9 - MAINTENANCE
So that all available resources of the implement can be fully appreciated, with durability and
precision in mind, certain precautions should be adhered to:
- Do not allow sharp objects (metallic, rocks and other materials),which could damage the
conveyor belt, to mix with the product to be distributed;
- Check for any lateral misalignment of the conveyor belt in relationship to the machine, and/or
distension of the same. The belt uses internal components which maintain it centralized during the
job. These are factory set, and can be damage with excess over-tightening during adjustments
(Figure 14) or poor and careless alignments;
- For prolonged life expectancy and good conveyor belt operations, which these are directly related
to the proper use of safety shields/guards to relieve the product load, thus avoiding overloading and
slippage of the same;
- Verify that the conveyor belt rollers are equally spaced thus avoiding product built-up of the same;
- After machine clean-up, be careful not to contaminate the rubber components with oil or similar
products;
- After using the implement, use a high pressure hose to wash it down (be sure not to use chemical
products, which may damage the paint finish of the machine), remove all product residue and bathe
all metalic parts in oil;
- When necessary, touch-up all paint finishes to avoid corrosion of metalic parts.
Figure 14
9.1 - Transmission gear box oil change
Below are the suggested directives for changing the transmission gear box oil :
- The recommended oil for the gear box is the SAE 90 EP oil (with extreme pressure additives),
available by various manufacturers on the market (using Ipiranga’s Ipergerol EP 90, Ipiranga, or
Castrol’s Maxtron 90EP l).
- Change out the oil regularly (every 500hrs), check for oil leaks.
- The gear case cannot operate with, low oil level or any contamination.
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