Acadian Machine

Walk Behind Blueberry Harvester

Manual

This pdf manual can be downloaded to

your computer or printed out for

offline use.

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Operating the Harvester

The Engine

• The harvester comes

equipped with a Honda

GX 160 motor.

Starting The Engine

• Turn the fuel valve to

the ON position

• Move the choke to the

CLOSED position

• Move the throttle lever

slightly to the right.

• Turn engine switch to

the ON position.

• Pull the grip lightly until

resistance is felt.

• Pull briskly.

• As the engine warms

up, gradual move the

choke to the Open

position.

• Position the throttle

lever to desired speed.

:

In an emergency turn the engine switch to the off position.

Under normal circumstance use the following procedure:

1: Move the throttle lever fully to the right

2. Turn the engine switch to the OFF position.

3. Turn fuel valve to the OFF position

The Engine Cage

• The engine cage is an

important safety feature.

• All engines will get hot

during use and this

engine is no different.

• Unlike most engine,

however, this one is in use

near dry vegetation.

The Engine Cage - continued

• The engine cage is

designed to keep the

debris from coming into

contact with the hot

engine.

• The operator should make

sure that debris does not

accumulate onto the

cage.

Transmission

• The harvester comes

with a standard six

speed transmission.

• Reverse is to the left

and up and higher

speeds move to the

right.

• Never harvest berries in

reverse.

Transmission continued

• Harvesting should be

done in either the first

or second gear.

• The higher speeds are

be used when moving

the harvester and not

harvesting.

Controllers

• Control 2 operates the

transmission and moves

the harvester.

• Control 1 operates the

picking head.

• Never operate the

picking head while in

reverse.

Turning The Harvester.

• The bottom roller of the

harvester is not

designed to move from

side to side.

• Doing so will damage

the bearings.

Turning The Harvester - continued

To keep from damaging

your harvester, it is

important that you lift the

picking head while making

a turn.

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Maintenance

Replacing a broken tooth

The walk behind harvester

comes with a tool kit to

help you replace a broken

tooth.

Step One

Locate the tooth in the

bar which needs to be

replaced. In this example

it is the tooth with the red

lines.

Step Two

Place the smaller end of

the tooth punch over the

tooth you wish to remove

and tap it with a hammer

until the tooth pops out.

Step Three

Flip the bar with the

missing tooth to the

upward position.

Step Four

• Place the blunt end of

the tooth into the hole

at the front of the bar

and hammer it into

place.

• Insert the sharp end of

the tooth into the hole

at the bottom of the

tooth driver.

Step Five

• Return the bar to its

proper position.

Cleaning The Air Vent

Air Vents

• You may notice that less

air is coming through

the vents.

• This may be a sign that

you need to clean the

vents.

• You should have a piece

of wire on hand to

perform cleaning.

Air Vents - continued

• The vent access hatch is

located on the engine

side of the harvester.

• It is held close by a

piece of bungee cord.

• Remove the cord to

open the hatch.

Air Vents - continued

• Lift back on the lever to

open up the hatch.

• Inspect the opening and

see if the tunnel has

become clogged up

with debris from the

harvesting.

Air Vents - continued

• Slide the wire inside the

tunnel to scoop out any

debris.

• When the cleaning is

completed closed the

access door and secure

it with the bungee cord.

Drive Chain Maintenance

Lubricating The Head Belt

It is important that the head belt

be lubricated after each day of

harvesting. It is recommended that

you use Fluid Film for this task. It

contains no solvents and is

classified as non-toxic and non-

hazardous.

– continued.

• The head guard does

not need to be removed

in order to lubricate the

belt.

• The picture to the left

indicates where the

lubrication should be

applied to the head belt.

- continued

• This is a two person

job. One person needs

to engage the harvester head

so the head spins while

the other sprays the

belt.

• Keep spraying until the

belt has rotated

completely several

times

Safety Clutch

• Blueberry fields are

filled with hazards like

rocks or stumps.

• The walk behind

harvester has a build in

safety clutch to help

prevent damage.

• It does not require

maintenance unless it

has been used.

• If the picking head

strikes and object and is

stopped, the safety

clutch is engaged

automatically.

• When the safety clutch

is engaged you will hear

a loud ratcheting sound

as the head stops

moving.

•

Safety clutch – continued.

• Once the safety clutch

has been engage it

needs to be greased.

Any multi-purpose

grease can be used.

• The grease can be

added through the

grease nipple shown in

the picture to the left.

Safety clutch – continued.

• This picture is a close up

of the grease nipple

once the chain guard

has been removed.

• Please note the guard

DOES NOT need to be

removed in order to

grease the safety clutch.

Escalator Cleaning

Cleaning The Escalator

• There will be a build of

dirt and debris on the

escalator.

• The harvester has been

designed so that it can

easily be cleaned with a

garden hose or pressure

washer. This is the only

part a pressure washer

can be used on.

Escalator cleaning - continued

• The walls on both sides

of the harvester can be

removed.

• Grab the top of the wall

and pull out. Once the

top slides out, lift up on

the wall to remove it.

Escalator cleaning - continued

• Once the walls are off,

hose off the escalator.

• Have someone lift the

head off the ground and

slowly advance the

escalator so that it can

be cleaned completely.

Escalator cleaning - continued

Important Note

Do not advance the entire

escalator more than once.

The walls keep the

escalator aligned and

without them they will

shift if moved too far. This

will keep the walls fitting

back into place.

Escalator cleaning - continued

To replace the walls line

up the groove with the

shaft on the bottom and

push down in place.

Next simply press the top

of the wall in place to re-

attach the wall.

Chain Assembly 1

Chain Assembly 2

Chain Assembly 3

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