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472H Potato Harvester Owner Operator’s Manual
3.15 SIDE ELEVATOR
Side Elevator:
The side elevator serves as a conveyor to move the pota-
toes from the rear of the machine, up to the picking table.
The side elevator has a tilt adjustment to spread the pota-
toes apart. The tilt should be minimal.
To adjust the tilt, loosen the locknut, twist the turnbuckle to
the desired tilt, and then retighten the locknut.
Side Elevator Inlet Section Tilt:
The side elevator inlet section tilt may be adjusted by tight-
ening or loosening the connecting bolt between the inlet
section and the side elevator frame. The adjustment is pro-
vided to keep the drop as small as possible.
Side Elevator Inside Mount:
The inside adjustment of the side elevator allows adjust-
ment of the side elevator chain as close as possible to the
rear cross chain allowing minimal drop of potatoes from the
rear cross onto the side elevator.
To adjust, support the side elevator externally, and move the
mount bracket to different holes.
Fig. #33 Side Elevator
Fig. #34 Turnbuckle
Fig. #35 Connecting Bolt
Fig. #36 Mount Bracket (Side Elevator removed to show bracket)
