Mayer GmbH & Co. KG
Potting Machine 1018 - Instruction of Use
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2.0
DATA FOR THE USE OF THE MACHINE
2.1
SCOPE OF USE
Great pots, vessels or containers, as well as plastic foil-bags can be filled up with soil
with this MAYER GREAT CONTAINER FILLING POTTING MACHINE.
2.2
IRREGULAR USE
Other application purposes than those detailed in the capitals "Scope of use" and "Work
with the machine" are not allowed, and make the manufacturer free of any
responsibility.
2.3
FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE (OPERATION PRINCIPLE)
The machine consists of a soil container, an elevator and a transport trough for the
substrate.
Instead of bottom, there is a rubber band mounted on the soil container to transport the
substrate forwards. Thereby the soil can fall through a rhythmical movement into the
elevator.
There are two chains with buckets in which soil is then upwards transported.
The soil mass transported up this way is tilted into a trough made of metal plate, and
two worms moving in contrary to each other, to the left and to the right, deliver and
distribute the substrate.
In front of the machine, on the left and the right side to the elevator, two turntables are
positioned. The empty containers are placed onto the two turntables and are filled up
with soil from the transport though with the help of two soil slides. In order to make filling
up easier and better the turntables can be rotated up to 360°.
The filled containers are manually taken away from the machine, and the new empty
containers are manually placed onto the turntables, as well.
3.0
TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF THE MACHINE
3.1
TRANSPORTATION
When transporting the machine, it is extremely important to take care in order to avoid
any damage caused by use of excess force or imprudent loading and disloading.
Depending on kind and length of time of transport, proper transportation safety
regulations must be taken into account.
During transportation, condensing of water because of great change in temperature,
and bumps must be avoided.
The machine itself must be treated in a normal careful way.