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7. Raise the conveyor to the desired height.
8. Close the hydraulic ball valve when the conveyor is fully raised.
Failure to close the ball valve will cause the frame to lower, damaging the conveyor.
Lowering:
1. Reconnect the hydraulic hose coupler to tractor, if disconnected. Keep the tractor running while lowering
the conveyor should the need arise to re-lift it.
Some conveyors are equipped with dual acting hydraulic cylinders, for these units the
tractor must be running to pump oil oil to the upper chamber of the hydraulic cylinder(s)
to prevent overfilling of the tractor reservoir.
2. Open the ball valve.
3. Open the tractor valve, feathering the control to prevent too rapid a descent.
Note
Once the valves are opened, the conveyor tube lowers by gravity. As the tube nears the full down
position, the rate of descent will increase. Do not operate with the tractor valve fully open.
4. Turn off the tractor, and lock out the tractor power source.
5. Before disconnecting hydraulic couplers, relieve the hydraulic pressure.
Disconnecting a hydraulic hose under pressure can result in serious injury.
6. Adjust the conveyor in the full down position until there is a slight tension on the lift cable. Do not leave the
cable slack.
5.6. Collapsible Hopper Cloth
The conveyor is designed with a collapsible hopper cloth to allow it to go under low discharge units.
Push the hopper down and secure with hook. Push down again to release the hook and raise the hopper cloth.
Refer to
Figure 16.
Typical Collapsible Hopper
S-DRIVE STANDARD CONVEYOR – PORTABLE GRAIN BELT CONVEYOR
