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56-SERIES Stalk Shredder Puller Owner’s Manual and Parts Book THIS MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY MACHINE Part No: 56-MP-02 Print Date: June 2019...
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Thank you for purchasing your new KMC 5610 Stalk Shredder INTRODUCTION: Puller. It has been designed to reduce multiple trips through the field while shredding and pulling the stalks of cotton, corn, soybeans, and other vegetable plants such as onions and cabbage.
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WARRANTY POLICY KELLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY (KMC) warrants that all goods sold to the original purchaser of any KMC product shall be free of any defects in material and workmanship if used under normal operating conditions. The warranty period begins on the date of purchase by the retail customer and ends twelve (12) months thereafter. KMC’s sole responsibility is to repair and/or replace the defective part(s) at no cost to the purchaser.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO THE PURCHASER ....................................1 PRE-OPERATIONAL CHECKLIST ................................ 2 SAFETY ..........................................3 SYMBOL INFORMATION ..................................3 SAFETY DECALS ......................................4 CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY ................................5 SAFETY PROCEDURES ..................................5-6 CUSTOMER OPERATION ..................................7 TRACTOR PREPARATION ..................................7 FRONT END WEIGHTS .................................... 7 HORSE POWER REQUIREMENTS ...............................
The KMC Stalk Shredder Puller has been carefully designed and tested to provide TO THE PURCHASER: years of dependable service. It has been manufactured to a high level of quality. This manual has been prepared to assist you during your use of this product. Please read all instructions within this manual thoroughly in order to operate and maintain the KMC Stalk Shredder Puller efficiently and properly.
PRE-OPERATIONAL CHECKLIST: • All safety and operating procedures reviewed • All hardware checked for tightness • Field adjustment procedures reviewed • Lubrication information reviewed • Machine fully lubricated • Hitch connection to implement information reviewed • Warranty information reviewed NOTES:...
SAFETY Symbol Information: This safety alert symbol is used throughout this manual to identify safety messages. When seeing this symbol read the message that follows, as it will advise you of possible injury. CAUTION (Yellow) This symbol indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
SAFETY DECALS The safety decals that follow are associated with the implement covered in this owner’s manual. They should be reviewed and associated with where they are applicable on the implement being covered. 56-050-011 PATENT 56-050-035 APPLIED FOR 15-050-078 56-050-034 02-050-078...
RETAIL CUSTOMERS’ RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE KMC WARRANTY The retail customer’s responsibilities are: 1. To read the Operator’s Manual and operate the Stalk Shredder Puller in accordance with the instructions given in this manual. 2. To inspect the Stalk Shredder Puller daily, lubricate as specified, and repair or replace parts as needed, especially when continued use would cause damage or excessive wear to other parts.
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SAFETY PROCEDURES (CONTINUED) 6. Drive safely during transport; excessive speed while turning or on rough ground could cause damage to the Stalk Shredder Puller and/or cause the tractor to tip. (Maximum speed of implement should never exceed 20 MPH on higher capacity highways and 7.
CUSTOMER OPERATION Before operating the implement, refer to the tractor’s Owner’s Manual for information TRACTOR PREPARATION: concerning safe methods of operation, hydraulics, hitch adjustment, tire inflation, wheel adjustments, and tractor weights. Please check the tractor’s brakes and warning lights in order to make sure they are in proper working order.
UNPACKING & SETUP The KMC Stalk Puller is shipped with all crumbler arms rotated upward. The springs holding the arms in place will be constrained or taken off when shipping. Once the KMC Stalk Puller has been unstrapped and unloaded from the trailer, the crumbler arms must be rotated downward back to the original operating position.
HITCHING TO THE IMPLEMENT Use of articulated four-wheel drive or track tractors with 3 point lift implements voids the warranty on the Warranty Note: Stalk Shredder Puller main frame. Sudden turns or steering corrections made by these types of tractors, when the implement is in the ground, can exert extreme forces through the implement’s frame can cause unwarranted fatigue/failure.
• Top link pin in top mast hole Cat III 3-Point Hitch • Spacer towards inner hitch plate • Lower links toward outer hitch plate Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER PIN, MAST 06-081-018 KLIK PIN, 7/16 X 2 03-050-094 PIN ASSY, CAT III HITCH 56-081-014 •...
IN THE FIELD The KMC Stalk Shredder Puller is an excellent nematode and crop residue management tool when used properly. It requires minimum daily maintenance, pulls various crop stalks, such as cotton, corn, and soybeans. It can also be used in other vegetable crops including onions and cabbage. This implement can also be used to incorporate cover crops.
The factory setting for the Rigid Disc Stop Adjust bolt to center pinch Rigid Disc Stop Bolt: point on centerline of bracket Bolt is 3 9/16. As the discs wear over time, the bolt may need to be adjusted to keep the discs centered.
