Vac-Con Inc.969 Hall Park DriveGreen Cove Springs, FL 32043phone: 904-284-4200FAX: 904-284-3305www.vac-con.com
Vac-Con part number 691-5001
printed in USA
June 2001
Page 1: ...Vacuum System Operation and Maintenance Manual 691 5001 Section 50 BeltDriveandHydrostaticDrive VacuumSystems ...
Page 2: ...eath could occur to you or other persons The hazards are identified by the safety alert symbol and followed by a signal word such as CAUTION WARNING OR DANGER as shown below WARNING The message that appears under the signal word explains the hazard and can be either written or pictorially presented Vac ConInc cannotanticipateeverypossiblecircumstancethatmightinvolveapotentialhazard Thewarningsin t...
Page 3: ...occurs youmusteitherdrainofftheexcesswaterinthedebrisbodyordumpthematerial outofthedebrisbodytoallowthevacuumbreakerdoorstoreopen 6 WiththevacuumbreakerswitchintheONpositionthedoorswillalsoclosewhentheoperatordisengagesthe parkingbrake Thisfeatureistoensuretherewillbenocarryoverofmaterialfromthedebrisbodytothe vacuumcompressorduringtransport 7 WiththevacuumbreakerswitchintheONposition iftheoperato...
Page 4: ...TO controlslocatedtorightofdriversseat 6 Rearwheelchocksareoptional recommendedonunlevelgradesorforadditionalsafety 7 Putthetransmissioninthehighestgearavailable 8 Releaseclutchslowlytoengagevacuumdrive 9 Exitcab 10 Makesureallpersonnelareclearofthevacuumnozzle 11 Slowlyincreasespeedofblowerbyturningoutthethrottlecontrollocatedonhosereeltoanoperatingrangeof 2200 2500 RPM 12 Tostopcompressor turnth...
Page 5: ...atedtothe rightofdriversseat 6 Rearwheelchocksareoptional recommendedonunlevelgradesorforadditionalsafety 7 Putthetransmissionintothedriveposition 8 Exitcab 9 Makesureallpersonnelareclearofthevacuumnozzle 10 Slowlyincreasespeedofblowerbyturningoutthethrottlecontrollocatedonthehosereeltoanoperating range of 2250 2500 RPM 11 Tostopcompressor turnthethrottlecableinuntilenginereachesidlespeed 12 Enter...
Page 6: ...increasespeedofblowerbyturningoutthethrottlecontrollocatedonthehosereeltoanoperating rangeof1800 2500RPMdependingonsystemused AttheappropriateRPMthehighpressuregaugeshould read between 5000 6000 RPM on a three stage compressor or 3500 4000 RPM on a two stage compressor 8 Tostopthecompressor turnthethrottlecableinorusetheelectronicthrottleswitchtodecreasetheRPMuntil enginereachesidlespeed 9 Disenga...
Page 7: ...urebeltfailure 4 CorrectbelttensionMUSTbemaintainedatalltimesduringoperation 5 Itisimportanttowatchthebeltscloselyduringthefirst100hoursofoperationbecausemorefrequent adjustmentmayberequiredduringthisperiodwhenslightbeltsealingandinitialstretchingwilloccur 6 BeltsorpowerbandsMUSTbereplacedincomplete matched sets 7 Beltsarewithinthecorrecttensioningrangewhenaforceof20 30poundsappliedmidwaybetweenth...
Page 8: ...ringcontactstheface ofbothsheavesimmediatelyabovetheshaftsatthesametime tomakesurethereisnoangularmisalignmentor offsetbetweenthesheaves 9 Ifasmallamountofadjustmentisnecessarythismaybeaccomplishedbyturningoneortheotherturnbuckle 10 Ifalargeramountofadjustmentisrequireditmaybenecessarytoshimoneortheotherpillowblockbearing 11 Afteralladjustmentsareaccomplished tightenthetwoturnbucklejamnuts 12 Tigh...
Page 9: ...shaftbearingtothedrivebearingweldment 10 Removethetwo5 8 boltsholdingtherearjackshaftpillowblockbearingtothedrivebearingweldment NOTE DONOTremovethebearingfromthejackshaftandDONOTloosenthebearingadjustmentbolts 11 Slidethebeltsoffthesheaveandovertherearpillowblockbearing 12 Removethetwo5 8 boltsholdingtheblowerpillowblockbearingtotheblowerframe NOTE DONOTremovethebearingfromtheshaftandDONOTloosent...
Page 10: ...rjackshaftpillowblockbearingtothedrivebearingweldment 8 Tightenthefour5 8 boltsholdingthefrontandrearjackshaftpillowblockbearingstothedrivebearing weldment NOTE Makesurethatbothbearinghousingsaretightagainsttheadjustingbolts 9 Makingsuretheboltsareinthegroovesofthejackshaftsheave lowerthedrivebearingweldmentdowntorest onthebelts 10 Swingthetwoturnbucklesbackinplaceandinstallthetwo5 8 bolts 11 Remo...
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Page 12: ...Vac Con Inc 969 Hall Park Drive Green Cove Springs FL 32043 phone 904 284 4200 FAX 904 284 3305 www vac con com Vac Con part number 691 5001 printed in USA June 2001 ...
