Grizzly G4179 owner manual Changing Feed Speed, Turn the speed dial to the OFF position

Changing Feed

Speed

Your power feeder has the option to feed a workpiece at four different feed rates: 9.5, 15, 25, and 38 feet per minute. These rates are achieved by changing the combination of change gears in the power feeder gear box.

Always disconnect power to the machine before performing maintenance. Failure to do this may result in serious person- al injury.

To change the feed rate of your power feeder:

1.Turn the speed dial to the OFF position.

2.DISCONNECT THE POWER FEEDER FROM POWER!

3.Refer to the change gear chart below to find the gear combination required for your cho- sen feed rate.

Installed Change Gears:

A, 20 Tooth + B, 40 Tooth = 9.5 Ft (2.9 M)/Per Min

A, 40 Tooth + B, 20 Tooth = 15 Ft (4.6 M)/Per Min

Included Accessory Change Gears:

A, 26 Tooth + B, 34 Tooth = 25 Ft (7.6 M)/Per Min

A, 34 Tooth + B, 26 Tooth = 38 Ft (11.6 M)/Per Min

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4.Remove the chain cover and the two 14mm hex nuts securing the position A & B change gears to the shafts.

5.Swap the required gears in positions A & B shown in Figure 12.

	Included Accessory Change
	Gear Set (26-34 Tooth)
Position A	Position B

Figure 12. Change gear locations.

6.Reinstall the hex nuts and the chain cover.

Model G4179 1⁄2 HP Power Feeder