Manual
SECTION 7. OPERATION
Form 169441 42 Revision B
35 Foot Single and Double Knife
40 Foot Single and Double Knife
KNIFE SPEED (rpm)
8.0 9.7 11.3 12.9 14.5
NOTE:
Example:
ax at 8.5 mph (13.7 km/hr) With Single Knife
Use Knife Speed Between 595 - 645 rpm (1190 - 1290- spm).
Close to maximum Single Knife Speed for 40 ft .which ma
y
result in ragged cutting. Double Knife machine allows higher knife
speed and clean cutting.
Cutting Fl
)
Example: Cutting Flax at 5.0 mph (8.0 km/hr) With Single Knife.
Use Knife S
p
eed Between 600 - 650 r
p
m
(
1200 - 1300 s
p
m
)
.
35 FT DRAPER
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
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GROUND SPEED (miles/hr)
KNIFE SPEED (rp
m
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1.6 3.2 4.8 6.4 8.0 9.7 11.3 12.9 14.5
GROUND SPEED (km/hr)
KNIFE SPEED (sp
m
DK FLAX MAX
DK CEREALS MAX/FLAX MIN
DK CEREALS MIN
SK FLAX MAX
SK CEREAL MAX/FLAX MIN
SK CEREAL MIN
)
GROUND SPEED (km/hr)
KNIFE SPEED (spm)
40 FT DK DRAPER
DK CEREALS RANGE
DK FLAX RANGE
SK FLAX RANGE
SK CEREAL RANGE
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
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GROUND SPEED (miles/hr)
KNIFE SPEED (rpm)
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1.6 3.2 4.8 6.4