A Conventional Gin Stand
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When you look at a conventional gin stand ginning cotton without anything in the
seed roll except cotton you see white and dark streaks all across the seed roll.
The white streaks are cotton that is lined up directly over each gin saw. The dark
streaks are the clean ginned seed between each gin saw and discharge out the
bottom of the seed roll between each gin saw.
The white streaks of cotton being lined up with each gin saw provides the gear
between the gin saw and the seed roll to turn the seed roll.
The traction provided by the streaks of cotton is the important factor in keeping the
seed roll turning so the gin stand can keep ginning cotton.
When you put an agitator in the seed roll it pulls and pushes the seed roll left and
right in the gin stand.
As it pushes and pulls the seed roll left and right it pulls the streaks of cotton that
should stay over the gin saw to the left and right of the gin saw so the saw loses
traction with the seed roll.
As long as the cotton is dry the agitator gin stand will gin pretty well, but when the
cotton gets wet the traction is not enough to turn the seed roll as well as it needs to
turn.
So your ginner has to constantly fool with the gin stand to keep it ginning.
Wet or dry cotton either one can wrap up around the agitator causing problems.
Thank you for your interest,
Gene Slover