new
Pentas it is bolted on and it is welded on in most other wagons - Make sure the plow blade is not wore and is a
¼ “ from the side wall
- Even though the plow blade
looks like a small piece of metal (it is not along
for the ride so to speak) it is a very important piece of the puzzle for fast
and proper mixing action
Mixer Knives
- Check to make sure your
knives are not dull if you are cutting a lot of hay or
roughage (especially dairy) - If you are not worried about your knives and
do not do a lot of cutting, check to
make sure your bolt heads are not worn to the point where your knives
will fall off. This can cause major damage. - How far your knives can go
before you replace them depends on your application. So, if you are
confused give Farmgard a call.
Discharge
- Make
sure you have proper chain tension on the conveyor chain (3?of slack)
and the hyd. motor drive chain (normal roller chain tight)
Planetaries
- Make sure you have no leaks
- Make sure the oil level is at the proper
intervals
- If you haven’t changed your oil in 2000 hours
you should change it
- 2 speed oil every 1000 hrs.
Reel Mixer Owner Notes
- Red frame knights are older
than yellow frame knights
- A 2 spider reel is newer than a 3 spiral reel
- A 2 spider reel takes a high
roughage ration better than a 3 spider reel
REEL MIXER MAINTENANCE:
- Take a look in your wagon
and make sure your reel bars are not thin (especially where the
bolt and the reel spring is). We have seen reel bars get so thin, break
off, and then get stuck and cause auger damage.
- Check your gearbox for proper chain
tension and there aren’t any tensioner springs broken. This is a common
problem when we trade wagons in.
- Make sure your bearings (set
screws) are nice and tight on the augers and shafts.
Auger Discharge Owner Notes
- Make sure your drive chains
are tight
- Make sure your augers are not worn
- Make sure your auger bushings are not worn
badly
- Make sure your orbit motor is not leaking
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