table test

SIMPLE OPERATION

LOW MAINTENANCE

HIGH CAPACITY

Smale Farm Equipment has pioneered the concept of a top down force to assist the feeding of canola. The accelerator-feed roller has been standard issue since initial development of our front in 1994. The rotating blades of the roller provide a positive force to assist consistent and even feeding.

The Top-Feed Belt is a new development that builds on the principle of the Top-Feed Roller and expands them over a distance of 1.5 metres, which creates a moving ceiling above the crop. That firstly resists the rising windrow from being distorted and secondly helps to compress and drive the windrow underneath the table auger. The result is a very consistent feed of material that delivers a smoothness to the process which can be felt through the whole header.

A recent development is the addition of hydraulic lift for the up/down positioning. This is controlled from the header cabin and allows for on the go up and down adjustment.

The Top-Feed speed is linked to the bottom belt speed but the ratio between the two can be adjusted via the variable rate valve.

The throat adapter plate (feeder house hookup) is bolted into the rear of the canola front body and can be readily removed and replaced with an alternative . This allows the front to be fitted to different models and different brand headers and has been a feature since inception.

Both the drive roller and front roller are hot lagged with a 6mm coating of rubber. This provides for superior traction for driving and allows for effective driving without excessive tension on the belts

Both the bottom belt and top belt rear rollers are driven by hydraulic motors direct coupled to the roller shafts. This provides simple, positive drive with no chains or sprockets to maintain.

The front roller is held under spring tension on both sides which provides a constant tension on the front roller for positive drive of the belts and also allows an amount of give if the rollers strike any foreign objects.

The 16” barrel is available with the traditional retractable fingers making a 26” working barrel.

The table auger is also available with a serrated edge spiral in front of the feeder house, this provides a 26” working width without any retractable fingers. This option was developed at the request of customers who wanted a simpler mechanism and lower maintenance option. There are no retractable fingers to break and there is no requirement to clean out the barrel as it is completely sealed. It provides an effective, lower risk, lower maintenance, lower cost method.

The table auger chain drive has two pivoting chain tensioners which oscillate according to the direction of travel. When the table auger drive is running in reverse the opposite tensioner is engaged so that a positive tension is maintained on the chain. This system provides positive tension on the chain for both directions of travel.