Salsco 60" Shaving MIll, Operator And Parts Manual

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MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
A. Daily greasing is required and remote grease fittings are located in various
spots on the unit. These locations are marked with decals and care should be
taken to insure none of the grease points are missed.
B. Chain tension.
a.
20” mill
i. Under the engine on this unit you will see an idler sprocket for the
main box chain. The only regular maintenance to this assembly
should be greasing and inspection. If you ever change the main
chain or have a bearing failure on this shaft be sure the sprocket is
set so the main chain is not touching the deck.
ii. At the rear of the unit you will find the drive set up which moves
the box. This is also where you tension the main drive chain if
needed.
1. Remove the top section of the orange guard exposing the
drive system.
2. Loosen the jam nut and pusher bolt against the drive motor.
3. Loosen the drive motor pivot bracket putting slack in the
chain between the drive motor and the jackshaft number.
4. On jackshaft, loosen the jam nuts and pusher bolts on the
front side of the bearings. Don’t touch the rear pusher bolts
yet. Loosen the bearing mounting bolt enough so you slide
the jackshaft. Now loosen the rear jam nuts and use the rear
pusher bolts to slide the jackshaft assembly in turn
tensioning the chain from the rear jackshaft to the front
jackshaft. Once this chain is tight lock down the rear jam
nuts, and then lock down the bearing bolts; now bring the
front pusher bolts against the bearings and lock down the
jam nuts.
5. Now, tension the chain from the front jackshaft to the drive
motor by reversing steps 3 & 2.
6. As with the front of the unit the height of the sprocket
assembly carrying the main chain should not be changed
from the original factory setting.
7. Tensioning the main drive chain, which moves the box, is
done at the rear drive assembly. Once you have tensioned
all of the chains in this drive assembly and locked them
down in the fashion indicated in this procedure you are
ready to tension the main drive chain. The rear drive
assembly is mounted on an orange frame, which slides on
the main frame for the unit as indicated. If you loosen the
four bolts which hold the orange mounting frame to the