M04 - M08 Bucket Elevator
10230001 6-07
motor
cannot start belt
backstop reversed
backstop installed wrong / reinstall correctly
motor rotation reversed
wired wrong / wire correctly
boot filled with material
material not shut off while leg was stopped
damaged reducer
broken gears or bearings / replace them
cup caught in leg
loose cup or belt
motor starter
kicking out
motor overloaded
leg being overloaded / adjust load
line voltage low
wrong drive sheaves
motor too small
current draw excessive
starter not sized to motor
heaters wrong size
motor / starter device defective
fix or replace
noise and vibration
excessive
cups hitting
obstruction in leg
bent or damaged cups / see trouble shooting, bent
cups
belt loose / tighten the belt
cups striking bottom of boot / adjust boot pulley and
tighten belt / see trouble shooting, belt loose
excessive belt speed / adjust speed
motor drive noise
failed bearings in motor, head shaft or boot shaft /
replace as needed
failed bearings in gears or reducers / replace as
needed
low oil level in reducer / add oil
cups not filling evenly / check and adjust intake
belt splice crooked or slipped / straighten and tighten
splice
legging bent due to stress / damage
repair or replace bent section
lagging on pulley worn
replace with new lagging kit
bearings on head uneven
shim lower side until belt centers or move one head
bearing forward or backward within bearing slots
head pulley has no crown
replace pulley
bearing worn
defective head or boot bearing / needs replacement
boot pulley out of adjustment
move take up rods to center the pulley
reducer
overheating
low or overfilled gear lubricant
not filled according to manufacturers instructions /
refill
wrong grade or weight of lubricant
see manufacturers instructions and replace
reducer overloaded
wrong size reducer / obtain proper size
reducer failing
worn gears or failed bearings
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