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                4.2     MACHINE COMPONENTS
              
            
            
              The Tridekon Pro Grain Extractor is a
            
            
              machine designed to empty or remove
            
            
              the material from inside a large plastic
            
            
              storage bag.  It consists of a series of
            
            
              interconnected augers for breaking up
            
            
              and gathering the material.  The material
            
            
              is conveyed to the center of the frame
            
            
              where it is lifted to the pivoting discharge
            
            
              auger.  All augers are powered by the
            
            
              tractor PTO.
            
            
              Pressurized oil from the tractor provides
            
            
              hydraulic power for the discharge swing,
            
            
              frame movement and bag roll up.
            
            
              The Extractor gathers the plastic of the
            
            
              bag and pulls the machine into and
            
            
              through it as it loads the material.
            
            
              Distributing and gathering augers on
            
            
              the rear move the material into the dis-
            
            
              charge.  Rollers gather the plastic bag
            
            
              during operation.  A guide and bag cutter
            
            
              are located at the back of the frame to
            
            
              guide and cut the bag while operating.
            
            
              
                Fig.  1   MACHINE COMPONENTS
              
            
            
              
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                B Gathering Auger
              
            
            
              
                C Lift Auger
              
            
            
              
                D Discharge Auger
              
            
            
              
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                F Bag Guide Roller
              
            
            
              
                G Discharge Swing
              
            
            
              
                H Wheel Drive
              
            
            
              
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                K Controls
              
            
            
              
                L Auger Covers
              
            
            
              
                M Ground Guide Rollers
              
            
            
              
                N Auger Screen
              
            
            
              
                O Auger Skids
              
            
            
              
                P Bag Cutter
              
            
            
              
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