Operator's Manual

BrushMaintenance
CheckingtheBrushfor
PositionandWear
ServiceInterval:Every40hours
Brushmustmakeenoughcontactwithconveyorbelt
todispersetop-dressingmaterialbutnotrestrictthe
rotationofthebrush.Apieceofstiffpapercanbe
insertedbetweentheconveyorbeltandthebrushto
checktheadjustment.
1.Insertapieceofstiffbetweentheconveyorbelt
andthebrushtochecktheadjustment.
2.Checkthatthebrushissameheightfromside
toside.
3.Checktheconditionofthebrushbristles.
Ifthebristlesareexcessivelywornreplacethe
brush.Ifthebristlesarewornuneveneither
replacethebrushoradjustthebrushposition;
refertoAdjustingtheBrushPosition(page30).
AdjustingtheBrush
Position
Note:Ifyouareusingmoisttop-dressingmaterial,
youmayneedtoadjustthebrushpositionsothatthe
bristleswillwhiskmaterialfrombetweenconveyorbelt
lugswithoutexcessivelycontactingsmoothportion
ofbelt.
1.Loosennutsthatsecurethebearinghousing
(Figure38)torightsideofmachine.
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Figure38
1.Bearinghousing
2.Loosennutsthatsecurethebrushmotor(Figure
39)toleftsideofmachine.
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Figure39
1.Brushmotor
3.Slidebrushintopositionatrightside,andsnug
thenuts.
4.Slidebrushintopositionatleftside,andsnug
thenuts.
5.Insertapieceofstiffpaperbetweenthebrush
andtheconveyorbelt.
Thebrushmustbethesameheightfromside
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6.Ifthebrushpositioniscorrect,tightennuts.
Ifthebrushpositionisnotcorrect,repeatsteps
1through6.
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