In extremely hard soils, it may be necessary to remove every other paddle to increase operating depth Discs Continued: and improve pullery. KMC balances all rotor assemblies to meet or exceed factory standards before installation. If your KMC BALANCING PROCEDURES Stalk Shredder Puller begins to vibrate excessively, clean any dirt or debri off of the rotor assembly and check to make sure all weights are still intact.
4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) ROTOR ASSEMBLY Parts List 56-081-020 56-081-025 56-081-029 56-081-030 ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER 6R LEFT ROTOR 6R RIGHT ROTOR 4R LEFT ROTOR 4R RIGHT ROTOR 2 TAPER BUSHING, SF QD 2 3/16 33-053-151 3 SHAFT, FLAIL ROTOR 56-026-011 4 COUPLER ASSY, ROTOR 56-081-009...
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4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) BLADE ASSEMBLY 56-081-021 Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER KNIFE, SHREDDER PLN WEIGHED 56-050-029W BUSHING, INNER BLADE 56-024-028 BUSHING, OUTER BLADE 56-024-029 NUT, 5/8 NC FLNG TECHLOCK GRD G PLT 80-050000 52-050374 CARRIAGE BOLT, 5/8 X 3-1/2 NC G5 PLT NOTE: BLADES NEED TO BE WEIGHED AND PAIRED WITH EQUAL WEIGHTS 4-ROW &...
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4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) BLADE ASSEMBLY REPAIR PARTS 56-081-034 HARD SURFACING Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER KNIFE, SHREDDER PLN WEIGHED 56-050-029W Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER BLADE SET, HARD SURFACED 56-081-032 BUSHING, INNER BLADE 56-024-028 52-050374 CARRIAGE BOLT, 5/8 X 3-1/2 NC G5 PLT NUT, 5/8 NC FLNG TECHLOCK GRD G PLT 80-050000 56-081-033...
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4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) DRIVELINE 1-3/4 56-055-001 56-055-001 (DRIVELINE, SHREDDER 1-3/4) NOTE: 56-055-024 (COMPLETE DRIVELINE, 1 3/8-21) CAN BE USED WITH SMALLER TRACTORS PARTS LIST ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER NOTE: DRIVELINE HAS INTERNAL GREASING YOKE, 1 3/4-20 SH 56-055-003 TUBES AND CANNOT BE CUT OR ALTERED. CROSS, SH 56-055-005 PLEASE CONTACT KMC WITH ANY CONCERNS...
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LIGHTING HARNESS 4-ROW (36”-40”) 56-062-002 6-ROW (36”-40”) 56-062-001 A - WHITE VIEW B B - GREEN WEATHER-PACK 2 POLE TOWER CONNECTOR A - WHITE 7 WAY AG PLUG B - RED 1-WHITE (GROUND) VIEW A C - BROWN 3-YELLOW (LEFT FLASH) WEATHER-PACK 3 POLE 5-GREEN (RIGHT FLASH) TOWER CONNECTOR...
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DISC PULLER ASSEMBLY CONTINUED BOTTOM OF DISCS VIEW INSIDE BRACKET VIEW NOTE: BRACKET, DISC PULLER RIGHT 56-080-025 Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER BRACKET, DISC PULLER LEFT 56-080-024 DISC ASSY, HUB 56-081-003 PAD, PLASTIC WEAR 2019 56-023-034 LOCKWASHER, 3/8 PLT 66-010150 CAPSCREW, 3/8 X 1 GD5 48-090100...
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4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) DISC ASSEMBLY, HUB 56-081-003 Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER DISC ASSY, 28" 4 BOLT PADDLE 56-081-019 AGRI HUB, 4 BOLT 42-051-006 LOCKWASHER, 1/2" REGULAR PLT 66-010250 CAPSCREW, M12X1.25X25 10.9 PLT 48-200018 4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) DISC ASSEMBLY, 28” PADDLE 56-081-019 Parts List ITEM...
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4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) CRUMBLER ARM 56-082-011 Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER ARM, CRUMBLER 56-080-027 U-BOLT, 5/8x2-11/16x3-1/2 NC G5 PLT 21-050-001 LOCKWASHER, 5/8 PLT 66-010300 HEXNUT, 5/8 PLT 68-010300 SPRING, Ø2.965 x 0.406 X 17" EXT. 67-050-011 PIN, Ø3/4 X 3 3/4" USABLE 33-050-471 KLIK PIN, 7/16 X 1-3/4 02-050-002...
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4-ROW & 6-ROW (36”-40”) CRUMBLER ASSEMBLY 70” 56-082-016 ASSEMBLE TUBE AND UBOLTS 10 11 AFTER ARMS AND BEARINGS (9/16) 69 15/16 REF Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER CRUMBLER WELDMENT, 70" 56-080-080 PLATE, CRUMBLER ARM 56-027-101 AGRI HUB, 4 BOLT 42-051-006 LOCKWASHER, 7/8 PLT 66-010400...
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The following is a list of serial numbers issued to our implements at the beginning of each year. To determine when a unit was made, find the range in which the particular serial number falls. The implement would have been produced between January 1 to December 31 of that year.
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