30” AVENGER COULTER OPERATORS MANUAL WITH PARTS IDENTIFICATION 2565-480 REV E 09/2017 YETTER MANUFACTURING CO. FOUNDED 1930 Colchester, IL 62326-0358 Toll free: 800/447-5777 309/776-3222 (Fax) Website: www.yetterco.com E-mail: [email protected]

FOREWORD You’ve just joined an exclusive but rapidly growing club. For our part, we want to welcome you to the group and thank you for buying a Yetter Avenger Coulter. This is a unique and revolutionary new product. We hope your new Avenger coulter will help you achieve both increased productivity and increased efficiency so that you may generate more profit. This operator’s manual has been designed into four major sections. The word IMPORTANT is used in the text when immediate damage will occur to the machine due to improper technique or operation. Important will apply to the same information...

SAFETY A brief description of signal words that may be used in this manual: CAUTION: Used as a general reminder of good safety practices or to direct attention to unsafe practices. WARNING: Denotes a specific potential hazard. DANGER: Denotes the most serious specific potential hazard. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS You can make your farm a safer place to live and work if you observe the safety precautions given. Study these precautions carefully and insist that they be followed by those working with you and for you. Finally, remember this: an accident is usually caused by someone’s carelessness, neglect...

Examine all equipment carefully for damage or shortages. 2986-030 - 30” Avenger Coulter includes QTY (1) 2986-106 - Arm Assembly (1) 2986-130 - Parts Box (l) 2571-205 - 30” Blade (1) 6000-002 - Close wheel Kit Optional Equipment: 2986-108 - Skid Shoe Kit. Lubricate all bearings and moving parts as you assemble and see that they work freely. NOTE: When you are behind the coulter looking forward, the right hand coulter is assembled with the blade to the right hand of the arm assembly. The left hand coulter is assembled with the blade to the left hand of the arm assembly. BOLT TORQUE READ THESE...

A WARNING: Never work under the toolbar while in a raised position without using safety lockups. A WARNING: Use extreme caution, the blade is sharp and may cause bodily injury. The 30” coulter that are mounted on 12” spacing will need to be completely assembled before mounting to the toolbar. NOTE: To aid the assembly of the opener, it is recommended that a stand be constructed to temporarily attach the opener and hold it in an upright position. A CAUTION: The coulter and its components are very heavy. Extra attention to lifting techniques while handling and or maneuvering the coulter during...

STEP 2. Attach the 2986-211 Rear Knife Arm to the 2986-111 hub assembly using (4) Vz” x 1-1/2” hex head bolts. Make sure that the mount for the knife is on the same side of the arm as the spindle/blade. * NOTE: REVERSE DIRECTION WHEN BUILDING LEFT HAND COULTER. STEP 3. Attach the 2986-213 Closing System Mount to the 2986-211 Knife Arm using (2) Vz x 3” hex head bolts and (1) Vz x 1 Vz hex head bolt and Vz hex lock nuts. REVERSE DIRECTION WHEN BUILDING LEFT HAND COULTER. 2986-213 CLOSE SYSTEM MOUNT W.A. ROTATE PART 180 FOR L.H. ASSEMBLY STEP 4. Attach the 2986-212 Closing System Adjustment to...

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS STEP 5. Attach the 30” blade 2571-205 to the 2986-111 hub assembly using (6) ½” x 1 ½” plow bolts and ½” hex lock nuts. NOTE: The blade must be centered on the spindle. Bolts are to be just slightly tightened. At STEP 7 they are to be tightened securely and torqued to 90-96 FT/LBS. STEP 6. Attach the Avenger Knife 2986-214 to the Knife Arm 2986-211 using shims as needed to align the knife point with blade and using (2) ½” x 2” hex head bolts, hardened flat washers and ½” NIF-LOK nuts. STEP 7. Center the blade on the spindle, check by rotating blade and watching clearance...

KNIFE ADJUSTMENT The adjustment of knife clearance to the blade is critical to trouble free operation of the coulter, in certain conditions the coulter can “plug” in just a few feet if not correctly adjusted. 1. The disc blade must run concentric. Adjust by loosening six hub nuts and centering the blade. Set knife to rub slightly on blade, especially at bottom of knife. See illustrations above. Tighten NIFLOK nuts to 120 ft/lbs. by using the wrench on both the bolt head and the nut. Adjust the 5/8” x 2 ½” bolt down against the stop of the knife to lock the knife in place, tighten the jam nut...

6000-002 CLOSE WHEEL KIT ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION 5/8-11 x + UliCS Gii. 5 IP 9/16" BUSHINS 1 X 12 NYL CLOSING WHEEL 40MM SMCR BEARING, 40 MM 5/16-1.5 X .1 1/2 HHCS CP. 5 ZP 5/8-11 LOCK HEX NUT ZP CLOSE WHEEL LEVER 5/16-18 LOCK HEX NUT ZP CLOSE WHEEL ARM W.A. BUSHING PIVOT CLOSE WHEEL SPRING (PAINTED) 5/8 SAE FLATWASHER STEP 11. Attach the 6000-002 Close Wheel Assembly to the 6200-201 Close Wheel Mount Bracket by first inserting the hook of the spring through the hole of the mount bracket then use (1) V” x 6 V” hex head bolt, eccentric bushings and Vi’ lock nut. 6200-201, V-CLOStNG WHL BRACKET ECCENTRIC...

STEP 12. An eccentric bushing allows centering of the close wheels on the row. To properly apply pressure on both sides of the slot when closing the trench. When adjusted properly, the closing wheels are centered on the trench. To adjust, loosen the x 6 hex bolt that attaches the closing wheel assembly to the wheel mount bracket. Rotate eccentric bushing with wrench to align closing wheel assembly with center of trench. Tighten bolt that attaches closing wheel arm to wheel mount bracket. CLOSING WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHOWN NOT ASSEMBLED TO COULTER FOR VISUAL CLARITY) [FIRST) LOOSEN HARDWARE THAT ATTACHES...

2986-108 WAIN ARM £c SKID SHOE ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION 5/8-11 X II HHCS GR. 5 ZP 1/2-13 LOCK HEX NUT ZP LEVER MOUNTING PLATE LEVER PIVOT BUSHING TUBE, SPRING ADJUSTMENT SPRING ADJUSTING LEVER 1/2 STANDARD OATWASHER ZP 1/2-13 X 2-1/2 HHCS GR. 5 ZP CLOSE WHEEL SPRJNG, PAINTED 5-13/32" INNER BUSHING AVENGER STRAIGHT ARM W.A. 1 /4-28 ZERK, STRAIGHT SELF-TAP 5/a—11 X 3-1/2 HHCS GR. 5 ZP 5/8-11 LOCK HEX NUT ZP 5/8 STANDARD FLATWASHER ZP 1/2-13 X 1-1/2 HHCS GR. 5 2P AVENGER COULTER DECAL COMBO ADJUSTMENT PIN ZP SKID SHOE ADJUSTMENT PLATE 5/8-11 HEX LOCK NUT, JAM ZP SPACER, 3/4’ ZYD 1/8 STD. HAIRPIN COTTER...