Heiniger TPW Aussie Xpress, Operator'S Manual

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MA005 TPW Woolpress Operator Manual 2019-06-06
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Woolpress operation.
1. Close the rear door of the woolpress and secure with the locking bar handle.
2. Make sure the control valve handle is in the neutral position. Switch the press on.
3. With the hungry board and pack lock handle in the closed position turn the scales on
and check that they are reading zero before proceeding.
4. Lift the pack lock handle and the hungry board. Hang the bale ejector belt over the
front, centre of the bin and place the hook into the hook pocket, make sure that the
pins in the packlock handle will not pierce the strap. The doubled over stitched part of
the strap should be level with the bottom of the packlock when it is closed. Place a
pack in the woolpress. Hang the flaps of the pack neatly over the four sides of the
woolpress. The corner stitching should come to the top of the box. Close the hungry
board firmly and secure with the pack lock handle.
5. Ensure that the hook on the hungry board is fitted over the locking bar handle,
preventing the locking bar and door from being opened when the hungry board is
closed.
6. Secure the pack lock handle with the pack lock clamp.
7. Fill the chamber to its maximum with wool. Pull the guard down. This will allow you to
pull the control valve handle into the down position. The control valve handle will not
operate down with the guard up. Then pull the control valve handle into the down
position.
8. On the first pressing only, allow the platen to come down until just before the pins
come in, push the control valve handle to the up position to return the platen to the
top of it's stroke. If needed lift the guard.
9. After the first pressing, load more wool pull the control valve handle down and allow
the press to complete its cycle without interruption. When the platen is returning it will
automatically lift the guard.
Note: If the pressing chamber of the press is not full of wool when the press is cycled the
pack may get pushed into the chamber by the baling pins. If this happens it is possible for
damage to occur to the pack and press.
Note: Always allow the press to complete a cycle. If a cycle is interrupted when the press
is next cycled damage may occur due to the press being out of sequence.
Warning: When the press commences a cycle all parts of the operators body must be
clear of the pressing chamber.
10. During the pressing cycle the operator can get more wool. Continue compressing the
wool until the desired weight has been achieved. HEINIGER recommends 190 -195 Kg
11. Closing off pack. On achieving desired bale weight allow the press to finish the cycle,
while the pins are still in, spread wool evenly by pulling it from the centre of the bale
and placing it to the sides of the press, cycle the press again to re-pin.
12. Open the pack lock clamp and pack lock handle and lift the hungry board, fold the left
flap over the right flap and secure firmly with 3 bale fasteners, then fold the back flap
over the front flap and secure with 4 bale fasteners. (The firmer the flaps -the neater
the bale.)
13. Bale ejection. Close the hungry board and pack lock clamp. Pull the guard down. Pull
the control valve handle down; as the platen descends, the bale pins will automatically
withdraw. Allow the platen to continue downwards until the yellow mark on the right
hand guide rod lines up with the yellow line on the cylinder.
14. Push the control valve handle into the middle/neutral position to stop platen
movement.
15. Lift up the guard and open the pack lock and hungry board.
16. Attach the bale ejector belt hook to the bale ejector catch. Then open the back door.
17. Push the control valve handle up to raise the platen, thus completing the operation
and ejecting the bale through the rear door.
See warnings & notes.