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There are numerous advantages, including the • The Cherokee horizontal cleaner is being
following: used in the second-stage cleaning system as
• A more efficient process results in decreased a hot air pull-style cleaner.
costs per bale.
• A safer, more efficient machine design
minimises risk and exposure to workers and
the finished product.
• A totally integrated system design provides a
cleaner environment to work in.
• New ginning technologies capture and
condition more lint per kg of seed cotton,
and thereby improving finished lint turnout
and maximising return on investment.
• Drastic reduction in gin repairs for the next
three years. The Cherokee saw gins.
• Consistent bale weights at proposed target
bring savings in packaging costs. Ginning
• Reduced time from harvest to ginning cuts The heart of the new Loskop Gin is the
risk and exposure to seed cotton. patented Magnum gin stands and feeders,
the highest capacity gin stands in the world,
HIGHLIGHTS with capacities in excess of 30 bales per hour.
The Cherokee saw gins have many award-
Unloading and unwrapping winning innovations. The seed reclaimer can be
• The Cherokee roller bed module feeder adjusted on the fly to adjust the delinting level
unloads cotton modules from a module truck of the seed. The seed roll retainer automatically
and conveys them to the disperser head. closes when the breast is pulled out to prevent
Both square modules and round modules the loss of the seed roll. The picker roller, seed
work with this system. roll agitator, and the upper moting each have a
• The Cherokee Round-up II module unwrapper separate gear motor drive.
removes the cover from round modules. Only
one person is required, and this person is Lint cleaning
always in a protected area. He/she does not The Regal 142 lint cleaner is designed to work
have to cut, pull, position, or touch the wrap with the highest-capacity gin stands while
until it has been removed from the module. maximising the value of the lint. Designed for
The cover is not cut with a knife of any kind. ease of maintenance, the lint cleaner is valued
This improves safety and eliminates the risk by ginners for maintaining cleaning efficiency
of contamination. to protect the grower’s investment.

Drying and cleaning highlights Lint conditioning and packaging
• Cherokee burners provide heat to the • The Cherokee battery condenser separates
ginning process in a clean, efficient manner. lint (coming from the lint cleaners) from the
The burner heads are designed to operate at conveying air. A fan pulls the conveying air
100% thermal efficiency. The fuel is clean- through the condenser drum, causing the lint
burning and odour-free. to adhere to and form a batt on the outside
• The Cherokee Savage stick machine cleans of the drum as it rotates.
cotton after it has been discharged from the • Cherokee’s Cirrus cotton conditioner adds
hot air/nine-cylinder cleaner. Loskop has moisture to the lint batt directly after the
been designed with a three-saw cleaner due battery condenser.
to the increasing hectares being harvested • The Chieftain press is designed for ease of
by stripper-type machines. It is easily by- operation and long life. The entire structure
passed when ginning cotton that does not of the Chieftain press is heavy-duty. It is
require additional cleaning. capable of maintaining 60 bales per hour.

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