How to Install Peanut Inverter Blades

A peanut inverter, a type of harvesting equipment, pulls up the plants and nuts in their shells from the soil. The inverter drags behind a tractor, often as part of a combine assembly. The inverter consists of rows of blades that dig into the soil at an angle, drawing up the peanut plants and the peanuts than cling to the root structure. The number of blades on the inverter depends on the number of rows it is designed to dig when dragged behind the tractor. Installing the blades requires basic tools.

Spray lubricant
Wrench set

Instructions

- 1
  Shut off the tractor engine if the inverter is already hooked up.
- 2
  Push inward and pull back on the inverter lever to raise the mechanism so that the blades rise a few inches off the ground. Note the direction of each blade, with the serrated teeth pointing forward, toward the tractor.
- 3
  Spray lubricant on the bolts holding each blade, if blades are currently installed on the inverter. A silicon-based lubricant helps loosen the hardware, which can become rusty or stuck with regular use.
- 4
  Twist the nut on each bolt in the blade counterclockwise to remove the bolt and take the blade off the inverter mounting plate.
- 5
  Line up the new blade in the same direction as the old part and insert the bolts so each passes through the inverter mounting plate and through the blade holes.
- 6
  Twist a nut onto each bolt and tighten with the wrench. Repeat for as many blades as required. Peanut inverters are typically manufactured with two, four or six blades.

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