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- Page 1 30 SERIES 3020 PEANUT COMBINE OPERATOR’S MANUAL THIS MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY MACHINE PART NO. 30-OM-01 Printing Date: December 2020...
- Page 2 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. warranty period begins on the date of purchase by the retail customer and ends twelve (12) months thereafter.
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Page 3: To The Purchaser
TO THE PURCHASER The KMC PEANUT COMBINE has been carefully designed and manufactured to give years of dependable service. In order to operate it efficiently and maintain it properly, please read the instruc- tions within this manual thoroughly. While reading the manual through, you will notice that it is divided into sections which clearly ex- plain the assembly and operation of each component of this machine. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS To The Purchaser ......................1 Safety Procedures ......................2 Assembly Instructions ....................3 Pre-Delivery Checkout ....................4 Principles of Peanut Harvest ..................5 Fundamental For Good Performance ................6 Operating Instructions ....................6 Tractor Set-Up and Attaching to the Combine ............. 6 Pickup and Header.................... -
Page 5: Assembly Instructions
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS There are several things which may need assem- ATTACH DRIVELINE bling before the peanut combine is ready for opera- tion. The assembly order will depend on how the ma- Attach the base end of the driveline to the input shaft chine has been disassembled for shipping. - Page 6 PRE-OPERATION CHECKLIST 7. Install tractor PTO driveline, be sure distance from end Open all shields and check chains and belts for proper of PTO to drawbar hole is correct. Operate combine at tension. 1/2 speed for 5 minutes. Stop combine and check for Check setscrews and jam nuts on all sprockets, loose bolts, nuts, chains, belts, sprockets, etc.
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Page 7: Principles Of Peanut Harvest
PRINCIPLES OF PEANUT HARVEST The KMC Peanut Combine is designed to be used for the removal of peanut pods from peanut vines which have been uprooted. It will then separate the peanuts from the vines, placing the pods in a storage tank on top of the machine, and return the vines to the ground. The combine must be pulled and powered by a farm tractor. -
Page 8: Fundamental For Good Performance
FUNDAMENTALS FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE 1. The peanut vines must not be too green or good peanuts from trash without blowing peanuts separation will be slow and difficult. out the rear of the combine. 2. Moisture content of the peanut should not be too C. -
Page 9: Pickup Auger Adjustment And Operation
In operation the pickup height should be set with To adjust the pickup speed, remove the header drive the springs approximately one inch above ground. shield and loosen the drive chain. Remove the This will minimize spring wear and nut losses from Header Slip Clutch and remove the clutch sprocket. -
Page 10: Picking Cylinders
HEX ROLLER ber four cylinders continuing through the sixth con- cave. The seventh concave is adjusted differently. It The Hex Roller assembly is standard equipment on should set so that the concave will just miss the cylin- the 2-row. Proper setting is essential for smooth der spring. -
Page 11: Separation System
Use upper strippers last, engaging them progressively until you reach a point where there are no longer any peanuts being left on the vine. In extremely dry pea- nuts where LSK’s sometimes occur reverse the order of stripper engagement, start at the rear bottom and work forward. -
Page 12: Stemmer Saws
First START WITH MAXIMUM AIR FROM THE FAN. Check behind the combine to see if pea- nuts are being blown out, this can best be determined by someone other than the operator observing the ma- terials flowing off the rear of the screen. If excessive peanut loss is occurring the air from the fan can be reduced in either of two ways, one by changing the drive belt on the fan sheaves or by changing the trac-... -
Page 13: Combine Transport
Proper air adjustment is for the peanuts to just reach the far side of the tank when it’s empty. DANGER: NEVER LIFT TANK WHILE UNDERNEATH POWER LINES. COMBINE TRANSPORT Figure 21 When towing the combine on public roads be sure that the weight of the towing vehicle is equal to or greater than the weight of the combine which is 8,300 lbs. -
Page 14: Troubleshooting
TROUBLE SHOOTING OTHER PARTS OF THE COMBINE PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION 1. Vines rolling in front of pickup, not being picked 1. Small vines or high winds will not allow springs up by header. to penetrate vines. Lower hex roller and for ex- treme conditions bend pickup spring up slightly 1”... - Page 15 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION 1. Too little air through separator. Place fan drive 7. Excessive foreign material in sample. belt on small sheave. 2. If material is small and dry, reduce aggressive- ness of stripper springs. 3. If material is small clods of soil, re-shaking of vines may be necessary.
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Page 16: Maintenance
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION 11. Excessive machine vibration. 1. Inspect rubber pivot bushings for excessive play. 2. Inspect machine for excessive buildup of dirt that may be causing an imbalance. 3. Inspect driveline for wear and make sure double joint has equal angles. -
Page 17: Spring Maintenance
SPRING MAINTENANCE should be performed SEPARATION SYSTEM daily to insure peak performance of the combine. If the rubber torsional bushings in the pan or stemmer hangers ever need replacing, be sure that the 1. Pickup springs should be checked for broken or bushing is pressed in properly. -
Page 18: After Season Maintenance
The main drive, both fans, eccentric, and stem- tact area. All belts should be adjusted after two mer saws are all driven by V-belts. Proper installa- hours of operation to take-up looseness caused by tion and tension of the belts is necessary for optimum initial stretch of belt. - Page 19 WHEN TRANSPORTING ON PUBLIC ROADS BE SURE THAT TOWING VEHICLES WEIGHT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE LOADED WEIGHT IMPLEMENT SAFETY CHAINS ARE USED. TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH: • MAXIMUM TOWING SPEED AVOID BANKS AND DITCHES. 20 M.P.H. EMPTY 10 M.P.H.
- Page 20 The following is a list of serial numbers issued to our machines at the beginning of each year. To determine when a unit was made, find the range within which the particular serial number falls. It would have been produced between January 1 to December 31 of that year. YEAR SERIAL NUMBERS 2020...
- Page 21 DEPENDABLE EQUIPMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE FARMIMG Visit us at www.kelleymfg.com KELLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 80 Vernon Drive / Zip 31794 P.O. Drawer 1467 / Zip 31793 Tifton, GA Tel: 229-382-9393 Toll Free: 1-800-444-5449 Fax: 229-382-5259 Email Address: info@kelleymfg.com...
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