Belt Replacement
Refer to Figure 17 when installing or replacing the the
Disconnect machine from power source before making any adjustments. Failure to comply may cause serious injury.
Feed-roller Belt Replacement
Cutterhead knives are dangerously sharp. Use extreme caution when replacing any belt. Contact with cutterhead knives will cause serious injury.
1.Remove the front panel. This is the panel where the Start/Stop switch is located.
2.Remove
When this is accomplished, belt will fall away from pulley (C).
3.Loop the new belt around pulley (C), then around pulley (B) while manually rotating pulley
(C).
4.When installed, continue to manually rotate pulley (C) and verify that belt is properly seated on both pulleys.
5.Replace front cover.
Cutterhead Drive Belt Replacement
Cutterhead knives are dangerously sharp. Use extreme caution when replacing any belt. Contact with cutterhead knives will cause serious injury.
The cutterhead drive belt should seldom if ever, require replacement. Follow the procedure below if, however, the belt should require replacement.
1.Remove the
2.Remove the bottom portion of the cutterhead drive belt (D) from pulley (E) while manually rotating pulley (F).
Use extreme caution to avoid contact with cutterhead knives while performing this step. Contact with cutterhead knives will cause serious injury.
3.Remove top portion of belt (D) from pulley F, then work it under the chain and past pulley B to remove completely.
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Figure 17
4.Install new belt by first feeding the lower loop downward behind the gear (H) and pulley (C). This will properly position the lower loop of the belt in close proximity to pulley (E).
5.Slide the top loop of the belt around and past pulley (B), sliding it underneath and past chain (G); then loop around pulley (F).
6.Loop belt around pulley (E) while manually rotating pulley (F).
Use extreme caution to avoid contact with cutterhead knives while performing this step. Contact with cutterhead knives will cause serious injury.
7.Manually rotate pulley (F) to verify that the grooves in the belt are properly meshed with the grooves on both pulleys.
This completes the cutterhead drive belt installation.
8.Replace the
