A&K DEYELOPMENT COMPAI\"Y
A&K NUBBIN ELIMINATOR (SHORT PIECE GRADER) OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR ALL THREE MODELS
This system is speciaily designed to remove short cobs and pieces for husked whole ears of sweet corn automatically from the production line, before the corn cutters. The unit comprises of three PffiS, stainless steel infeed impact vibrating shaker pan, the section that spreads out
whole cobs of husked corn with a spray bar to wash produce before the special vibrating shaker, v-grooved aligning section pan that aligns cobs in a single line before tlie adjustable live roller section at the discharge end to automatically drop-out short cobs of corn and small broken pieces of corn from system. Support framework is constructed of mild steel, hot dipped galvanized.
CAPACITY OF UMTS Smail unit - model 13 lanes - 12 to 15 tons per hour Medium unit - model 20 lanes - 20 to 25 tons per hour I.arge unit - model 28 lanes - 30 to 35 tons per hour
TABLE OF CONTEI{TS I. II.
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A&K DEVELOPMENT POLICY IvIO:I'ORS AND DRMS SECTION LIVE ROLLER SECIION
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SPRAY SYSTEM SECTION MAII.TNENANCE SECTION SAFETY SECTION PARTS SECTION
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PAN SECTION
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MANUFACTURED & DISTRIBUTED BY
A&K DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 410 CHAMBERS STREET EUGENE, OREGON 91402 U.S.A. pHoNE (s03) 686-0C12 FAX (s03) 48s_2892
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redsign or ch ge ils equi!,Eent or componebt pans, obtigation to instail or funish such chdges on equipment
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This meusl is ended only as u opeolio. & ndnrddce guide tor a typlcal syslem ud ls subject ro chage thmugh revisions dd addidons with notiiL;tion. Pemission must be s{urcd befoE dy equipme.t or lsfis de retumed for cedit or replacenent. Wlen equipmen/pans @ rctumed, the treight must be prepaid or mgeme.B nade by A&I( Ddetopmtrt.
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PAN SECTTON Consiruction is srainles stel {irh a r*o pan pan, Itrst pan is impact secdon (d*d plate) infeed. The vibEtory sprads cob &d feeds cob to the sftond pan_ lhe,ligiing section. The vibEory action, aligns cobs in asingleline down sch lee. Discharging cob lor grading the shon cob out over the tive roll Fctio.. Pd .s mollre ro Dr $opon ,oLrion no ol. .ron r"in rEme.
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LIVE ROLL SECTION The cnd ofthe divided pm is a adjustable livc rctler.* rhe discharge end for the .emolal oi shod cobs. Cd adjusr roll ro Erade olr my lengrh of the shon cobs arcm produclion tine. Adjusuble live roller is adjusred at tadory to drop out shon cobs of2 3/4' long & shorter lieces. A dnchdge ptate dnecB shorr pieces tud SEde oui cobs down md good cobs slraight out.
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rhe Dd aoove, haltury SpEJ drEcUy down on rhe pmnuct ro hett wah ofi(obs.
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II'IAINTENANCE SECTION
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BUSH]NG IIOUSINGS lubricate all grase firtings at lest once every eight (8) houB ol opeotio!. Ur ay ged f@d CEde mehine g@se o! equal. Bushing housing pan r4l
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BUSHING visually insp4r for w6plus chekbushing housing ro ensure bol6 are light once eve.y sixten (16) hou.s of opeBtion.
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TA(E UPS & LlvE ROLLER ADIUSTMENT visualty i.spar ior the right le.gth to grade o once flery eiShr (8) hous of SPIAY \oTZLES .hal .p-al r/zle. ror .ver spdy o\er rre Drodr.' once e\eD eiCt rSr eu( or opeErn. Sply ro,z.e
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A]AX SqAI<ER. ALL MODELS LUBRICATION TNSMIICTION
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Do not add more oiL ro a new unit. It from A&K wirh the 6@r amou.r for
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ol the n^t 500 houls of opention_ drain out all old oil and replace wnh the co@r anount olnewoil, Chdge oil every 1500 hou( rheiqJter. Al
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Shaker should be reguldly irspered for oit lealage through the shaft Fal o. gaskets. Shoutd a letaee appd, Esohe the
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stop all moros befoE lqyins operators posn e !o male adjustments, lubricare, cLming or unclogging equipmol. unle$ olneNhe s!{ifically @mmended in lhe mdual.
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KEEP CUARDS IN PLACE
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A&K NITBBIN ELIMINATOR. SIIORT PIECE GRADER
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* Adjustable live roLLer at dnchdge end for enoval oa shod cobs * Shinless stel yibntory bed nild steel lnne coated * SupDofi frafre desisn to fLt loaion
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